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Hello Everyone! 👋

I'm Giuseppe, building LogWard in public, and I want to engage with the open-source community in a conversation about OUR projects.

I think it will be super interesting to exchange feedback publicly on our software!

I'll start with mine, then drop yours in the comments!

🛡️ My Project: LogWard

Repository: github.com/logward-dev/logward

📝 Description

LogWard is an open-source log management and observability platform. It's a lightweight alternative to Datadog/Splunk designed for developers who want:

  • Simple deployment: 5-minute Docker setup
  • Privacy-first approach: Self-hosted or EU-based cloud
  • Developer experience: Clean UI built with SvelteKit 5
  • No vendor lock-in: Open standards (OpenTelemetry, SQL)

✨ Key Features

1. Easy Setup

  • One-line Docker deployment: docker compose up -d
  • Interactive tutorial for first-time users (reduced setup time from 15min → 3min)
  • Pre-built Docker images (no compilation needed)

2. Log Management

  • Real-time log streaming (Live Tail)
  • Full-text search with powerful filters
  • Multi-organization architecture for team isolation

3. Observability

  • OpenTelemetry support (logs + distributed tracing)
  • Service dependency visualization
  • Performance monitoring with span timelines

4. Modern Tech Stack

  • Frontend: SvelteKit 5 (Runes) + Tailwind + shadcn-svelte
  • Backend: Fastify + TypeScript
  • Database: TimescaleDB (Postgres for time-series data)
  • Queue: Redis + BullMQ

📊 Achievements

In 2 weeks since launch:

  • ⭐ 110+ GitHub stars
  • 🐳 1000+ Docker Hub pulls
  • 👥 300+ active users on the free cloud tier
  • 📰 Featured on VirtualizationHowto.com
  • 🚀 3x activation rate after adding interactive onboarding (23% → 67%)

Growing at ~10 new users per day!

🎯 Why I Built This

The problem:
Existing log management tools are either:

  • Too expensive: Datadog/Splunk cost $$$$ at scale
  • Too complex: ELK Stack requires 16GB+ RAM and expert setup
  • Not privacy-friendly: Data sent to US clouds (GDPR concerns for EU companies)

My solution:

  • Runs on a $5/month VPS (or even a Raspberry Pi!)
  • Deploy with one command: docker compose up -d
  • Keep your data in your infrastructure (or use our EU cloud)
  • Built with modern tech that developers actually enjoy using

💬 I'd Love Your Feedback!

Since you're here, I have a few questions:

1. What would make you try LogWard?

  • Better documentation?
  • Video tutorials?
  • Specific integrations (Slack, PagerDuty, etc.)?

2. Deployment: Cloud vs Self-Hosted?
We offer both options. Do you prefer:

  • Managing your own infrastructure (full control)
  • Paying for managed hosting (convenience)

3. What features are missing?
Is there something you'd need that would make LogWard perfect for your use case?

🤝 Now Show Me Yours!

Drop your open-source project in the comments using this format:

Project Name:

Repository:

Description: (What does it do?)

Tech Stack:

Biggest Achievement:

What you're working on next:

I'll check out every single project and leave genuine feedback! 🙌

🔗 LogWard Links

Would you like to participate in this public exchange of feedback/showcase of your projects? Let's support each other!

Drop your project below—I'm excited to see what you're building! 👇

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