Log Bull
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The facts
Each one read from Log Bull's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access and audit
- Log Bull supports user roles and project access controls, and records an audit log when project settings change.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Data storage
- Logs are stored locally on the server in a mounted data volume.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Log Bull is self-hosted and can be installed with an automated script, Docker run, or Docker Compose.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Deployment options
- self-hostedchecked 23 Sep 2026
- Ingestion security
- Project security settings can require API keys and filter incoming requests by domain or IP address.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Documented client libraries cover Python, Go, Java, JavaScript, C#, PHP, Ruby, and Rust, with direct cURL examples also provided.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The maker describes Log Bull as suited to developers and small teams, not enterprises with terabytes of logs.checked 12 Oct 2026
- JavaScript integrations
- The JavaScript package provides a standalone logger and transports for Winston and Pino.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Languages and libraries
- The maker lists integrations for Python, Go, Java, JavaScript, C#, PHP, Ruby, and Rust, along with popular logging libraries.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Limits and retention
- Documented default project limits include 1,000 logs per second, a 64 KB maximum log size, 100 million stored logs, 100,000 MB storage, and 180 days of retention.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Live log tailing
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Open source
- The maker says Log Bull is open source and free to use when self-hosted.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Project access
- Users can be assigned system and project roles, and project access can be managed separately.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Log Bull collects application logs and lets users search them by text, fields, and time range.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Quotas and retention
- Project settings include configurable ingestion and storage limits and log retention; the documented defaults include 1,000 logs per second and 180 days of retention.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Search
- The dashboard supports searching logs by text, fields, and time ranges.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Search and projects
- The dashboard supports log search, and one installation can be used for multiple projects.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security controls
- Project settings can require API keys and restrict log ingestion by domain or IP address.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Structured log parsing
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
- Support and community
- The documentation links to a Telegram community and invites users to provide feedback through GitHub.checked 11 Oct 2026
- System requirements
- The installation guide specifies at least 2 CPU cores, 4 GB RAM, 20 GB disk space, Docker Engine 20.10+, and Docker Compose v2.0+.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
The company
- Maker
- The homepage identifies Rostislav Dugin as the developer of Log Bull.checked 12 Oct 2026
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