https://blanpa.github.io/tags/go/Recent content in Go on blanpaHugo -- gohugo.ioenblanpa@pm.me (blanpa)blanpa@pm.me (blanpa)© 2026 blanpaTue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://blanpa.github.io/projects/nats-explorer/Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000blanpa@pm.me (blanpa)https://blanpa.github.io/projects/nats-explorer/<h2 class="relative group">The Problem <div id="the-problem" class="anchor"></div> <span class="absolute top-0 w-6 transition-opacity opacity-0 -start-6 not-prose group-hover:opacity-100 select-none"> <a class="text-primary-300 dark:text-neutral-700 !no-underline" href="#the-problem" aria-label="Anchor">#</a> </span> </h2> <p>A running NATS server tells you very little from the outside. <code>nats sub '&gt;'</code> scrolls past faster than you can read, <code>nats stream ls</code> prints a table, and the monitoring endpoint answers with JSON. Which subjects actually exist, what the payload under one of them looked like ten minutes ago, whether the consumer that fell behind is behind on the leaf node or on the hub — every one of those is a different command, and none of them leaves you with a picture you can point at.</p>