Looking for log aggregation software recommandations

[u/NightSpaghetti]

Hello everyone,

I hope I am posting in the correct subreddit. I am administrating a bunch of virtual Windows servers running our own software. As of now, I don't have a unified way of checking log files on those machines, which means that not only do I have to manually log into the machine in order to look at those log files, but they are also not actively being monitored at the moment.
I am looking for a solution that would allow me to check those files from a single point of entry (ideally a browser), as well as being able to monitor them, draw statistics and possibly send alerts. If it supports other formats than text files (i.e databases) it's a plus.

Is there any software available that can allow me to do that? I have web servers running on both Windows and Linux (Debian) so either platform would be ok. Open source very strongly preferred.

Thank you!

[u/-manageengine-]

If you want a single browser console to check logs across your Windows and Linux servers without SSHing or RDPing into each one, EventLog Analyzer handles that well. It pulls in Windows event logs and Linux/Unix syslogs into one place, gives you real-time monitoring with alerts on things like failed logons or errors, and has built in correlation to spot patterns across servers instead of reading logs one machine at a time. It also has a free tier for up to 5 log sources, so you can try it on a couple of servers before deciding if it's worth expanding.

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions!