Graylog Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy Graylog hosting and run a self-hosted log management platform that collects your servers' and applications' logs in one searchable place on your own domain. xCloud runs the pinned Graylog 7.1.9 image with MongoDB and the bundled search engine kept on the private network, generates the admin password, keeps data on persistent volumes and publishes the web interface over HTTPS in minutes.

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What is Graylog?

Graylog is, in its README's words, a free and open log management platform. You send it logs from servers and applications over inputs such as GELF, Syslog and Beats, search the messages from the web interface or the REST API, and build streams, alerts and dashboards on the same data. Run on your own server it is a self-hosted Graylog and the alternative to a hosted logging service such as Splunk or Datadog. It is released under version 1 of the Server Side Public License.

On xCloud it is deployed as three services pinned by digest: graylog/graylog 7.1.9, the Graylog data node that serves as the search backend, and MongoDB 7.0 for configuration. The graylog_data, datanode_data, mongodb_data and mongodb_config volumes hold the state, and the admin password is generated. No inputs exist until you launch one in the web interface.

From Sign-Up to a Live Log Server In Just 3 Easy Steps

A Graylog stack normally means Graylog, MongoDB and a search engine, a password secret, four volumes, a domain and a certificate before the first log line arrives. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Graylog from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server — there are no extra fields to fill in, because xCloud generates the credentials.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the Graylog image, pinned by immutable digest, with MongoDB and the bundled data node (search engine) on the private network with no host ports, mount the graylog_data, datanode_data, mongodb_data and mongodb_config volumes, generate the admin password and publish the web interface over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Sign In And Launch An Input
Allow three to five minutes on first start, then open your HTTPS Graylog URL and sign in as admin with the generated password. Under System > Inputs launch an input such as GELF and point your senders at the server address and the host port listed for it.

Everything Graylog Does, On Your Own Server

Graylog runs in full here: log inputs, search, streams, alerts and dashboards on your own domain, with the data on volumes you own.

Many Ways To Ingest Logs
Collect logs over GELF, Syslog, Beats and raw TCP/UDP inputs; the template publishes GELF 12201, Syslog 5140, Beats 5044 and Raw 5555.
Search Every Message
Query ingested messages from the web interface or the REST API on port 9000.
Streams, Alerts And Dashboards
Build streams, alerts and dashboards on top of the same data once messages are flowing in.
Search Engine And MongoDB Bundled
The data node (search engine) and MongoDB come in the stack and have no host ports, so they stay on the private network.
Generated Admin Login
The admin account is created from the install settings with a generated password; there is no open first-visitor sign-up, and wrong-password requests are rejected.
Survives A Restart
Inputs, indexed messages and configuration live on named volumes and remained after a restart of all three services in QA.

Everything You Need To Run Your Log Server 24/7

Managed hosting for Graylog, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

Graylog 7.1.9 deployed instantly
Official images pinned by digest
Admin password generated for you
MongoDB and search engine kept private
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Graylog

Run a centralised logging server for your fleet
Send syslog from servers and GELF from applications to one Graylog, so an engineer searches every host's messages in one place instead of logging in to each.
Alert on the events that matter
Build streams and alerts on the messages you collect, so a failed login burst or an application error pattern reaches you without watching a terminal.
Ship files with Beats
Launch the Beats input on port 5044 and point log shippers at it, collecting files from machines that cannot speak syslog or GELF directly.
Keep logs on a server you control
Hold messages and indexes on volumes in your own xCloud account rather than a vendor's cloud, and restrict each input port to your log sources.

Graylog vs Alternatives

Splunk: A commercial log analytics platform; Graylog is a free and open log management platform you run yourself, with messages and indexes on your own volumes.
Datadog: A hosted monitoring and logging service; with Graylog on xCloud the logs stay on a server you control, and you manage the inputs, firewall and retention yourself.
ELK stack: Separate search, ingest and dashboard components; Graylog here arrives as one web interface with MongoDB and a bundled data node already wired together.
Parseable: A log analytics app available as its own OneClick app; compare its query model and storage with Graylog's inputs, streams and alerts before you choose.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for Graylog hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if Graylog sits alongside other monitoring tools.

$59.99per month

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6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
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Unlimited

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Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Billed monthly with no lock-in — delete the server and the unused balance comes back to your account. Graylog Open is licensed under the SSPL.

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Graylog on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the server. Stay in control.

Fast Provisioning
Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
Enterprise-grade security
Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
Intuitive Control Panel
From Server creation to application deployment, everything can be managed from our intuitive control panel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

Can I run Graylog with Docker?

Yes, and this template is Graylog Docker hosting without the compose file: graylog/graylog 7.1.9, the data node and MongoDB 7.0, all pinned by digest, with four named volumes and an HTTPS route. The data node stays on the private network with no published port.

What does Graylog need to run?

The template baseline asks for 2 CPU cores, 3072 MB of RAM and 20 GB of disk; QA measured about 3.3 GiB with all three services running. The server also needs vm.max_map_count of at least 262144, set before installing, or the search engine will not start.

Which log formats can Graylog receive?

Through inputs you launch yourself: GELF on 12201, Syslog on 5140, Beats on 5044 and Raw on 5555, each over the transports the template publishes. None exists by default, so no logs arrive until you open System, Inputs and launch one.

Is this a Graylog cloud service?

It is Graylog on a dedicated Cloud VPS under your xCloud login, a Graylog cloud of your own at your domain, never a shared hosted service. To receive logs, open System, then Inputs, launch an input and open its host port in your firewall.

How long does Graylog take to start?

Allow 3 to 5 minutes after install. The first start runs database migrations and boots the bundled search engine, so the address does not answer straight away. The first visitor does not become admin; the admin account is created from the install settings.

Where does Graylog store its data?

On four named volumes: graylog_data for the application, datanode_data for the search engine's indexes, and mongodb_data and mongodb_config for configuration. Back them up together, plus GRAYLOG_PASSWORD_SECRET, stopping the stack first for a consistent filesystem copy.

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Is Graylog free?

Yes, Graylog Open is free to run for your own logs. Your plan pays for the dedicated Cloud VPS underneath. Enterprise and Security features are not part of this install, and the license is the SSPL, so read it before you decide how you will use it.

Is Graylog open source?

Its README calls Graylog a free and open log management platform released under version 1 of the Server Side Public License. Running it for your own logs is fine; offering Graylog itself to third parties as a service triggers SSPL section 13 obligations.

Are the input ports protected?

No. The input ports are published on the server's public address and xCloud does not open or close firewall ports, so open only the ones you use and restrict them to your log sources. The web interface needs the admin login.

Firewall management in xCloud

Why must GRAYLOG_PASSWORD_SECRET never change?

It encrypts and signs data stored in the database, and the data node receives the same value. Changing it after the first start breaks stored credentials and sessions, so keep it safe and with your backups. The admin password is a separate value.

How do I upgrade Graylog?

Nothing upgrades itself: Graylog 7.1.9, the data node and MongoDB are pinned by digest, and new installations use the pinned release. Back up all four volumes and the secret, read the release notes, then move the tags and digests together on your schedule.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.