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🛡️ Open-source, self-hosted log management. Privacy-first alternative to Datadog & ELK. Lightweight, GDPR-compliant, and deployed in minutes with Docker.

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Logtide – Open-source log management and SIEM for European SMBs

by polliog·Feb 16, 2026·1 point·0 comments
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Datadog-free logging with real GDPR teeth: self-hosted, TimescaleDB compression, 80% faster queries.

Strengths
  • •GDPR-first architecture with pluggable storage (TimescaleDB + ClickHouse path) solves EU data sovereignty pain
  • •Concrete performance claim: 10-50x dashboard speedup via continuous aggregates, tested on millions of logs/day
  • •AGPLv3 choice explicitly prevents cloud vendor forks, aligning philosophy with target market
Weaknesses
  • •Still in alpha (v0.6.1) competing against mature, well-funded stacks (Datadog, Splunk, ELK)
  • •Limited ecosystem maturity: no mention of managed cloud beyond "free alpha", adoption unclear
Target Audience

European SMBs, DevOps engineers, privacy-conscious developers

Similar To

Datadog · Splunk · ELK Stack

Post Description

Hi HN! Creator of Logtide here.

Built this for European SMBs needing log management with: - GDPR compliance (self-hosted, data residency) - Boring tech philosophy (PostgreSQL+TimescaleDB, zero AI/ML) - Transparent deployment (Docker Compose, no hidden scripts)

Stack: SvelteKit, Fastify, PostgreSQL+TimescaleDB, BullMQ License: AGPLv3 (network copyleft for cloud provider protection)

Features: - Multi-tenancy, SIEM (Sigma rules + MITRE ATT&CK) - PII masking, OpenTelemetry traces, anomaly detection - Real-time streaming, alert correlation

Storage: Pluggable architecture in development - TimescaleDB (default, production-ready, 80%+ compression) - ClickHouse support coming for enterprise scale - Hot/warm/cold tiers with S3 archival

Production-tested: Millions of logs/day, 10-50x faster dashboard queries via continuous aggregates.

Why AGPLv3? Protects against cloud vendor forks while aligning with European data sovereignty needs. Understand it's controversial - happy to discuss.

GitHub: https://github.com/logtide-dev/logtide Docs: https://logtide.dev/docs

Questions welcome on architecture, scaling, or SIEM implementation!

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