install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install lazyjournal

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#lazyjournal

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/la/lazyjournal/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

TUI for logs from journalctl, file system, Docker, Podman and Kubernetes pods

Project links

Commands and aliases

lazyjournal

history

Project history and usage

lazyjournal is a Go terminal UI for browsing and filtering logs from journald, auditd, local log files, Docker, Podman, Docker Compose, Kubernetes, Windows Event Logs, and remote hosts over SSH.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created on 2024-11-12. The README frames lazyjournal as part of the 'lazy' terminal UI lineage, explicitly citing LazyDocker and LazyGit as inspirations while applying the same keyboard-driven workflow to system and container logs.

Adoption history

By 2026-06-03, GitHub repository metadata reported 1,312 stars, and the README listed packaging through Homebrew, conda-forge, Arch AUR, an Ubuntu PPA, Docker Hub, and GitHub releases.

How it is used

The tool is used as an interactive log viewer: users run `lazyjournal`, choose a source such as journalctl, Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, or files under /var/log, and filter output with exact, fuzzy, regex, or date filters.

Why package nerds care

lazyjournal matters to package-manager users because it packages a broad log-inspection workflow as a single Go binary while still exposing native Unix tools and platform log systems underneath.

Timeline

2024-11-12: GitHub repository created.
2025-12-01: Release 0.8.2 published.
2026-03-16: Release 0.8.6 published.

Related projects

The README names LazyDocker and LazyGit as inspirations and documents integrations with journalctl, auditd, Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, rsyslog, SSH, and optional log highlighters such as tailspin and bat.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: orange

infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal

Signals

text:kubernetes

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ~/.config/lazyjournal/config.ymlconfig.yml next to the executableconfig.yml in the current working directory

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`lazyjournal`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version0.8.6

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detected0.8.6

https://github.com/Lifailon/lazyjournal

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:lazyjournal
Version	0.8.6
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/lazyjournal
Homepage	https://github.com/Lifailon/lazyjournal
Repository	https://github.com/Lifailon/lazyjournal
Upstream docs	https://github.com/Lifailon/lazyjournal#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/Lifailon/lazyjournal/archive/refs/tags/0.8.6.tar.gz
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	lazyjournal
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

lazyjournal

nix profile install nixpkgs#lazyjournal

normalized package name match
Matched by: Lazyjournal

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/la/lazyjournal/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/lazyjournal.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install lazyjournal with Homebrew, Nix