Quickwit
Open-source search engine for logs and traces that indexes data on object storage and runs as a single binary or a cluster.
Quickwit is a search engine for logs and traces, written in Rust and built on the Tantivy search library. In cluster mode its index data sits on shared object storage such as Amazon S3 or MinIO, and a single node keeps index data in local files. The metastore that holds index metadata uses a PostgreSQL-compatible database.
Every node runs as an always-on server that serves the REST API and a search and admin UI. The project ships as one binary, with install routes for a Linux or macOS download, a Docker image and a Helm chart for Kubernetes. Linux is the only officially supported platform.
Worth knowing
The project’s homepage states that Quickwit is joining Datadog.
Identity
Rendering and deploy
Releases
Adoption
Sources
- 2026-10-28: links, Maintainer, Maintained by, Categories
quickwit.io/ - 2026-10-28: links, Written in, License, GitHub stars
github.com/quickwit-oss/quickwit - 2026-10-28: links
quickwit.io/docs - 2026-10-28: First release, Owned by
quickwit.io/blog/quickwit-joins-datadog - 2026-10-28: Runtime, Install with
quickwit.io/docs/get-started/installation - 2026-10-28: License
raw.githubusercontent.com/quickwit-oss/quickwit/main/README.md - 2026-10-28: Current major version, Last release
api.github.com/repos/quickwit-oss/quickwit/releases/latest - 2026-10-28: Contributors
api.github.com/repos/quickwit-oss/quickwit/contributors?per_page=1 - 2026-10-28: Install with, Runs as, Databases, Admin interface
quickwit.io/docs/deployment/deployment-modes - 2026-10-28: Content API
quickwit.io/docs/reference/rest-api