Using Parseable with Datasette for OpenTelemetry traces
Simon Willison documents sending Datasette OpenTelemetry traces into the open-source Parseable observability server.
Simon Willison published a short TIL on running Parseable, an AGPL Rust observability platform shipped as a single roughly 180MB binary, and sending it traces from Datasette. Datasette 1.0a41 added OpenTelemetry support contributed by Alex Garcia. He used Codex to work out the local setup and shows a Datasette trace in Parseable's localhost UI. Parseable also offers an Enterprise edition and a hosted cloud option.
- Parseable is an AGPL Rust observability binary of about 180MB
- Datasette 1.0a41 added OpenTelemetry support from Alex Garcia
- Enterprise features and a hosted cloud option are also offered
- A local Datasette trace is shown in Parseable's web UI
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TIL: Using Parseable with Datasette for OpenTelemetry traces I saw Parseable in a Show HN today - it's a new observability platform with both an open source (AGPL) Rust implementation (a single ~180MB binary), an "Enterprise" version with extra features and a cloud hosted option. Since Datasette 1.
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