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andris9/zone-logs

Analysis updated 2026-07-18 · repo last pushed 2017-11-15

JavaScriptAudience · ops devopsComplexity · 2/5DormantSetup · moderate

TLDR

A lightweight logging system for ZoneMTA that lets you look up the delivery history of any email by its queue ID, sent over UDP and queried over HTTP.

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    What it does
      Accepts logs via UDP
      Serves logs via HTTP
      Auto-expires old logs
    Tech stack
      JavaScript
      ZoneMTA
      UDP
      HTTP
    Use cases
      Debug email delivery
      Trace queue ID history
    Audience
      Sysadmins
      Support teams

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Look up a specific email's queue ID to see whether it was delivered, bounced, delayed, or errored.

USE CASE 2

Debug customer complaints about missing emails by tracing which servers the message passed through.

USE CASE 3

Run zone-logs alongside ZoneMTA to get fast, low-overhead operational logging without slowing email processing.

USE CASE 4

Let logs automatically expire after a set time instead of managing manual log rotation.

What is it built with?

JavaScriptZoneMTAUDPHTTP

How does it compare?

andris9/zone-logs3rd-eden/ircb.ioa15n/a15n
LanguageJavaScriptJavaScriptJavaScript
Last pushed2017-11-152016-11-162019-04-07
MaintenanceDormantDormantDormant
Setup difficultymoderateeasyeasy
Complexity2/52/52/5
Audienceops devopsdevelopergeneral

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Designed to run alongside ZoneMTA specifically, not a standalone logging tool.

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Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Help me set up zone-logs alongside my ZoneMTA instance to capture per-message delivery logs over UDP.
Prompt 2
Using zone-logs' HTTP API, show me how to query the full delivery history for a specific email queue ID.
Prompt 3
Explain the tradeoff zone-logs makes by using UDP for incoming logs instead of a more reliable protocol.
Prompt 4
Help me build a small dashboard that queries zone-logs' HTTP endpoint to show recent email delivery failures.
Prompt 5
Walk me through configuring zone-logs' automatic log expiration so old entries clean themselves up.

Frequently asked questions

What is zone-logs?

A lightweight logging system for ZoneMTA that lets you look up the delivery history of any email by its queue ID, sent over UDP and queried over HTTP.

What language is zone-logs written in?

Mainly JavaScript. The stack also includes JavaScript, ZoneMTA, UDP.

Is zone-logs actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2017-11-15).

What license does zone-logs use?

No license information was found in the explanation.

How hard is zone-logs to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is zone-logs for?

Mainly ops devops.

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