B{rew}log

B{rew}log is a self-hosted coffee logging platform for tracking your roasters, roasts, brews, cafes and brewing gear.

The application is distributed as a single Rust binary that powers both an HTTP server and a command-line client for the API. There is a web frontend built with Tailwind CSS that enables client-side reactivity with Datastar.

Note

This project was built with significant assistance from Github Copilot. I used it as a test-bed for trying out newer agentic coding workflows, and to get some basic experience with Datastar, which had attracted my attention.

Basic usage

B{rew}log ships as one executable. You decide whether it acts as a server or a client.

Start the server:

brewlog serve

Interact with a running instance via the CLI:

# Point the CLI at your server (defaults to http://127.0.0.1:3000)
export BREWLOG_URL=http://localhost:3000

# Add a roaster
brewlog add-roaster \
  --name "Radical Roasters" \
  --country "UK" \
  --city "Bristol" \
  --homepage "https://radicalroasters.co.uk"

# Add a roast metadata and tasting notes
brewlog add-roast \
  --roaster-id "deadbeef" \
  --name "Chelbesa Lot 2" \
  --origin "Ethiopia" \
  --region "Gedeo" \
  --producer "Chelbesa Cooperative" \
  --process "Washed" \
  --tasting-notes "Blueberry, Jasmine"

Every CLI command maps to an HTTP endpoint. You can perform the same operations with curl, Postman, or any HTTP client:

curl http://localhost:3000/api/v1/roasters \
    --json '{"name":"Radical Roasters","country":"UK","city":"Bristol","homepage":"https://radicalroasters.co.uk"}'

Once the server is running, visit http://localhost:3000 to access the user interface.

Installation

At present, the only way to use brewlog is to build it from source:

git clone https://github.com/jnsgruk/brewlog.git
cd brewlog
cargo build --release

The resulting binary lives at target/release/brewlog.

During development you can run directly:

cargo run -- serve