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+# Homelab Log Aggregation Stack
+
+Grafana Alloy + Loki + Grafana, configured for:
+- **MikroTik RB5009** (and other network devices) via syslog
+- **Docker container logs** on the host machine
+
+## Quick Start
+
+```bash
+# (Optional) load secrets first if using the Vaultwarden secrets workflow
+# ./secrets-load.sh docker/loki-stack .env
+
+docker compose up -d
+```
+
+Grafana will be available at **http://\<host-ip\>:3098**
+Default login: `admin` / `admin` — you will be prompted to change this.
+
+---
+
+## MikroTik RB5009 Configuration
+
+In RouterOS (Winbox or SSH), run:
+
+```routeros
+# Create a remote logging action pointing at this Docker host
+/system logging action
+add name=remote-loki \
+    target=remote \
+    remote=<YOUR-DOCKER-HOST-IP> \
+    remote-port=514 \
+    bsd-syslog=yes \
+    syslog-facility=local0 \
+    syslog-severity=auto
+
+# Send all log topics to Loki
+/system logging
+add action=remote-loki topics=all
+```
+
+To verify it's working, SSH into the RB5009 and run:
+```routeros
+/log print follow
+```
+...then in Grafana, open Explore → Loki and query `{source="network"}`.
+You should see entries appearing within a few seconds.
+
+---
+
+## Useful LogQL Queries
+
+**All RB5009 logs:**
+```logql
+{job="syslog", source="network"}
+```
+
+**RB5009 interface/link events only:**
+```logql
+{job="syslog", source="network"} |= "link"
+```
+
+**All logs from a specific Docker container:**
+```logql
+{job="docker", container="myapp"}
+```
+
+**Errors across all Docker containers:**
+```logql
+{job="docker"} |= "error" | logfmt | level="error"
+```
+
+**Everything in the last 24 hours, newest first:**
+```logql
+{job=~"syslog|docker"} | line_format "{{.source}} {{.container}} {{.message}}"
+```
+
+---
+
+## File Layout
+
+```
+loki-stack/
+├── docker-compose.yml
+├── alloy/
+│   └── config.alloy        # Alloy pipeline config (syslog + Docker)
+├── loki/
+│   └── loki-config.yml     # Loki storage and retention config
+└── grafana/
+    └── provisioning/
+        └── datasources/
+            └── loki.yml    # Auto-provisions Loki as default datasource
+```
+
+## Retention
+
+Logs are kept for **90 days** by default. To change this, edit `loki/loki-config.yml`:
+```yaml
+limits_config:
+  retention_period: 30d   # or 180d, etc.
+```
+Then restart Loki: `docker compose restart loki`
+
+## Adding More Syslog Sources
+
+Any device that can send syslog (UDP/TCP 514) will work automatically —
+the `host` label will be set from the syslog hostname field, so you can
+filter per-device in Grafana with `{host="my-device-hostname"}`.
+
+---
+
+## Integrating with the Vaultwarden Secrets Workflow
+
+If you're using the `secrets-load.sh` script, store the Grafana admin
+password as a custom field named `GF_SECURITY_ADMIN_PASSWORD` in a
+Vaultwarden item called `docker/loki-stack`, then replace the hardcoded
+value in `docker-compose.yml` with:
+
+```yaml
+env_file:
+  - .env
+```
diff --git a/loki/alloy/config.alloy b/loki/alloy/config.alloy
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+// Grafana Alloy configuration
+// Collects:
+//   1. Syslog over UDP/TCP port 514  — for MikroTik RB5009 and other network gear
+//   2. Docker container logs          — for all containers on this host
+// Forwards everything to Loki.
+
+// ── 1. SYSLOG RECEIVER ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// Listens on 514 UDP and TCP. Point your MikroTik logging action at this host.
+
+loki.source.syslog "network_devices" {
+  listener {
+    address  = "0.0.0.0:514"
+    protocol = "udp"
+    labels   = {
+      job    = "syslog",
+      source = "network",
+    }
+  }
+  listener {
+    address  = "0.0.0.0:514"
+    protocol = "tcp"
+    labels   = {
+      job    = "syslog",
+      source = "network",
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Forward to the relabeling stage below
+  forward_to = [loki.process.syslog_relabel.receiver]
+}
+
+// Relabel syslog: promote the hostname field (sent by RouterOS) to a label
+// so you can filter by device in Grafana with {host="RB5009"} etc.
+loki.process "syslog_relabel" {
+  stage.labels {
+    values = {
+      host     = "__syslog_message_hostname",
+      severity = "__syslog_message_severity",
+      facility = "__syslog_message_facility",
+      app      = "__syslog_message_app_name",
+    }
+  }
+  forward_to = [loki.write.default.receiver]
+}
+
+
+// ── 2. DOCKER CONTAINER LOGS ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// Tails logs from all Docker containers on this host.
+// Adds container_name and image as labels for easy filtering.
+
+discovery.docker "containers" {
+  host = "unix:///var/run/docker.sock"
+}
+
+// Relabel Docker metadata into useful Loki labels
+discovery.relabel "docker_labels" {
+  targets = discovery.docker.containers.targets
+
+  rule {
+    source_labels = ["__meta_docker_container_name"]
+    regex         = "/(.*)"
+    target_label  = "container"
+  }
+  rule {
+    source_labels = ["__meta_docker_container_log_stream"]
+    target_label  = "stream"
+  }
+  rule {
+    source_labels = ["__meta_docker_image_name"]
+    target_label  = "image"
+  }
+}
+
+loki.source.docker "docker_logs" {
+  host          = "unix:///var/run/docker.sock"
+  targets       = discovery.relabel.docker_labels.output
+  labels        = { job = "docker" }
+  forward_to    = [loki.write.default.receiver]
+  relabel_rules = discovery.relabel.docker_labels.rules
+}
+
+
+// ── 3. LOKI WRITE TARGET ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+// All sources above forward here.
+
+loki.write "default" {
+  endpoint {
+    url = "http://loki:3100/loki/api/v1/push"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/loki/compose.yaml b/loki/compose.yaml
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+---
+# Loki + Alloy + Grafana log aggregation stack
+# Place this file in a directory e.g. ~/docker/loki-stack/
+# Run with: docker compose up -d
+
+networks:
+  logging:
+    driver: bridge
+
+volumes:
+  loki-data:
+  grafana-data:
+
+services:
+
+  # ── Loki: log storage and query engine ──────────────────────────────────────
+  loki:
+    image: grafana/loki:3.4.2
+    container_name: loki
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    networks:
+      - logging
+    ports:
+      - "3100:3100"       # Loki HTTP API (Alloy pushes here; Grafana queries here)
+    volumes:
+      - loki-data:/loki
+      - ./config/loki.yml:/etc/loki/loki.yml:ro
+    command: -config.file=/etc/loki/loki.yml
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "wget -q --spider http://localhost:3100/ready || exit 1"]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 5
+
+  # ── Alloy: log collector / syslog receiver ───────────────────────────────────
+  alloy:
+    image: grafana/alloy:v1.7.5
+    container_name: alloy
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    networks:
+      - logging
+    ports:
+      - "514:514/udp"     # Syslog UDP (for MikroTik and other network devices)
+      - "514:514/tcp"     # Syslog TCP
+      - "12345:12345"     # Alloy UI (optional, useful for debugging)
+    volumes:
+      - ./config/alloy.alloy:/etc/alloy/config.alloy:ro
+      - /var/lib/docker/containers:/var/lib/docker/containers:ro  # Docker log access
+      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro              # Docker metadata
+    command: run /etc/alloy/config.alloy --server.http.listen-addr=0.0.0.0:12345
+    depends_on:
+      loki:
+        condition: service_healthy
+
+  # ── Grafana: log query UI ────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  grafana:
+    image: grafana/grafana:11.5.2
+    container_name: grafana
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    networks:
+      - logging
+    ports:
+      - "3098:3000"
+    volumes:
+      - grafana-data:/var/lib/grafana
+      - ./config/grafana-datasources.yml:/etc/grafana/provisioning/datasources/loki.yml:ro
+    environment:
+      - GF_AUTH_ANONYMOUS_ENABLED=true         # Remove if you want login
+      - GF_AUTH_ANONYMOUS_ORG_ROLE=Admin       # Remove if you want login
+      - GF_SECURITY_ADMIN_PASSWORD=changeme    # Change this
+    depends_on:
+      loki:
+        condition: service_healthy
diff --git a/loki/config/alloy.alloy b/loki/config/alloy.alloy
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+// Alloy configuration
+// Collects: (1) Docker container logs, (2) Syslog from network devices (MikroTik etc.)
+// Pushes everything to local Loki instance.
+
+// ── Loki destination ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+loki.write "local_loki" {
+  endpoint {
+    url = "http://loki:3100/loki/api/v1/push"
+  }
+}
+
+// ── Docker container log collection ──────────────────────────────────────────
+// Discovers all running containers and tails their logs automatically.
+// New containers are picked up without restarting Alloy.
+
+discovery.docker "containers" {
+  host = "unix:///var/run/docker.sock"
+}
+
+discovery.relabel "docker_labels" {
+  targets = discovery.docker.containers.targets
+
+  // Use container name as the job label (strips the leading slash Docker adds)
+  rule {
+    source_labels = ["__meta_docker_container_name"]
+    regex         = "/(.*)"
+    target_label  = "container"
+  }
+
+  // Carry through the Docker Compose service name if present
+  rule {
+    source_labels = ["__meta_docker_container_label_com_docker_compose_service"]
+    target_label  = "service"
+  }
+
+  // Carry through the Docker Compose project name if present
+  rule {
+    source_labels = ["__meta_docker_container_label_com_docker_compose_project"]
+    target_label  = "compose_project"
+  }
+
+  rule {
+    target_label = "source"
+    replacement  = "docker"
+  }
+}
+
+loki.source.docker "docker_logs" {
+  host          = "unix:///var/run/docker.sock"
+  targets       = discovery.relabel.docker_labels.output
+  forward_to    = [loki.write.local_loki.receiver]
+  relabeling {
+    source_labels = ["__meta_docker_container_name"]
+    regex         = "/(.*)"
+    target_label  = "container"
+  }
+}
+
+// ── Syslog receiver (MikroTik RB5009 and other network devices) ──────────────
+// Listens on UDP 514 and TCP 514.
+// On your RB5009, set the remote logging action to point at this host's IP.
+
+loki.source.syslog "network_syslog" {
+  listener {
+    address  = "0.0.0.0:514"
+    protocol = "udp"
+    labels = {
+      source = "syslog",
+      job    = "network_devices",
+    }
+  }
+  listener {
+    address  = "0.0.0.0:514"
+    protocol = "tcp"
+    labels = {
+      source = "syslog",
+      job    = "network_devices",
+    }
+  }
+
+  forward_to = [loki.process.syslog_relabel.receiver]
+}
+
+// Enrich syslog entries with a hostname label extracted from the syslog message
+loki.process "syslog_relabel" {
+  forward_to = [loki.write.local_loki.receiver]
+
+  stage.syslog {}   // Parses RFC3164/RFC5424 syslog and extracts hostname, app, facility, severity
+
+  stage.labels {
+    values = {
+      hostname = "hostname",   // Extracted by stage.syslog
+      app      = "app_name",   // e.g. "dhcp", "firewall", "interface" on RouterOS
+      severity = "severity",
+      facility = "facility",
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/loki/config/grafana-datasources.yml b/loki/config/grafana-datasources.yml
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+# Grafana datasource provisioning
+# Automatically configures Loki as a datasource on first startup.
+# No manual setup needed in the Grafana UI.
+
+apiVersion: 1
+
+datasources:
+  - name: Loki
+    type: loki
+    access: proxy
+    url: http://loki:3100
+    isDefault: true
+    editable: false
+    jsonData:
+      maxLines: 5000
+      timeout: 60
diff --git a/loki/config/loki.yml b/loki/config/loki.yml
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+# Loki configuration - single binary mode, suitable for homelab scale
+# Docs: https://grafana.com/docs/loki/latest/configuration/
+
+auth_enabled: false
+
+server:
+  http_listen_port: 3100
+  grpc_listen_port: 9096
+  log_level: warn
+
+common:
+  instance_addr: 127.0.0.1
+  path_prefix: /loki
+  storage:
+    filesystem:
+      chunks_directory: /loki/chunks
+      rules_directory: /loki/rules
+  replication_factor: 1
+  ring:
+    kvstore:
+      store: inmemory
+
+schema_config:
+  configs:
+    - from: 2024-01-01
+      store: tsdb
+      object_store: filesystem
+      schema: v13
+      index:
+        prefix: index_
+        period: 24h
+
+# ── Retention ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Adjust these to suit your disk space. 90 days is a good starting point for
+# homelab troubleshooting — long enough to catch recurring issues.
+limits_config:
+  retention_period: 90d
+  ingestion_rate_mb: 4
+  ingestion_burst_size_mb: 8
+
+compactor:
+  working_directory: /loki/compactor
+  retention_enabled: true
+  retention_delete_delay: 2h
+  delete_request_store: filesystem
+
+# ── Query performance ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+query_range:
+  results_cache:
+    cache:
+      embedded_cache:
+        enabled: true
+        max_size_mb: 100
+
+ruler:
+  alertmanager_url: http://localhost:9093
diff --git a/loki/grafana/provisioning/datasources/loki.yml b/loki/grafana/provisioning/datasources/loki.yml
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+apiVersion: 1
+
+datasources:
+  - name: Loki
+    type: loki
+    access: proxy
+    url: http://loki:3100
+    isDefault: true
+    editable: false
+    jsonData:
+      maxLines: 5000
+      # Derive fields let you turn log content into clickable links.
+      # This example makes trace IDs in logs clickable — remove if not needed.
+      derivedFields:
+        - name: TraceID
+          matcherRegex: "traceID=(\\w+)"
+          url: ""
diff --git a/loki/loki/loki-config.yml b/loki/loki/loki-config.yml
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+# Loki configuration — single-binary mode, suitable for homelab scale
+# Stores data in the local filesystem via the 'loki-data' Docker volume
+
+auth_enabled: false
+
+server:
+  http_listen_port: 3100
+  grpc_listen_port: 9096
+  log_level: warn
+
+common:
+  instance_addr: 127.0.0.1
+  path_prefix: /loki
+  storage:
+    filesystem:
+      chunks_directory: /loki/chunks
+      rules_directory: /loki/rules
+  replication_factor: 1
+  ring:
+    kvstore:
+      store: inmemory
+
+# How long to keep logs. Adjust to taste.
+# 90 days is generous but reasonable for a homelab — tune down if disk is tight.
+limits_config:
+  retention_period: 90d
+  # Reject log lines larger than 256KB (protects against runaway logging)
+  max_line_size: 256KB
+
+schema_config:
+  configs:
+    - from: 2024-01-01
+      store: tsdb
+      object_store: filesystem
+      schema: v13
+      index:
+        prefix: index_
+        period: 24h
+
+compactor:
+  working_directory: /loki/compactor
+  # Enables the retention policy above
+  retention_enabled: true
+  retention_delete_delay: 2h
+  delete_request_store: filesystem
+
+query_range:
+  results_cache:
+    cache:
+      embedded_cache:
+        enabled: true
+        max_size_mb: 100
+
+ruler:
+  alertmanager_url: http://localhost:9093