Planning note
This is a rough estimate. Real log volume depends on compression, labels, indexing strategy, retries, bursts, and dropped logs.
Tool
Log volume calculator
Estimate how much storage a stream of logs can consume before you commit to 30-day or 90-day retention.
- Inputs
- Average event size, events per second, and retention days.
- Outputs
- Estimated GB per day, per month, and retained volume.
- Use
- Planning guardrails before enabling noisy application or Docker logs.
GB per day
GB per 30 days
Retained GB