WASP - How to Start Local Observability Stack

To execute all examples or tests locally, you need to configure a local observability stack. This stack includes Loki, Grafana, and Pyroscope.

Prerequisites

Ensure you have the following installed:

• Docker

Grafana and Loki

To start the local observability stack, run the following command:

make start

This command will download and run Docker images for Loki and Grafana. Once completed, it will output something like:

Service account id: 2
Grafana token: "<grafana token>"

Setting Up Environment Variables

Next, set up the required environment variables.

export LOKI_TOKEN=
export LOKI_URL=http://localhost:3030/loki/api/v1/push
export GRAFANA_URL=http://localhost:3000
export GRAFANA_TOKEN=<Grafana token>
export DATA_SOURCE_NAME=Loki
export DASHBOARD_FOLDER=LoadTests
export DASHBOARD_NAME=Wasp

Accessing Services

• Grafana: http://localhost:3000/
• Loki: http://localhost:3030/

Stopping the Containers

To stop both containers, run:

make stop

Pyroscope

To start Pyroscope, execute:

make pyro_start

Stopping Pyroscope

To stop Pyroscope, run:

make pyro_stop