Logchef Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy Logchef hosting and give your team a self-hosted log analytics platform with one web interface for exploring logs from VictoriaLogs and ClickHouse. xCloud runs the pinned Logchef v2.4.0 image next to a private VictoriaLogs v1.52.0 log store, generates the admin password, mounts persistent volumes and publishes the interface over HTTPS in minutes. The bundled store cannot receive logs from other servers.

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What is Logchef?

Self-hosted Logchef is, in its README's words, a lightweight log analytics and observability platform for teams that want a strong query and control plane on top of the log backends they already run. It connects ClickHouse, VictoriaLogs or both, with LogchefQL search, dashboards, live tail, scheduled alerting, a CLI, an MCP endpoint and role-based access. It stands in for a hosted log analytics service, under the AGPL-3.0 licence.

On xCloud the template runs the Logchef v2.4.0 image beside a private VictoriaLogs v1.52.0 log store, both pinned by immutable digest, with logchef_data and victorialogs_data volumes. HTTPS is published on your domain behind built-in email and password login. There is no SSO, and Logchef starts with no sources until you add one.

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

A Logchef stack normally means an app container, a log store, admin credentials, volumes, a domain and a certificate before the first query. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Logchef from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain and target server, then enter an admin email — the admin password is generated for you by default.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the official Logchef image and a private VictoriaLogs container, both pinned by immutable digest, mount the logchef_data and victorialogs_data volumes, keep VictoriaLogs off the public internet, and publish Logchef over HTTPS on your domain.
Step 03
Add A Source And A Team
Sign in with the admin email and password from the installation credentials. Under Admin, then Sources, add a VictoriaLogs source with http://victoria-logs:9428, then create a team under Admin, then Teams, link the source and add yourself.

Everything Logchef Does, On Your Own Server

Logchef runs in full here: a log explorer on your own domain, with a log store already running beside it.

Query Editor And Saved Queries
Search logs with LogchefQL or drop into the source's native query language, and keep the queries you reuse as saved queries.
VictoriaLogs And ClickHouse Sources
Connect VictoriaLogs, ClickHouse, or both, without moving or reshaping the data that already lives there.
Bundled VictoriaLogs
A VictoriaLogs container is included and ready to add as a source, reachable only inside the install's private network.
Teams And Source Access
Create teams and link sources to them, so you choose who can query which data.
Alerts
Logchef supports scheduled alert rules over your log sources, with email or webhook notifications.
API Tokens
Issue API tokens for scripts and tools, signed with a secret the template generates for you.

Everything You Need To Run Your Log Explorer 24/7

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

Logchef v2.4.0 deployed instantly
Official image pinned by digest
Admin password generated for you
Private VictoriaLogs, no published port
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
30+ server locations
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Logchef

Explore logs from one interface
Search logs from VictoriaLogs or ClickHouse with the same query workflow, instead of switching between backend consoles.
Save and share queries
Keep saved queries and organise sources by team, so colleagues can reuse the searches that matter.
Watch logs as they arrive
Use live tail to stream matching rows into the explorer while you follow an incident.
Alert on log patterns
Set scheduled alert rules that send email or webhook notifications, once you have configured them.

Logchef Screenshots

Logchef log explorer showing a histogram and a table of query results from a VictoriaLogs source

Logchef team page with a VictoriaLogs source linked to the team

Logchef vs Alternatives

Hosted log analytics services: A hosted service receives your logs on its platform. Logchef is AGPL-3.0 licensed, and here the explorer and its bundled VictoriaLogs store run on your own Cloud VPS.
SigNoz: SigNoz is an OpenTelemetry-based observability platform with its own xCloud template. In a logchef vs signoz choice, Logchef is a query layer over backends you already run.
Grafana Loki: Grafana Loki is a log aggregation system with its own xCloud template. In a logchef vs grafana loki comparison, Logchef reads VictoriaLogs and ClickHouse rather than Loki.
Grafana: Grafana is a dashboard platform with its own xCloud template, covering many data sources. Logchef is built specifically around exploring logs, with saved queries and alerts.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

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

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if the bundled logs grow or Logchef sits alongside other tools.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
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. Logchef is licensed by its maintainers under AGPL-3.0; the bundled VictoriaLogs is Apache-2.0.

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Ready To Run Your Own Log Explorer?

Logchef 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.

How much RAM does Logchef need?

The manifest asks for 1 CPU core, 512 MB of RAM and 5 GB of disk, and QA measured about 13 MiB for Logchef and about 3 MiB for VictoriaLogs idle. The 6 GB tier sold here leaves ample headroom, and retained logs are what grow the disk.

Is Logchef free and open source?

Yes. Logchef is AGPL-3.0 licensed, per the LICENSE file at the v2.4.0 tag, and the bundled VictoriaLogs is Apache-2.0, so no licence fee is due; xCloud's bill is the dedicated Cloud VPS, and your logs stay on your own volumes.

Can you run Logchef with Docker?

Yes, and this is Logchef Docker hosting prepared for you: the template runs the official Logchef v2.4.0 image beside VictoriaLogs v1.52.0, both pinned by immutable digest, with HTTPS on your domain, so it works as Logchef cloud hosting on your own VPS.

What is the difference between Logchef and SigNoz?

SigNoz is an OpenTelemetry-based observability platform that stores its own data, while Logchef is a query and control plane over VictoriaLogs and ClickHouse backends. SigNoz has its own xCloud page, so compare the two against your pipeline.

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How do I sign in to Logchef?

With the admin email and the admin password you set at install, shown in the protected installation credentials. Logchef uses built-in email and password login here, with no SSO configured, and its API requires sign-in. The password is re-applied on every start.

Can I send logs from other servers to the bundled VictoriaLogs?

No, it is not published. Run VictoriaLogs or ClickHouse where you want and add it as a source instead, as long as this server can reach it. The bundled store is private to the install and meant for logs that arrive through it.

Why does Logchef start with no data?

Logchef starts with no sources. After signing in, add a VictoriaLogs source at http://victoria-logs:9428 under Admin and Sources, create a team, link the source and add yourself. Nothing appears until logs are ingested into the store.

Are the Logchef metrics and swagger pages public?

Yes. Logchef serves its metrics at /metrics and its API documentation at /swagger/ without sign-in, and this template does not add Basic Auth. Restrict those paths or add Basic Authentication at your access layer if that matters for your environment.

What should I back up on a Logchef server?

The logchef_data volume, the SQLite metadata database with users, teams, sources, saved queries and API tokens, and the victorialogs_data volume with the logs. Stop the containers before a filesystem snapshot, copy both off the server, and test a restore.

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How do I upgrade Logchef?

Nothing upgrades it for you: the install stays on pinned releases Logchef v2.4.0 and VictoriaLogs v1.52.0 until you adopt a newer template version. Snapshot both volumes first, read the upstream release notes, then check sign-in and a saved query.

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.