Logchef BlogGuides and field notes on ClickHouse, VictoriaLogs, and log analytics from the Logchef team.https://logchef.app/en-usDebugging a 5xx Spike in Nginx Access Logs with ClickHouse and Logchefhttps://logchef.app/blog/nginx-5xx-clickhouse-logchef/https://logchef.app/blog/nginx-5xx-clickhouse-logchef/Query nginx access logs in ClickHouse when 5xx errors spike: live-tail the burst, narrow with LogchefQL, then pivot to SQL to find the bad host and endpoint.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTclickhousenginxobservabilitylogsincident-responseLogchef TeamOpenTelemetry Logs in ClickHouse, Made Actually Queryable with Logchefhttps://logchef.app/blog/opentelemetry-logs-clickhouse-logchef/https://logchef.app/blog/opentelemetry-logs-clickhouse-logchef/Exporting OTel logs to ClickHouse solves storage, not search. Logchef adds a query UI, field explorer, and alerting over your existing otel_logs table.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTopentelemetryclickhouseobservabilitylogsotelLogchef TeamSelf-Hosted Log Analytics: Pairing ClickHouse with Logchef Instead of a SaaS Log Billhttps://logchef.app/blog/self-hosted-clickhouse-logs-logchef/https://logchef.app/blog/self-hosted-clickhouse-logs-logchef/ClickHouse wins on log cost and speed. Logchef adds the query UI, RBAC, and alerting to run it self-hosted. An honest tradeoff breakdown.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTclickhouseobservabilityself-hostedcostlog-managementLogchef Team