Privacy-first log management. Open Source.

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⚠️ ALPHA RELEASE: LogWard is currently in active Alpha. The Cloud version is 100% FREE for early adopters. We are looking for feedback to improve stability!

LogWard is an open-source alternative to Datadog, Splunk, and ELK. Designed for developers and European SMBs who need GDPR compliance, data ownership, and simplicity without the complexity of managing an ElasticSearch cluster.

• 🇪🇺 GDPR Friendly: Keep data on your servers or use our EU-based cloud.
• ⚡ Lightweight: Built on TimescaleDB & Fastify (low RAM usage compared to Java stacks).
• 🚀 Developer Experience: 5-minute setup with Docker. Native SDKs.
• 💰 Cost Effective: Self-host for free.

Choose how you want to use LogWard.

We host it for you. Perfect for testing and small projects. Currently Free.

1. Sign up: Go to logward.dev.
2. Create Project: Create an organization and a project.
3. Get API Key: Copy your project-scoped API Key.
4. Send a Log:

   curl -X POST [https://api.logward.dev/api/v1/ingest](https://api.logward.dev/api/v1/ingest) \
     -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
     -d '{ "logs": [{ "service": "test", "level": "info", "message": "Hello Cloud!" }] }'

Total control over your data.

Prerequisites: Docker & Docker Compose.

1. Clone the repo

   git clone [https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/logward.git](https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/logward.git)
   cd logward

2. Start the stack

   docker compose up -d

3. Access LogWard

   • URL: http://localhost:3000
   • First Time? Click "Sign up" to create your account
   • Then: Create your first organization and project

We have ready-to-use SDKs for the most popular languages.

Note: Go (Golang) support is coming soon. Use the HTTP API for now.

• ✅ High-Performance Ingestion: Batch API handling thousands of logs/sec.
• ✅ Real-time Live Tail: See logs as they arrive via Server-Sent Events (SSE).
• ✅ Powerful Search: Filter by service, level, time range, and full-text search.
• ✅ Multi-Organization: Isolate teams and projects strictly.
• ✅ Alerting: Get notified via Email or Webhook (Slack/Discord) on error spikes.
• ✅ Retention Policy: Automatic cleanup of old logs via TimescaleDB.

We use modern, type-safe tools to ensure performance and maintainability.

Distributed under the GNU AGPLv3 License. See LICENSE for more information.

• Free for Internal Use: You can use LogWard internally for free.
• Open Source: The code is available for audit and contribution.
• Commercial Protection: If you offer LogWard as a SaaS (Service) to others, you must release your source code or purchase a Commercial License.