Monitoring for Side Projects
Dirt-cheap log monitoring so your weekend project doesn't become a weekend firefight.
>_ the problem
>_ why traditional tools fall short
- $Free tiers are intentionally crippled with tiny retention windows, limited queries, or missing features, designed to force upgrades to expensive paid plans.
- $Enterprise tools require more setup time than you spent building the entire side project.
- $Usage-based pricing with no caps means a single Hacker News spike could generate an invoice larger than your side project's annual revenue.
- $Most platforms are designed for teams, requiring org setup, role configuration, and onboarding flows before you can see a single log line.
>_ how logmonitor solves this
Starter Plan at $9/mo
Two apps, 50,000 logs per month, and 7-day retention for the cost of a fancy coffee. Predictable pricing with no usage surprises.
5-Minute Setup
npm install, one line of init, done. Spend your weekend building features, not configuring monitoring infrastructure.
Live Console
Watch your side project's logs in real time. When that Hacker News traffic hits, you can see exactly what is happening as it happens.
Zero Overhead
The tiny, async SDK won't slow down your app. Your side project's $5 VPS can handle it without breaking a sweat.
>_ quick setup
import { logmonitor } from 'logmonitor-js';logmonitor.init({ apiKey: 'your-api-key' });// The SDK auto-patches console.log/info/warn/error/debug// Logs are only sent in production (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production')console.log('App started', { version: '1.0.0' });>_ pricing for this use case
The Starter plan at $9/mo is built for exactly this. Two apps and 50,000 logs per month with 7-day retention covers most side projects with room to spare. If your project takes off, upgrade to Pro at $19/mo.
View all plans →>_ frequently asked questions
Yes. The Starter plan gives you 50,000 logs per month, which is roughly 1,600 logs per day. For most side projects, that comfortably covers error logs, key user actions, and system events without needing to worry about quota.
Yes. The Starter plan includes 2 apps, so you can monitor two separate side projects from the same account and dashboard.
You can monitor your usage from the dashboard. You can upgrade to the Pro plan at $19/mo for 1 million logs, or adjust your logging to only capture errors and critical events to stay within the Starter tier.
Yes. The LogMonitor HTTP API accepts log data via HTTP POST from any language or framework. If you can make an HTTP request, you can use LogMonitor.
For most side projects, yes. You are typically debugging issues within hours or days, not looking at logs from last month. If you need longer retention, the Pro plan offers 30 days and the Scale plan offers 90 days.
Absolutely. Many developers use LogMonitor during local development as well as production. It gives you the same clean, searchable log interface regardless of environment, which is a major upgrade from scrolling through terminal output.