Keep the SaaS aggregator
You need org-wide tracing, 90-day hot search, or a compliance suite you already standardized on.
Self-hosted logs
Collect logs on a binary you run yourself
Hosted aggregators charge rent to keep a text file. LogStream is that collector as a single binary, on disk you control.
Most observability SaaS is ingest, index, and a bill that grows with traffic. The useful work is almost always: accept a line, store it, alert when a pattern spikes. You do not need a monthly log product for that if you can run a binary.
What the collector does
01
Ingest
HTTP and UDP endpoints. Point services at the binary. No vendor agent.
02
Watch
Live dashboard with search and filters. Status stays on the same host.
03
Alert
Webhook when error patterns or rates spike. The payload never leaves your network unless you send it.
When a hosted log product is the wrong default
Run LogStream
You want logs next to the services that emit them. One binary. One payment. No ingest meter.
After checkout, binaries and source land in your member files. The LogStream product page has the license.
Setup is one binary
Pay once on Whop, download the executable from your member files, run it on the host that already has the services. There is no account to create.
./logstream
- 01
Download the Linux, macOS, or Windows binary from your member files.
- 02
Point HTTP or UDP ingest at the host port in the docs.
- 03
Open the dashboard and confirm lines land. Add a webhook alert if you want spikes off-box.
LogStream
Own the log collector
$79.99one-time, lifetime license
- Single-binary Node.js microservice
- HTTP and UDP ingest
- SQLite plus live dashboard
- Webhook alerts on error patterns
Checkout stays on Whop. You get the source after payment.
Questions people ask before they switch
Is this a Datadog or Loki replacement?
For a single-node collector with SQLite and a live dashboard, yes. If you need org-wide tracing across dozens of clusters, keep the hosted stack. LogStream is for teams who want logs on a host they already run.
How do logs get in?
HTTP and UDP ingest. Point your services at the binary, or ship from the edge. Search and filters live in the local dashboard.
Where does the data sit?
On the host you deploy. SQLite by default, with an append-only log option. There is no vendor retention policy.
Do I need Docker?
No. LogStream is a single executable for Linux, macOS, and Windows. Run the binary. That is the setup.
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