Question

K8s logging solutions: which is the most lightweight?

Posted on November 22, 2023
DigitalOcean 1-Click Apps Marketplace Logging Kubernetes
Asked by Martin

I’m looking to extend my Kubernetes setup with a logging solution. Digital Ocean marketplace offers: Grafana Loki, Bugfender, Loggly, Logtail, and Papertrail.

Given my requirements for a simple, lightweight and free solution, which one of the above options would you recommend?

Submit an answer

This textbox defaults to using Markdown to format your answer.

You can type !ref in this text area to quickly search our full set of tutorials, documentation & marketplace offerings and insert the link!

These answers are provided by our Community. If you find them useful, show some love by clicking the heart. If you run into issues leave a comment, or add your own answer to help others.

Bobby Iliev

Site Moderator

• November 23, 2023

Accepted Answer

Hey there, Martin!

If you are looking for a logging solution that’s both lightweight and free, I’d definitely give Grafana Loki a shot.

It’s a great fit, especially if you’re keen on keeping things simple. Loki is pretty much like Prometheus, but for logs, which means it’s going to be super smooth sailing if you’re already familiar with the Prometheus setup. Plus, it integrates seamlessly with Grafana, so you can visualize all your logs with ease.

It’s designed to be cost-effective and doesn’t index the content of your logs, which really helps in keeping the resource usage low. Hope this helps you out!

Best of luck with your Kubernetes journey!

- Bobby

alexdo

Site Moderator

• November 22, 2023

Heya,

I’ve personally used Grafana and I find it really useful when it comes to checking metrics or setting alert notifications.

https://marketplace.digitalocean.com/apps/grafana

Grafana can also be installed on a regular droplet, we have a tutorial that covers the whole process:

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-secure-grafana-on-ubuntu-22-04

Regards