---
title: Observability and Tracing for LobeChat
description: >-
  Enhance your LobeChat applications with open-source observability and tracing
  using Langfuse. Automatically capture detailed traces and metrics for every
  request to optimize and debug your chats.
tags:
  - Observability
  - Tracing
  - Langfuse
---

# Monitor your LobeChat application with Langfuse

## What is Langfuse?

[Langfuse](https://langfuse.com/) an **open-source LLM Observability platform**. By enabling the Langfuse integration, you can trace your application data to develop, monitor, and improve the use of LobeChat, including:

- Application [traces](https://langfuse.com/docs/tracing)
- Usage patterns
- Cost data by user and model
- [Evaluations](https://langfuse.com/docs/scores/overview)

## Get Started

<Steps>
  ### Set up Langfuse

  Get your Langfuse API key by signing up for [Langfuse Cloud](https://cloud.langfuse.com) or [self-hosting](https://langfuse.com/docs/deployment/self-host) Langfuse.

  ### Set up LobeChat

  There are multiple ways to [self-host LobeChat](https://lobehub.com/docs/self-hosting/start). For this example, we will use the Docker Desktop deployment.

  <Tabs items={["Environment Variables", "Example in Docker Desktop"]}>
    <Tab>
      Before deploying LobeChat, set the following four environment variables with the Langfuse API keys you created in the previous step.

      ```sh
      ENABLE_LANGFUSE = '1'
      LANGFUSE_SECRET_KEY = 'sk-lf...'
      LANGFUSE_PUBLIC_KEY = 'pk-lf...'
      LANGFUSE_HOST = 'https://cloud.langfuse.com'
      ```
    </Tab>

    <Tab>
      Before running the Docker container, set the environment variables in the Docker Desktop with the Langfuse API keys you created in the previous step.

      <Image alt={'Environment Variables in Docker Desktop'} src={'https://langfuse.com/images/docs/lobechat-docker-desktop-env.png'} />
    </Tab>
  </Tabs>

  ### Activate Analytics in Settings

  Once you have LobeChat running, navigate to the **About** tab in the **Settings** and activate analytics. This is necessary for traces to be sent to Langfuse.

  <Image alt={'LobeChat Settings'} src={'https://langfuse.com/images/docs/lobechat-settings.png'} />

  ### See Chat Traces in Langfuse

  After setting your LLM model key, you can start interacting with your LobeChat application.

  <Image alt={'LobeChat Conversation'} src={'https://langfuse.com/images/docs/lobechat-converstation.png'} />

  All conversations in the chat are automatically traced and sent to Langfuse. You can view the traces in the [Traces section](https://langfuse.com/docs/tracing) in the Langfuse UI.

  <Image alt={'LobeChat Example Trace'} src={'https://langfuse.com/images/docs/lobechat-example-trace.png'} />

  *[Example trace in the Langfuse UI](https://cloud.langfuse.com/project/cloramnkj0002jz088vzn1ja4/traces/63e9246d-3f22-4e45-936d-b0c4ccf55a1e?timestamp=2024-11-26T17%3A00%3A02.028Z\&observation=7ea75a0c-d9d1-425c-9b88-27561c63b413)*
</Steps>

## Feedback

If you have any feedback or requests, please create a GitHub [Issue](https://langfuse.com/issue) or share your work with the Langfuse community on [Discord](https://discord.langfuse.com/).