Quickstart Guide

Get Parseable up and running in minutes with our recommended Docker setup. This guide will help you quickly deploy Parseable and start ingesting logs.

Prerequisites

• Docker: Docker Engine (version 20.10.0 or later)
• System Requirements: Minimum 2 CPU cores and 4GB RAM

Deploy with Docker

1. Start Parseable with Docker run

docker run -p 8000:8000 \
-p 8001:8001 \
-p 8002:8002 \
-v /tmp/parseable/data:/parseable/data \
-v /tmp/parseable/staging:/parseable/staging \
-e P_FS_DIR=/parseable/data \
-e P_STAGING_DIR=/parseable/staging \
containers.parseable.com/parseable/parseable:latest \
parseable local-store

2. Access the Parseable UI

Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000

Login with the default credentials:

• Username: admin
• Password: admin

3. Send Your First Logs

Once Parseable is running, you can create a dataset using the onboarding wizard.

4. Query your logs

Navigate to the Parseable UI at http://localhost:8000 and select your my-first-stream to view your logs.

Other Installation Options

While Docker is the quickest way to get started, Parseable supports multiple deployment options:

Next Steps