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- VictoriaLogs Unleashed: Cluster Version Now Available for Exceptional, Linear Scaling
You asked, and we listened!
We’re thrilled to announce the release of the VictoriaLogs Cluster version – one of the most requested and anticipated updates from our user community. This marks a significant leap forward for VictoriaLogs, empowering users to handle log volumes and ingestion rates far beyond the limits of a single node. VictoriaLogs is the open source, user-friendly database for logs that is resource-efficient and fast, using up to 30x less RAM and up to 15x less disk space than comparable solutions. If you’ve been pushing the boundaries of vertical scaling, the solution for horizontal scalability is now here!
While single-node VictoriaLogs offers exceptional efficiency and simplicity (and remains the preferred choice if it meets your needs!), we know many of you operate at a scale where the CPU, RAM, storage, or I/O limits of a single host become a bottleneck. VictoriaLogs Cluster directly addresses this by providing robust horizontal scaling capabilities. You can now distribute your logging infrastructure across multiple nodes, ensuring performance and capacity keep pace with your growing demands.
VictoriaLogs Cluster introduces a straightforward, distributed architecture built on the foundation of the single-node version. Getting started is designed to be simple. You can begin with a minimal cluster where the vlstorage
node is your existing single-node instance, adding just the lightweight vlinsert
and vlselect
components.
vlselect
enables querying across multiple vlstorage
nodes or even entirely separate VictoriaLogs clusters (or single-node instances), consolidating results into a single view.It’s important to reiterate: If your logging needs are comfortably met by a single-node VictoriaLogs instance (perhaps by scaling up the hardware of that single node), that remains the simpler and often more performant option due to the lack of network overhead. And thanks to storage mode duality feature it is very easy to upgrade to cluster mode when needed. The cluster version is specifically designed for scenarios where horizontal scaling across multiple machines is necessary because you’re hitting those single-host limits.
Ready to scale? Setting up a basic cluster is easy. Our documentation includes:
The arrival of the cluster version is a major milestone for VictoriaLogs, driven directly by the needs and feedback of our incredible user base. We’re incredibly excited to see how you leverage this new capability to manage your logs at scale.
Download the latest release, explore the documentation, and join the conversation in our community channels to share your feedback!
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