diff --git a/monitoring/logs-api-options.html.md b/monitoring/logs-api-options.html.md index ffd52124c5..755195c516 100644 --- a/monitoring/logs-api-options.html.md +++ b/monitoring/logs-api-options.html.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ date: 2025-10-01 ## Overview -Fly.io apps run on Firecracker microVMs we call Machines. Each Machine captures `stdout`/`stderr`, ships those logs over NATS, and stores them for a period of time in a Quickwit-backed search index. Most users consume logs via `fly logs` or by setting up log shipping to an external sink. +Fly.io apps run on Firecracker microVMs we call Machines. Each Machine captures `stdout`/`stderr`, ships those logs over [NATS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATS_Messaging), and stores them for a period of time in a Quickwit-backed search index. Most users consume logs via `fly logs` or by setting up log shipping to an external sink. But sometimes you want to grab logs directly, without a CLI or setting up an exporter, because you’re building a tool, automating something, or you just want to pipe logs into your own system.