Logchef
Open-source log analytics for ClickHouse & VictoriaLogs
What it does
Logchef 2.0 turns the logs you already keep in ClickHouse or VictoriaLogs into a complete, self-hosted analytics workspace. Search with portable LogchefQL or native SQL/LogsQL, live-tail events, build mixed-source dashboards, create alerts, and investigate through the CLI, MCP server, or AI query assistant. It ships as one binary, works with your existing ingestion pipeline and schema, and includes OIDC, RBAC, teams, and scoped service tokens in the open-source build.
Search, live tail, dashboards, and alerts for logs stored in ClickHouse or VictoriaLogs. One open-source, self-hosted binary with no new log storage layer.
Search, tail, visualize, and alert on logs without adding another log storage layer. Logchef runs as a single self-hosted binary and queries the data already in your infrastructure. New in Logchef 2.0 One operational view across every log backend VictoriaLogs is now a first-class datasource, and dashboards can combine it with ClickHouse on the same grid. The backend changes; the investigation workflow does not. Cross-source dashboards See the whole system, not another silo Mix ClickHouse and VictoriaLogs panels on one grid. Stats, time series, breakdowns, and tables share the same time range and refresh together. VictoriaLogs, first-class Use LogchefQL, or go native Explore VictoriaLogs…from logchef.app
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