What is Logwise?
Logwise is a lightweight, open-source solution built to make log management cleaner, faster, and more developer-friendly. It's an end-to-end system designed to handle high-volume log data with enterprise-grade performance and scalability, providing a complete pipeline for ingestion, processing, storage, and viewing.
The Logging Challenge
Managing logs effectively is a common struggle for development teams:
- Logs are scattered across environments, making unified visibility difficult
- Small teams and organizations need a simple, transparent, and extensible solution they can afford
- Developers spend too much time dealing with unstructured logs
- Raw logs lack actionable insights, making it hard to derive metrics and alerts
- Existing tools are often complex, heavy, or closed-source
How Logwise Solves This
Logwise (also known as Log-Central) is a centralized and scalable system that enables organizations to:
- Ingest logs from multiple sources in real-time
- Transform and normalize log data efficiently
- Store logs in a cost-effective, durable format
- View and explore logs through interactive dashboards
Key Features
- S3-based storage with configurable retention policies and no per-GB ingestion charges
- Interactive dashboards with Grafana integration and custom filters
- High-throughput processing with real-time ingestion and minimal latency
- Self-healing orchestration service with production-tested architecture
- Docker support with self-hosted deployment options and AWS S3 compatibility
Use Cases
Logwise is ideal for:
- Large-scale applications generating millions of log events per second
- Microservices architectures requiring centralized log aggregation
- Compliance and audit requirements with configurable retention policies
- Real-time analytics and exploration for troubleshooting
Open Source & Community
Logwise is built with full open-source transparency — including code coverage, CI/CD pipelines, and contribution guidelines. We welcome developers and teams to try it, contribute, and help shape its roadmap.
Logwise proves that powerful log management doesn't have to be expensive. It's open, efficient, and built for real-world needs. Thank you — we'd love to hear your thoughts and invite you to try it today.
License
Logwise is released under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
Contributing
We welcome contributions! Please see our Contributing Guide for details.