# OpenObserve Cloud-Native Observability Platform for Logs Metrics and Traces

> OpenObserve is an open-source, cloud-native observability platform for logs, metrics, traces, and Real User Monitoring (RUM). Designed as a cost-effective alternative to Datadog, Splunk, and Elasticsearch, it achieves 140x lower storage costs through Parquet columnar storage and S3-native architecture.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/openobserve-cloud-native-observability-platform-for-logs-met` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/openobserve-cloud-native-observability-platform-for-logs-met`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/openobserve-cloud-native-observability-platform-for-logs-met/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: DevOps & Infra
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/openobserve-cloud-native-observability-platform-for-logs-met

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# OpenObserve Cloud-Native Observability Platform for Logs Metrics and Traces

OpenObserve is an open-source, cloud-native observability platform for logs, metrics, traces, and Real User Monitoring (RUM). Designed as a cost-effective alternative to Datadog, Splunk, and Elasticsearch, it achieves 140x lower storage costs through Parquet columnar storage and S3-native architecture.

## Installation

Use the upstream install or setup path that matches your environment:
- docker run -d \
- cargo install cargo-cyclonedx
- cargo-cyclonedx cyclonedx
- npm install --global @cyclonedx/cyclonedx-npm

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- ### 🐳 Docker:

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- ### OpenObserve Cloud (Fastest Way)
- Get started in minutes without managing infrastructure. Free tier includes up to 200 GB/day ingestion.
- [Get Started Free →](https://cloud.openobserve.ai/)

- Source: https://github.com/openobserve/openobserve
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openobserve/openobserve/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/openobserve-observability-platform-logs-metrics-traces/)