diff --git a/docker-compose.macmini.yml b/docker-compose.macmini.yml
index 1178ef9e2..ff6d73bd6 100644
--- a/docker-compose.macmini.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.macmini.yml
@@ -1635,6 +1635,25 @@ services:
       retries: 3
       start_period: 15s
 
+  promtail:
+    image: grafana/promtail:3.0.0
+    container_name: mana-mon-promtail
+    restart: always
+    mem_limit: 96m
+    command: -config.file=/etc/promtail/config.yaml -config.expand-env=true
+    volumes:
+      - ./docker/promtail:/etc/promtail:ro
+      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
+    depends_on:
+      loki:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "wget", "--no-verbose", "--tries=1", "--spider", "http://127.0.0.1:9080/ready"]
+      interval: 300s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 10s
+
   pushgateway:
     image: prom/pushgateway:v1.7.0
     container_name: mana-mon-pushgateway
diff --git a/docker/grafana/dashboards/logs-explorer.json b/docker/grafana/dashboards/logs-explorer.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4b4eed447
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/grafana/dashboards/logs-explorer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,334 @@
+{
+	"annotations": { "list": [] },
+	"editable": true,
+	"fiscalYearStartMonth": 0,
+	"graphTooltip": 1,
+	"id": null,
+	"links": [],
+	"panels": [
+		{
+			"collapsed": false,
+			"gridPos": { "h": 1, "w": 24, "x": 0, "y": 0 },
+			"id": 1,
+			"panels": [],
+			"title": "Overview",
+			"type": "row"
+		},
+		{
+			"datasource": { "type": "loki", "uid": "loki" },
+			"fieldConfig": {
+				"defaults": {
+					"color": { "mode": "palette-classic" },
+					"custom": {
+						"axisBorderShow": false,
+						"axisCenteredZero": false,
+						"axisLabel": "",
+						"barAlignment": 0,
+						"drawStyle": "bars",
+						"fillOpacity": 80,
+						"stacking": { "group": "A", "mode": "normal" }
+					}
+				}
+			},
+			"gridPos": { "h": 6, "w": 12, "x": 0, "y": 1 },
+			"id": 2,
+			"title": "Log Volume by Tier",
+			"type": "timeseries",
+			"targets": [
+				{
+					"datasource": { "type": "loki", "uid": "loki" },
+					"expr": "sum by (tier) (count_over_time({tier=~\".+\"} [$__interval]))",
+					"refId": "A"
+				}
+			]
+		},
+		{
+			"datasource": { "type": "loki", "uid": "loki" },
+			"fieldConfig": {
+				"defaults": {
+					"color": { "mode": "palette-classic" },
+					"custom": {
+						"drawStyle": "bars",
+						"fillOpacity": 80,
+						"stacking": { "group": "A", "mode": "normal" }
+					}
+				}
+			},
+			"gridPos": { "h": 6, "w": 12, "x": 12, "y": 1 },
+			"id": 3,
+			"title": "Errors & Warnings",
+			"type": "timeseries",
+			"targets": [
+				{
+					"datasource": { "type": "loki", "uid": "loki" },
+					"expr": "sum by (level) (count_over_time({tier=~\".+\"} |~ \"(?i)(error|warn|fatal|panic)\" [$__interval]))",
+					"refId": "A"
+				}
+			]
+		},
+		{
+			"datasource": { "type": "loki", "uid": "loki" },
+			"fieldConfig": {
+				"defaults": {
+					"mappings": [],
+					"thresholds": {
+						"mode": "absolute",
+						"steps": [
+							{ "color": "green", "value": null },
+							{ "color": "yellow", "value": 50 },
+							{ "color": "red", "value": 200 }
+						]
+					}
+				}
+			},
+			"gridPos": { "h": 6, "w": 6, "x": 0, "y": 7 },
+			"id": 4,
+			"title": "Errors (last 1h)",
+			"type": "stat",
+			"targets": [
+				{
+					"datasource": { "type": "loki", "uid": "loki" },
+					"expr": "sum(count_over_time({tier=~\".+\"} |~ \"(?i)(error|fatal|panic)\" [1h]))",
+					"refId": "A",
+					"instant": true
+				}
+			]
+		},
+		{
+			"datasource": { "type": "loki", "uid": "loki" },
+			"fieldConfig": {
+				"defaults": {
+					"mappings": [],
+					"thresholds": {
+						"mode": "absolute",
+						"steps": [
+							{ "color": "green", "value": null },
+							{ "color": "yellow", "value": 100 },
+							{ "color": "red", "value": 500 }
+						]
+					}
+				}
+			},
+			"gridPos": { "h": 6, "w": 6, "x": 6, "y": 7 },
+			"id": 5,
+			"title": "Warnings (last 1h)",
+			"type": "stat",
+			"targets": [
+				{
+					"datasource": { "type": "loki", "uid": "loki" },
+					"expr": "sum(count_over_time({tier=~\".+\"} |~ \"(?i)warn\" [1h]))",
+					"refId": "A",
+					"instant": true
+				}
+			]
+		},
+		{
+			"datasource": { "type": "loki", "uid": "loki" },
+			"fieldConfig": {
+				"defaults": {
+					"color": { "mode": "palette-classic" },
+					"custom": { "displayMode": "gradient", "showValue": "auto" }
+				}
+			},
+			"gridPos": { "h": 6, "w": 12, "x": 12, "y": 7 },
+			"id": 6,
+			"title": "Top 10 Noisiest Services",
+			"type": "barchart",
+			"targets": [
+				{
+					"datasource": { "type": "loki", "uid": "loki" },
+					"expr": "topk(10, sum by (service) (count_over_time({tier=~\".+\"} [1h])))",
+					"refId": "A",
+					"instant": true
+				}
+			]
+		},
+		{
+			"collapsed": false,
+			"gridPos": { "h": 1, "w": 24, "x": 0, "y": 13 },
+			"id": 10,
+			"panels": [],
+			"title": "Error Logs",
+			"type": "row"
+		},
+		{
+			"datasource": { "type": "loki", "uid": "loki" },
+			"gridPos": { "h": 10, "w": 24, "x": 0, "y": 14 },
+			"id": 11,
+			"title": "Errors across all services",
+			"type": "logs",
+			"options": {
+				"showTime": true,
+				"showLabels": true,
+				"showCommonLabels": false,
+				"wrapLogMessage": true,
+				"prettifyLogMessage": false,
+				"enableLogDetails": true,
+				"dedupStrategy": "none",
+				"sortOrder": "Descending"
+			},
+			"targets": [
+				{
+					"datasource": { "type": "loki", "uid": "loki" },
+					"expr": "{tier=~\".+\"} |~ \"(?i)(error|fatal|panic)\"",
+					"refId": "A"
+				}
+			]
+		},
+		{
+			"collapsed": true,
+			"gridPos": { "h": 1, "w": 24, "x": 0, "y": 24 },
+			"id": 20,
+			"panels": [
+				{
+					"datasource": { "type": "loki", "uid": "loki" },
+					"gridPos": { "h": 12, "w": 24, "x": 0, "y": 25 },
+					"id": 21,
+					"title": "Auth Service Logs",
+					"type": "logs",
+					"options": {
+						"showTime": true,
+						"showLabels": true,
+						"wrapLogMessage": true,
+						"enableLogDetails": true,
+						"sortOrder": "Descending"
+					},
+					"targets": [
+						{
+							"datasource": { "type": "loki", "uid": "loki" },
+							"expr": "{tier=\"auth\"}",
+							"refId": "A"
+						}
+					]
+				}
+			],
+			"title": "Auth Services",
+			"type": "row"
+		},
+		{
+			"collapsed": true,
+			"gridPos": { "h": 1, "w": 24, "x": 0, "y": 25 },
+			"id": 30,
+			"panels": [
+				{
+					"datasource": { "type": "loki", "uid": "loki" },
+					"gridPos": { "h": 12, "w": 24, "x": 0, "y": 26 },
+					"id": 31,
+					"title": "Core Service Logs",
+					"type": "logs",
+					"options": {
+						"showTime": true,
+						"showLabels": true,
+						"wrapLogMessage": true,
+						"enableLogDetails": true,
+						"sortOrder": "Descending"
+					},
+					"targets": [
+						{
+							"datasource": { "type": "loki", "uid": "loki" },
+							"expr": "{tier=\"core\"}",
+							"refId": "A"
+						}
+					]
+				}
+			],
+			"title": "Core Services (Sync, Search, Gateway)",
+			"type": "row"
+		},
+		{
+			"collapsed": true,
+			"gridPos": { "h": 1, "w": 24, "x": 0, "y": 26 },
+			"id": 40,
+			"panels": [
+				{
+					"datasource": { "type": "loki", "uid": "loki" },
+					"gridPos": { "h": 12, "w": 24, "x": 0, "y": 27 },
+					"id": 41,
+					"title": "Web App Logs",
+					"type": "logs",
+					"options": {
+						"showTime": true,
+						"showLabels": true,
+						"wrapLogMessage": true,
+						"enableLogDetails": true,
+						"sortOrder": "Descending"
+					},
+					"targets": [
+						{
+							"datasource": { "type": "loki", "uid": "loki" },
+							"expr": "{tier=\"app\"} | service =~ \"$service\"",
+							"refId": "A"
+						}
+					]
+				}
+			],
+			"title": "Web Apps",
+			"type": "row"
+		},
+		{
+			"collapsed": true,
+			"gridPos": { "h": 1, "w": 24, "x": 0, "y": 27 },
+			"id": 50,
+			"panels": [
+				{
+					"datasource": { "type": "loki", "uid": "loki" },
+					"gridPos": { "h": 12, "w": 24, "x": 0, "y": 28 },
+					"id": 51,
+					"title": "Matrix Stack Logs",
+					"type": "logs",
+					"options": {
+						"showTime": true,
+						"showLabels": true,
+						"wrapLogMessage": true,
+						"enableLogDetails": true,
+						"sortOrder": "Descending"
+					},
+					"targets": [
+						{
+							"datasource": { "type": "loki", "uid": "loki" },
+							"expr": "{tier=\"matrix\"}",
+							"refId": "A"
+						}
+					]
+				}
+			],
+			"title": "Matrix Stack",
+			"type": "row"
+		}
+	],
+	"refresh": "30s",
+	"schemaVersion": 39,
+	"tags": ["logs", "loki"],
+	"templating": {
+		"list": [
+			{
+				"current": { "selected": false, "text": "All", "value": "$__all" },
+				"datasource": { "type": "loki", "uid": "loki" },
+				"definition": "label_values(service)",
+				"includeAll": true,
+				"multi": true,
+				"name": "service",
+				"query": "label_values(service)",
+				"refresh": 2,
+				"type": "query"
+			},
+			{
+				"current": { "selected": false, "text": "All", "value": "$__all" },
+				"datasource": { "type": "loki", "uid": "loki" },
+				"definition": "label_values(tier)",
+				"includeAll": true,
+				"multi": true,
+				"name": "tier",
+				"query": "label_values(tier)",
+				"refresh": 2,
+				"type": "query"
+			}
+		]
+	},
+	"time": { "from": "now-1h", "to": "now" },
+	"timepicker": {},
+	"timezone": "browser",
+	"title": "Logs Explorer",
+	"uid": "logs-explorer",
+	"version": 1
+}
diff --git a/docker/grafana/provisioning/datasources/loki.yml b/docker/grafana/provisioning/datasources/loki.yml
index 11f3fa87a..b430f2e29 100644
--- a/docker/grafana/provisioning/datasources/loki.yml
+++ b/docker/grafana/provisioning/datasources/loki.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,14 @@ apiVersion: 1
 datasources:
   - name: Loki
     type: loki
+    uid: loki
     access: proxy
     url: http://loki:3100
     isDefault: false
     editable: true
+    jsonData:
+      maxLines: 1000
+      derivedFields:
+        - name: request_id
+          matcherRegex: '"request_id":"([a-f0-9-]+)"'
+          url: ""
diff --git a/docker/promtail/config.yaml b/docker/promtail/config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b55a41eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/promtail/config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+server:
+  http_listen_port: 9080
+  grpc_listen_port: 0
+
+positions:
+  filename: /tmp/positions.yaml
+
+clients:
+  - url: http://loki:3100/loki/api/v1/push
+    batchwait: 3s
+    batchsize: 1048576  # 1 MB
+
+scrape_configs:
+  - job_name: docker
+    docker_sd_configs:
+      - host: unix:///var/run/docker.sock
+        refresh_interval: 30s
+        filters:
+          # Only collect from our compose project
+          - name: label
+            values: ["com.docker.compose.project"]
+
+    relabel_configs:
+      # Extract compose service name → label "service"
+      - source_labels: ["__meta_docker_container_label_com_docker_compose_service"]
+        target_label: "service"
+
+      # Extract container name → label "container"
+      - source_labels: ["__meta_docker_container_name"]
+        regex: "/(.*)"
+        target_label: "container"
+
+      # Extract compose project → label "project"
+      - source_labels: ["__meta_docker_container_label_com_docker_compose_project"]
+        target_label: "project"
+
+      # Tier labels based on container name prefix for easy filtering
+      # mana-infra-* → tier=infra
+      - source_labels: ["container"]
+        regex: "mana-infra-.*"
+        target_label: "tier"
+        replacement: "infra"
+      # mana-core-* → tier=core
+      - source_labels: ["container"]
+        regex: "mana-core-.*"
+        target_label: "tier"
+        replacement: "core"
+      # mana-auth/credits/user/subscriptions/analytics → tier=auth
+      - source_labels: ["container"]
+        regex: "mana-(auth|credits|user|subscriptions|analytics)"
+        target_label: "tier"
+        replacement: "auth"
+      # mana-app-* → tier=app
+      - source_labels: ["container"]
+        regex: "mana-app-.*"
+        target_label: "tier"
+        replacement: "app"
+      # mana-mon-* → tier=monitoring
+      - source_labels: ["container"]
+        regex: "mana-mon-.*"
+        target_label: "tier"
+        replacement: "monitoring"
+      # mana-matrix-* → tier=matrix
+      - source_labels: ["container"]
+        regex: "mana-matrix-.*"
+        target_label: "tier"
+        replacement: "matrix"
+      # mana-game-* → tier=games
+      - source_labels: ["container"]
+        regex: "mana-game-.*"
+        target_label: "tier"
+        replacement: "games"
+      # mana-service-* → tier=service
+      - source_labels: ["container"]
+        regex: "mana-service-.*"
+        target_label: "tier"
+        replacement: "service"
+
+      # Drop monitoring container logs to save space (they're noisy)
+      - source_labels: ["tier"]
+        regex: "monitoring"
+        action: drop
+
+    pipeline_stages:
+      # Try to parse JSON logs (Go services, Hono services)
+      - json:
+          expressions:
+            level: level
+            msg: msg
+            error: error
+            status: status
+            method: method
+            path: path
+            duration: duration
+            request_id: request_id
+      # Fall back: extract level from common log patterns
+      - regex:
+          expression: '(?i)(?P<level>error|warn|info|debug|fatal|panic)'
+      # Normalize level label
+      - labels:
+          level:
+      # Add timestamp from log if available
+      - timestamp:
+          source: time
+          format: RFC3339Nano
+          fallback_formats:
+            - "2006-01-02T15:04:05.000Z"
+            - "2006-01-02 15:04:05"
+          action_on_failure: fudge
diff --git a/scripts/mac-mini/build-app.sh b/scripts/mac-mini/build-app.sh
index 29e96cb3e..f3726a8cc 100755
--- a/scripts/mac-mini/build-app.sh
+++ b/scripts/mac-mini/build-app.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ MONITORING_CONTAINERS=(
   mana-mon-alert-notifier
   mana-mon-glitchtip
   mana-mon-glitchtip-worker
+  mana-mon-loki
+  mana-mon-promtail
 )
 
 # Track if we stopped monitoring