# Install victorialogs with Homebrew, Nix, apk Open source user-friendly database for logs from VictoriaMetrics. Version 1.52.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-26. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#victorialogs. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:victorialogs ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install victorialogs ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#victorialogs ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/vi/victorialogs/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add victoria-logs ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: victoria-logs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:victorialogs - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 1.52.0 - **Source summary:** Open source user-friendly database for logs from VictoriaMetrics - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-26T00:30:33+02:00 - **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - victoria-logs (alias) ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-03 - Package-manager version: 1.52.0 ## 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 Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. formula declares a Homebrew service. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal - formula declares a Homebrew service ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - victorialogs: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/vi/victorialogs/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - victoria-logs - 1.52.0-r0: installed executable or alias match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: victoria-logs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | User-friendly database for logs | https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaLogs - apk - victoria-logs-openrc - 1.52.0-r0: installed executable or alias match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: victoria-logs-openrc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | User-friendly database for logs (OpenRC init scripts) | https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaLogs - apk - victoria-logs-vlagent - 1.52.0-r0: installed executable or alias match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: victoria-logs-vlagent from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | User-friendly database for logs (vlagent) | https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaLogs - apk - victoria-logs-vlogscli - 1.52.0-r0: installed executable or alias match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: victoria-logs-vlogscli from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | User-friendly database for logs (vlogscli) | https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaLogs ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/victorialogs.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/victorialogs.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - curated package history - pkgdb category and tag curation - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph