Logwell

What it does

Alerts limit

Incidents are detected but are not pushed through webhook or email notifications.checked 12 Oct 2026

Archive export

Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026

Data and telemetry

The project says it has no phone-home or tracking and supports fully air-gapped deployments.checked 12 Oct 2026

Deployment

Deployment options documented include Docker Compose, Docker with an external PostgreSQL database, and Fly.io.checked 12 Oct 2026

Deployment options

self-hostedchecked 23 Sep 2026

Incident features

The project lists error and fatal fingerprinting, incident timelines, and correlation hints as features.checked 12 Oct 2026

Ingestion

It supports a simple JSON ingestion endpoint and an OTLP/HTTP endpoint for OpenTelemetry logs.checked 12 Oct 2026

Intended use and maturity

The README presents Logwell for side projects or startups and says it is alpha software, not recommended for production, high-volume systems, or teams needing RBAC, audit trails, compliance features, tracing, or metrics.checked 12 Oct 2026

License and support

The repository is MIT licensed and directs bug reports to GitHub Issues.checked 12 Oct 2026

Live log tailing

Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026

Purpose

Logwell is a self-hosted log aggregation platform for developers seeking structured logging without the complexity of ELK or cloud-service costs.checked 12 Oct 2026

Read API limit

Logs can be queried through the UI or session-authenticated endpoints, but not through an API key read API.checked 12 Oct 2026

SDKs

The README documents TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, and Go SDKs, as well as OTLP examples for several languages.checked 12 Oct 2026

Search and streaming

It provides full-text log search and real-time streaming through a built-in interface.checked 12 Oct 2026

Security guidance

The README recommends HTTPS behind a reverse proxy, protecting write-enabled API keys, and restricting ingestion access by network rules.checked 12 Oct 2026

Single-user limit

Authentication is single-user, so the project does not provide team collaboration.checked 12 Oct 2026

Storage

Logwell uses PostgreSQL and its full-text search, without requiring a separate search cluster.checked 12 Oct 2026

Structured log parsing

Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026