AGPL-3.0
Loki
Log aggregation designed for label-based querying
An open-source log aggregation system that indexes labels and integrates with Grafana for investigation workflows.
In depth
What it is
Loki is an open-source log aggregation system that indexes labels and integrates with Grafana for investigation workflows.
Key features
- Log aggregation - Central log ingestion with label-based indexing.
- Grafana integration - First-class integration with Grafana dashboards.
- Multi-tenancy - Tenant separation and access patterns (deployment-dependent).
- Retention - Retention and compaction configuration (deployment-dependent).
Strengths
- Log aggregation - Central log ingestion with label-based indexing.
- Grafana integration - First-class integration with Grafana dashboards.
- Multi-tenancy - Tenant separation and access patterns (deployment-dependent).
Trade-offs
- Search model - Indexing model differs from full-text search systems.
- Operations - Scaling and storage tuning are ongoing work.
- Schema design - Label strategy affects cost and query performance.
Pricing
Open-source software. Direct license cost is zero; costs are typically infrastructure, operations, and optional paid support or hosting.
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