How we use Logs at PostHog

At PostHog, the practice of dogfooding their product is integral to refining their tools for engineers, with their own team using PostHog Logs to debug and gain insights efficiently. Engineers like Sven Lange use Logs to troubleshoot issues such as unexplained out-of-memory crashes by filtering out normal logs to identify anomalies, leading to improvements in how large payloads are managed. Rory Shanks and his team benefit from the simplicity and speed of PostHog Logs, which integrates system and application logs via OpenTelemetry, facilitating quicker troubleshooting and collaboration compared to direct queries on ClickHouse tables. Jon McCallum leverages Logs to narrow down problems by filtering data and utilizing metadata, making use of features like Live Tail and session replays for real-time debugging. Across the organization, PostHog Logs has become a default tool for investigations, enabling teams to address issues promptly by connecting logs with other data like session replays and analytics, reducing the need for multiple tools and making debugging more efficient.

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