install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install victorialogs

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#victorialogs

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/vi/victorialogs/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add victoria-logs

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · victoria-logs · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

overview

Package summary

Open source user-friendly database for logs from VictoriaMetrics

Project links

Commands and aliases

victoria-logs

history

Project history and usage

VictoriaLogs is VictoriaMetrics' open source database for logs. It is positioned as a lightweight, zero-config, schema-free log database that can scale vertically and horizontally, with both single-node and cluster deployments available under an open source license.

Project history

VictoriaLogs emerged from the VictoriaMetrics observability ecosystem as a logs counterpart to the company's metrics database. Public issue history shows VictoriaLogs development and bug-fix references by 2023, while VictoriaMetrics announced the general availability release on 2024-11-13.

The project later received its own public repository, created on 2025-07-06, while remaining closely tied to VictoriaMetrics documentation, community channels, release practices, and observability components. The repository describes VictoriaLogs as handling deployments from very small installations to large-scale setups processing terabytes per day.

Adoption history

VictoriaMetrics reported in late 2023 that VictoriaLogs was expected to exceed 10,000 downloads within six months of launch, then announced GA in November 2024 as an open source log-management solution for large log volumes, especially Kubernetes and containerized environments. Official docs also point to a Grafana plugin, demo playgrounds, and community channels as adoption surfaces.

How it is used

VictoriaLogs is used to ingest logs from popular collectors, query them with LogsQL, explore them in a built-in web UI, visualize them through a Grafana plugin, or query from an interactive command-line tool. The docs emphasize Unix-friendly analysis as well: results can be combined with tools such as `grep`, `less`, `sort`, and `jq`.

Why package nerds care

The package is interesting to operators because it follows the VictoriaMetrics packaging philosophy: a single binary with reasonable defaults, explicit flags, and low operational overhead. For log-storage users, its pitch is a smaller and simpler alternative to Elasticsearch or Grafana Loki, while still fitting existing Grafana, Kubernetes, and OpenTelemetry-style observability workflows.

Timeline

2023: Public issue history and VictoriaMetrics blog posts referenced active VictoriaLogs development.
2024-11-13: VictoriaMetrics announced VictoriaLogs general availability.
2025-07-06: Dedicated VictoriaLogs GitHub repository created.
2026-06-17: GitHub listed v1.51.0 as a VictoriaLogs release.

Related projects

VictoriaMetrics is the parent metrics database and broader observability platform.
The VictoriaLogs Grafana datasource plugin is the companion integration for Grafana dashboards and Explore workflows.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: orange

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. formula declares a Homebrew service.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
formula declares a Homebrew service

Signals

metadata:service
text:database

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Formula metadata declares a service or daemon block.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`victoria-logs`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version1.51.0

manager updated2026-06-17

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv1.51.0

https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaLogs

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:victorialogs
Version	1.51.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/victorialogs
Homepage	https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/
Repository	https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaLogs
Upstream docs	https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaLogs/archive/refs/tags/v1.51.0.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-17T07:54:50Z
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	go
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	victorialogs
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

victorialogs

nix profile install nixpkgs#victorialogs

normalized package name match
Matched by: Victorialogs

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/vi/victorialogs/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

apk92%

victoria-logs 1.50.0-r1

User-friendly database for logs

https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaLogs

sudo apk add victoria-logs

License: Apache-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: victoria-logs
1 dependencies
1 provides
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Victoria Logs

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: victoria-logs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk92%

victoria-logs-openrc 1.50.0-r1

User-friendly database for logs (OpenRC init scripts)

https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaLogs

sudo apk add victoria-logs-openrc

License: Apache-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: victoria-logs
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Victoria Logs

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: victoria-logs-openrc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk92%

victoria-logs-vlagent 1.50.0-r1

User-friendly database for logs (vlagent)

https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaLogs

sudo apk add victoria-logs-vlagent

License: Apache-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: victoria-logs
1 dependencies
1 provides
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Victoria Logs

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: victoria-logs-vlagent from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk92%

victoria-logs-vlogscli 1.50.0-r1

User-friendly database for logs (vlogscli)

https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaLogs

sudo apk add victoria-logs-vlogscli

License: Apache-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: victoria-logs
1 dependencies
1 provides
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Victoria Logs

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: victoria-logs-vlogscli from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/victorialogs.yml

Used sources

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Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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