docs/observability/dogstack/quickstart.md

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<!-- Knowledge type: operational steps -->
<!-- Applicable scenario: observability quick validation / DOG Stack onboarding -->

The easiest way to experience DOG Stack is to visit the [online demo](https://observability-demo.velodb.io/) — no deployment required. If you want to run your own instance, getting started with Docker Compose is just as easy.



## Deployment

```Bash
git clone https://github.com/ai-observe/ai-observe-stack.git
cd ai-observe/demo
docker compose up -d
```

This launches a complete DOG Stack along with a demo e-commerce application made up of 10+ microservices.

Open your web browser, navigate to http://localhost:33000/grafana/plugins, search for `doris`, and click the **Doris App** entry.

![Doris App plugin](https://cdnd.selectdb.com/images/upload/dogstack/quickstart_plugin.png)

Then click the **Enable** button to enable the Doris App.

![Enable Doris App](https://cdnd.selectdb.com/images/upload/dogstack/quickstart_enable.png)

Once enabled, you can find the Doris App under "More apps" in the left-side menu. Click "Doris App" to start exploring.

![Doris App entry](https://cdnd.selectdb.com/images/upload/dogstack/quickstart_apps.png)



## Search

In the Doris App, choose `Doris` as the data source, `otel` as the database, and `otel_logs` as the table — you will see some data. The UI should look familiar and easy to use for Kibana users.

![Log data source](https://cdnd.selectdb.com/images/upload/dogstack/quickstart_logs.png)

Try entering `body:error` in the search box to find logs whose body field contains the word `error`.

![Search body:error](https://cdnd.selectdb.com/images/upload/dogstack/quickstart_search.png)



## Traces

Click **Traces** under the **Doris App** menu to explore and analyze traces.

Choose `Doris` as the data source, `otel` as the database, and `otel_traces` as the table. Click the **Find Traces** button to fetch the most recent 50 trace records — they will be displayed as a chart at the top and a list below. You can experiment with the Service, Operation, Tags, and Duration filters on the left, and try different sort options below the trace chart.

![Trace list](https://cdnd.selectdb.com/images/upload/dogstack/quickstart_traces.png)

Click a specific trace to view its waterfall visualization. Inside the waterfall view, use the **Span Filter** to further filter spans within the trace.

![Trace waterfall](https://cdnd.selectdb.com/images/upload/dogstack/quickstart_waterfall.png)

## Dashboards

Click **Dashboards** in the left-side menu, then click **Doris Demo**, and finally click **Collector Self-Monitoring**. You will see the demo dashboard below, which shows host metrics of the OpenTelemetry Collector itself.

![Demo dashboard](https://cdnd.selectdb.com/images/upload/dogstack/quickstart_dashboard.png)



## Alerting

You can create alert rules based on SQL queries against Doris. Specify the alert condition parameters such as the **Reduce** function and the **Threshold**.

![Alert rule](https://cdnd.selectdb.com/images/upload/dogstack/quickstart_alert.png)