# Install lazyjournal with Homebrew, Nix TUI for logs from journalctl, file system, Docker, Podman and Kubernetes pods. Version 0.8.6 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:lazyjournal ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install lazyjournal ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#lazyjournal ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/la/lazyjournal/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:lazyjournal - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.8.6 - **Source summary:** TUI for logs from journalctl, file system, Docker, Podman and Kubernetes pods - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - lazyjournal (cli) - lazyjournal (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.8.6 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/Lifailon/lazyjournal - Upstream latest detected: 0.8.6 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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 Notes infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal ## 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 - Unix: ~/.config/lazyjournal/config.yml, config.yml next to the executable, config.yml in the current working directory ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - lazyjournal: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/la/lazyjournal/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Cloud CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/cloud-clis/) - Belongs to a cloud or infrastructure command family. - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [colortail](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/colortail/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, logging, logs, system. - [mergelog](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mergelog/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, logging, logs, system. - [distrobox](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/distrobox/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, docker, podman, system. - [gonzo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gonzo/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, logs, system, tui. - [mac-cleanup-go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mac-cleanup-go/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, logs, system, tui. - [mlogger](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mlogger/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, logging, system. - [podman-tui](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/podman-tui/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, podman, system, tui. - [rsyslog](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rsyslog/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, logging, system. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/lazyjournal.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/lazyjournal.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph