# VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaLogs

Fast and easy to use database for logs, which can efficiently handle terabytes of logs

Repository: https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaLogs
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/victorialogs
Homepage: https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/
Language: Go
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: elasticsearch, logs, loki, siem, observability, opentelemetry, grafana, kubernetes, logging
Last push: 2026-08-26T03:33:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 85/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 98, longevity 30
- inputs: {"age_days": 423, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 15, "gap_med": 7, "n_releases_24m": 36}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2191, forks 185 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:24.130466+00:00)

## What it is
VictoriaLogs is an open-source, schema-free database purpose-built for storing and querying logs, scaling from small setups to terabytes of logs per day. It offers single-node and cluster deployments, LogsQL query language, and integrations with Grafana, OpenTelemetry, and common log shippers like Filebeat, Fluentbit, and Vector.

## Use cases
- store and query terabytes of application logs
- replace Elasticsearch or Loki for log management
- centralize Kubernetes container logs
- ingest logs from Filebeat, Fluentbit, Promtail, or OpenTelemetry
- query logs with SQL-like or LogQL-like syntax
- build a self-hosted SIEM log backend
- visualize logs in Grafana dashboards

## When to choose
- you need a fast, lightweight, zero-config log database that scales vertically and horizontally
- you want an open-source alternative to Elasticsearch or Loki with lower resource usage
- you already use Grafana or OpenTelemetry and need a logs backend
- you need both single-node simplicity and a cluster option for large-scale deployments

## When to avoid
- you need a general-purpose document or relational database rather than a log store
- you require managed SaaS logging with no self-hosting responsibility
- your workload is primarily metrics or traces rather than logs (use VictoriaMetrics or VictoriaTraces instead)

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: database, search-engine, logging, monitoring
- domain: databases, monitoring
- platform: windows, self-hosted, go, cross-platform
- tags: log-database, logsql, elasticsearch-compatible, loki-alternative, opentelemetry, grafana, siem, observability, single-node, cluster, devops, search, linux, macos, docker, kubernetes

## Member repositories
- VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaLogs (main) score 85

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:24.130466+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T02:47:28.524740+00:00, confidence not recorded.
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  - homepage: https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:28:00.702750+00:00, sha 28602ff0a59e)
  - site_page: https://docs.victoriametrics.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:28:00.726826+00:00, sha 9df70ffabd48)
  - site_page: https://victoriametrics.com/plans-features (fetched 2026-08-29T10:28:00.729631+00:00, sha ea92cf1469bb)
  - site_page: https://victoriametrics.com/about-us (fetched 2026-08-29T10:28:00.731886+00:00, sha 2858eaf128c1)
  - site_page: https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/integrations (fetched 2026-08-29T10:28:00.734250+00:00, sha 12994e0f6ed3)
  - site_page: https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/integrations/grafana (fetched 2026-08-29T10:28:00.736778+00:00, sha 1e377cbe39e4)
  - site_page: https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/integrations/grafana/datasource (fetched 2026-08-29T10:28:00.739014+00:00, sha 57fbf7145269)
  - site_page: https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/integrations/prometheus (fetched 2026-08-29T10:28:00.741124+00:00, sha 0f14d085b681)
  - site_page: https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/integrations/graphite (fetched 2026-08-29T10:28:00.743313+00:00, sha 6618a02205c9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.