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How to install OpenObserve with Docker and alert on SLOs

OpenObserve 1.0 is a single binary that stores logs, metrics and traces, and its AGPL edition ships SLOs with burn-rate alerts. With Docker Compose, Vector and the v1.0.4 image I had it ingesting nginx logs within minutes; the SLO and its alert worked after four traps that this guide explains.

Technology

Vector: A Log Agent Worth Trying

Vector is the Datadog observability agent, written in Rust with its own transformation language VRL. Typically 30-100 MB memory, handling logs, metrics, and traces from dozens of sources. The right choice when pipelines are too complex for Fluent Bit and a modern alternative to Logstash.