add changelog

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml

@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ body:
   - type: markdown
     attributes:
       value: |
-        Before filling a bug report it would be great to [upgrade](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/single-server-victoriametrics/#how-to-upgrade) 
+        Before filling a bug report it would be great to [upgrade](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/#how-to-upgrade) 
         to [the latest available release](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/releases/latest)
         and verify whether the bug is reproducible there.
-        It's also recommended to read the [troubleshooting docs](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/troubleshooting/) first.
+        It's also recommended to read the [troubleshooting docs](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/troubleshooting/) first.
   - type: textarea
     id: describe-the-bug
     attributes:
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ body:
           * [Grafana dashboard for VictoriaMetrics cluster](https://grafana.com/grafana/dashboards/11176)
         
         See how to setup monitoring here:
-          * [monitoring for single-node VictoriaMetrics](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/single-server-victoriametrics/#monitoring)
-          * [monitoring for VictoriaMetrics cluster](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/cluster-victoriametrics/#monitoring)
+          * [monitoring for single-node VictoriaMetrics](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/#monitoring)
+          * [monitoring for VictoriaMetrics cluster](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/cluster-victoriametrics/#monitoring)
     validations:
       required: false
   - type: textarea

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/question.yml

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ body:
   - type: textarea
     id: describe-the-component
     attributes:
-      label: Is your question related to a specific component?
+      label: Is your question request related to a specific component?
       placeholder: |
         VictoriaMetrics, vmagent, vmalert, vmui, etc...
     validations:
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ body:
       label: Troubleshooting docs
       description: I am familiar with the following troubleshooting docs
       options:
-        - label: General - https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/troubleshooting/
+        - label: General - https://docs.victoriametrics.com/troubleshooting/
           required: false
-        - label: vmagent - https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/vmagent/#troubleshooting
+        - label: vmagent - https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmagent/#troubleshooting
           required: false
-        - label: vmalert - https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/vmalert/#troubleshooting
+        - label: vmalert - https://docs.victoriametrics.com/vmalert/#troubleshooting
           required: false

.github/dependabot.yml

@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ updates:
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "daily"
-    cooldown:
-      default-days: 21
   - package-ecosystem: "gomod"
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
@@ -25,8 +23,6 @@ updates:
     directory: "/"
     schedule:
       interval: "daily"
-    cooldown:
-      default-days: 21
   - package-ecosystem: "npm"
     directory: "/app/vmui/packages/vmui"
     schedule:

.github/pull_request_template.md

@@ -6,5 +6,4 @@ Please provide a brief description of the changes you made. Be as specific as po
 
 The following checks are **mandatory**:
 
-- [ ] My change adheres to [VictoriaMetrics contributing guidelines](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/contributing/#pull-request-checklist).
-- [ ] My change adheres to [VictoriaMetrics development goals](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/goals/).
+- [ ] My change adheres [VictoriaMetrics contributing guidelines](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/contributing/).

.github/scripts/lint-changelog-tip.sh

@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env sh
-
-set -e
-
-CHANGELOG_FILE="docs/victoriametrics/changelog/CHANGELOG.md"
-
-GITHUB_BASE_REF=${GITHUB_BASE_REF:-"master"}
-GIT_REMOTE=${GIT_REMOTE:-"origin"}
-
-git diff "${GIT_REMOTE}/${GITHUB_BASE_REF}"...HEAD -- $CHANGELOG_FILE > diff.txt
-if ! grep -q "^+" diff.txt; then
-  echo "No additions in CHANGELOG.md"
-  exit 0
-fi
-
-ADDED_LINES=$(grep "^+\S" diff.txt | sed 's/^+//')
-
-START_TIP=$(grep -n "^## tip" "$CHANGELOG_FILE" | head -1 | cut -d: -f1)
-if [ -z "$START_TIP" ]; then
-  echo "ERROR: ${CHANGELOG_FILE} does not contain a ## tip section"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-END_TIP=$(awk "NR>$START_TIP && /^## / {print NR; exit}" "${CHANGELOG_FILE}")
-if [ -z "$END_TIP" ]; then
-  END_TIP=$(wc -l < "$CHANGELOG_FILE")
-fi
-
-BAD=0
-while IFS= read -r line; do
-  # Grep exact line inside the file and get line numbers
-  MATCHES=$(grep -n -F "$line" "$CHANGELOG_FILE" | cut -d: -f1)
-  for m in $MATCHES; do
-    if [ "$m" -lt "$START_TIP" ] || [ "$m" -gt "$END_TIP" ]; then
-      echo "'$line' on line ${m} is outside ## tip section (lines ${START_TIP}-${END_TIP})"
-      BAD=1
-    fi
-  done
-done << EOF
-$ADDED_LINES
-EOF
-
-if [ "$BAD" -ne 0 ]; then
-  echo "CHANGELOG modifications must be placed inside the ## tip section."
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-echo "CHANGELOG modifications are valid."

.github/workflows/build.yml

@@ -7,20 +7,16 @@ on:
       - master
     paths:
       - '**.go'
-      - '**/Dockerfile'
+      - '**/Dockerfile*' # The trailing * is for app/vmui/Dockerfile-*.
       - '**/Makefile'
-      - '!app/vmui/**'
-      - '.github/workflows/build.yml'
   pull_request:
     branches:
       - cluster
       - master
     paths:
       - '**.go'
-      - '**/Dockerfile'
+      - '**/Dockerfile*' # The trailing * is for app/vmui/Dockerfile-*.
       - '**/Makefile'
-      - '!app/vmui/**'
-      - '.github/workflows/build.yml'
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
@@ -31,51 +27,28 @@ concurrency:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    name: ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.arch }}
+    name: Build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        include:
-          - os: linux
-            arch: 386
-          - os: linux
-            arch: amd64
-          - os: linux
-            arch: arm64
-          - os: linux
-            arch: arm
-          - os: linux
-            arch: ppc64le
-          - os: linux
-            arch: s390x
-          - os: darwin
-            arch: amd64
-          - os: darwin
-            arch: arm64
-          - os: freebsd
-            arch: amd64
-          - os: openbsd
-            arch: amd64
-          - os: windows
-            arch: amd64
     steps:
       - name: Code checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Setup Go
         id: go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          cache-dependency-path: |
-            go.sum
-            Makefile
-            app/**/Makefile
-          go-version-file: 'go.mod'
-      - run: go version
+          go-version: stable
+          cache: false
 
-      - name: Build victoria-metrics for ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.arch }}
-        run: make victoria-metrics-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.arch }}
+      - name: Cache Go artifacts
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.cache/go-build
+            ~/go/bin
+            ~/go/pkg/mod
+          key: go-artifacts-${{ runner.os }}-crossbuild-${{ steps.go.outputs.go-version }}-${{ hashFiles('go.sum', 'Makefile', 'app/**/Makefile') }}
+          restore-keys: go-artifacts-${{ runner.os }}-crossbuild-
 
-      - name: Build vmutils for ${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.arch }}
-        run: make vmutils-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.arch }}
+      - name: Run crossbuild
+        run: make crossbuild

.github/workflows/changelog-linter.yml

@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-name: 'changelog-linter'
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-    paths:
-      - "docs/victoriametrics/changelog/CHANGELOG.md"
-
-jobs:
-  tip-lint:
-    runs-on: 'ubuntu-latest'
-    steps:
-      - uses: 'actions/checkout@v6'
-        with:
-          # needed for proper diff
-          fetch-depth: 0
-
-      - name: 'Validate that changelog changes are under ## tip'
-        run: |
-          GITHUB_BASE_REF=${{ github.base_ref }} ./.github/scripts/lint-changelog-tip.sh

.github/workflows/check-commit-signed.yml

@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-name: check-commit-signed
-
-on:
-  pull_request:
-
-jobs:
-  check-commit-signed:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
-        with:
-          fetch-depth: 0  # we need full history for commit verification
-
-      - name: Check commit signatures
-        run: |
-          if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" != "pull_request" ]; then
-            echo "Not a PR event, skipping signature check"
-            exit 0
-          fi
-          
-          RANGE="${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}..${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}"
-          echo "Checking commits in PR range: $RANGE"
-          
-          if [ -z "$(git rev-list $RANGE)" ]; then
-            echo "No new commits in this PR, skipping signature check"
-            exit 0
-          fi
-          
-          # Check raw commit objects for a "gpgsig" header as a fast early signal for
-          # contributors. Both GPG and SSH signatures use this header. 
-          # This avoids relying on %G? which returns N for SSH commits.
-          # This check is not a security enforcement — unsigned commits cannot be merged
-          # anyway due to the GitHub repository merge policy.
-          unsigned=""
-          for sha in $(git rev-list $RANGE); do
-            if ! git cat-file commit "$sha" | grep -q "^gpgsig"; then
-              unsigned="$unsigned $sha"
-            fi
-          done
-          if [ -n "$unsigned" ]; then
-            echo "Found unsigned commits:"
-            echo "$unsigned"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
-          echo "All commits in PR are signed (GPG or SSH)"

.github/workflows/check-licenses.yml

@@ -19,13 +19,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Setup Go
         id: go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version-file: 'go.mod'
+          go-version: stable
           cache: false
 
-      - run: go version
-
       - name: Cache Go artifacts
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
@@ -34,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
             ~/go/pkg/mod
             ~/go/bin
           key: go-artifacts-${{ runner.os }}-check-licenses-${{ steps.go.outputs.go-version }}-${{ hashFiles('go.sum', 'Makefile', 'app/**/Makefile') }}
-          restore-keys: go-artifacts-${{ runner.os }}-check-licenses-${{ steps.go.outputs.go-version }}-
+          restore-keys: go-artifacts-${{ runner.os }}-check-licenses-
 
       - name: Check License
         run: make check-licenses

.github/workflows/codeql-analysis-go.yml

@@ -29,15 +29,14 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up Go
         id: go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v6
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           cache: false
-          go-version-file: 'go.mod'
-      - run: go version
+          go-version: stable
 
       - name: Cache Go artifacts
         uses: actions/cache@v4
@@ -47,17 +46,17 @@ jobs:
             ~/go/bin
             ~/go/pkg/mod
           key: go-artifacts-${{ runner.os }}-codeql-analyze-${{ steps.go.outputs.go-version }}-${{ hashFiles('go.sum', 'Makefile', 'app/**/Makefile') }}
-          restore-keys: go-artifacts-${{ runner.os }}-codeql-analyze-${{ steps.go.outputs.go-version }}-
+          restore-keys: go-artifacts-${{ runner.os }}-codeql-analyze-
 
       - name: Initialize CodeQL
-        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v4
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
         with:
           languages: go
 
       - name: Autobuild
-        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v4
+        uses: github/codeql-action/autobuild@v3
 
       - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
-        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v4
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
         with:
           category: 'language:go'

.github/workflows/codeql-analysis-js-ts.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+name: 'CodeQL JS/TS'
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - cluster
+      - master
+    paths:
+      - '**.js'
+      - '**.ts'
+      - '**.tsx'
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - cluster
+      - master
+    paths:
+      - '**.js'
+      - '**.ts'
+      - '**.tsx'
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  analyze:
+    name: Analyze
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      actions: read
+      contents: read
+      security-events: write
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Initialize CodeQL
+        uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3
+        with:
+          languages: javascript-typescript
+
+      - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
+        uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v3
+        with:
+          category: 'language:js/ts'

.github/workflows/docs.yaml

@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-name: publish-docs
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - 'master'
-    paths:
-      - 'docs/**'
-      - '.github/workflows/docs.yaml'
-  workflow_dispatch: {}
-permissions:
-  contents: read  # This is required for actions/checkout and to commit back image update
-  deployments: write
-jobs:
-  build:
-    name: Build
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Code checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
-        with:
-          path: __vm
-
-      - name: Checkout private code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
-        with:
-          repository: VictoriaMetrics/vmdocs
-          token: ${{ secrets.VM_BOT_GH_TOKEN }}
-          path: __vm-docs
-
-      - name: Import GPG key
-        uses: crazy-max/ghaction-import-gpg@v7
-        id: import-gpg
-        with:
-          gpg_private_key: ${{ secrets.VM_BOT_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          passphrase: ${{ secrets.VM_BOT_PASSPHRASE }}
-          git_user_signingkey: true
-          git_commit_gpgsign: true
-          git_config_global: true
-
-      - name: Copy docs
-        id: update
-        run: |
-          find docs -type d -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -exec \
-            sh -c 'rsync -zarvh --delete {}/ ../__vm-docs/content/$(basename {})/' \;
-          echo "SHORT_SHA=$(git rev-parse --short $GITHUB_SHA)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-        working-directory: __vm
-
-      - name: Push to vmdocs
-        run: |
-          git config --global user.name "${{ steps.import-gpg.outputs.email }}"
-          git config --global user.email "${{ steps.import-gpg.outputs.email }}"
-          if [[ -n $(git status --porcelain) ]]; then
-            git add .
-            git commit -S -m "sync docs with VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics commit: ${{ steps.update.outputs.SHORT_SHA }}"
-            git push
-          fi
-        working-directory: __vm-docs

.github/workflows/main.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+name: main
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - cluster
+      - master
+    paths:
+      - '**.go'
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - cluster
+      - master
+    paths:
+      - '**.go'
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+concurrency:
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
+
+jobs:
+  lint:
+    name: lint
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Code checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Go
+        id: go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          cache: false
+          go-version: stable
+
+      - name: Cache Go artifacts
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.cache/go-build
+            ~/go/bin
+            ~/go/pkg/mod
+          key: go-artifacts-${{ runner.os }}-check-all-${{ steps.go.outputs.go-version }}-${{ hashFiles('go.sum', 'Makefile', 'app/**/Makefile') }}
+          restore-keys: go-artifacts-${{ runner.os }}-check-all-
+
+      - name: Run check-all
+        run: |
+          make check-all
+          git diff --exit-code
+
+  test:
+    name: test
+    needs: lint
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        scenario:
+          - 'test-full'
+          - 'test-full-386'
+          - 'test-pure'
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Code checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Go
+        id: go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          cache: false
+          go-version: stable
+
+      - name: Cache Go artifacts
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.cache/go-build
+            ~/go/bin
+            ~/go/pkg/mod
+          key: go-artifacts-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.scenario }}-${{ steps.go.outputs.go-version }}-${{ hashFiles('go.sum', 'Makefile', 'app/**/Makefile') }}
+          restore-keys: go-artifacts-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.scenario }}-
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: GOGC=10 make ${{ matrix.scenario}}
+
+      - name: Publish coverage
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v5
+        with:
+          file: ./coverage.txt
+
+  integration-test:
+    name: integration-test
+    needs: [lint, test]
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Code checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Go
+        id: go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          cache: false
+          go-version: stable
+
+      - name: Cache Go artifacts
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.cache/go-build
+            ~/go/bin
+            ~/go/pkg/mod
+          key: go-artifacts-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.scenario }}-${{ steps.go.outputs.go-version }}-${{ hashFiles('go.sum', 'Makefile', 'app/**/Makefile') }}
+          restore-keys: go-artifacts-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.scenario }}-
+
+      - name: Run integration tests
+        run: make integration-test

.github/workflows/sync-docs.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+name: publish-docs
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - 'master'
+    paths:
+      - 'docs/**'
+  workflow_dispatch: {}
+permissions:
+  contents: read  # This is required for actions/checkout and to commit back image update
+  deployments: write
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Code checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          path: main
+      - name: Checkout private code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          repository: VictoriaMetrics/vmdocs
+          token: ${{ secrets.VM_BOT_GH_TOKEN }}
+          path: docs
+      - name: Import GPG key
+        uses: crazy-max/ghaction-import-gpg@v6
+        with:
+          gpg_private_key: ${{ secrets.VM_BOT_GPG_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+          passphrase: ${{ secrets.VM_BOT_PASSPHRASE }}
+          git_user_signingkey: true
+          git_commit_gpgsign: true
+          workdir: docs
+      - name: Set short git commit SHA
+        id: vars
+        run: |
+          calculatedSha=$(git rev-parse --short ${{ github.sha }})
+          echo "short_sha=$calculatedSha" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        working-directory: main
+      - name: update code and commit
+        run: |
+          rm -rf content
+          cp -r ../main/docs content
+          make clean-after-copy
+          git config --global user.name "${{ steps.import-gpg.outputs.email }}"
+          git config --global user.email "${{ steps.import-gpg.outputs.email }}"
+          git add .
+          git commit -S -m "sync docs with VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics commit: ${{ steps.vars.outputs.short_sha }}"
+          git push
+        working-directory: docs

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -1,111 +0,0 @@
-name: test
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - cluster
-      - master
-    paths:
-      - '**.go'
-      - 'go.*'
-      - '.github/workflows/main.yml'
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - cluster
-      - master
-    paths:
-      - '**.go'
-      - 'go.*'
-      - '.github/workflows/main.yml'
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-
-concurrency:
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
-
-
-jobs:
-  lint:
-    name: lint
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Code checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
-
-      - name: Setup Go
-        id: go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v6
-        with:
-          cache-dependency-path: |
-            go.sum
-            Makefile
-            app/**/Makefile
-          go-version-file: 'go.mod'
-
-      - run: go version
-
-      - name: Cache golangci-lint
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: |
-            ~/.cache/golangci-lint
-            ~/go/bin
-          key: golangci-lint-${{ runner.os }}-${{ steps.go.outputs.go-version }}-${{ hashFiles('.golangci.yml') }}
-
-      - name: Run check-all
-        run: |
-          make check-all
-          git diff --exit-code
-
-  unit:
-    name: unit
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        scenario:
-          - 'test'
-          - 'test-386'
-          - 'test-pure'
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Code checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
-
-      - name: Setup Go
-        id: go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v6
-        with:
-          cache-dependency-path: |
-            go.sum
-            Makefile
-            app/**/Makefile
-          go-version-file: 'go.mod'
-      - run: go version
-
-      - name: Run tests
-        run: make ${{ matrix.scenario}}
-
-  apptest:
-    name: apptest
-    runs-on: apptest
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Code checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
-
-      - name: Setup Go
-        id: go
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v6
-        with:
-          cache-dependency-path: |
-            go.sum
-            Makefile
-            app/**/Makefile
-          go-version-file: 'go.mod'
-      - run: go version
-
-      - name: Run app tests
-        run: make apptest

.github/workflows/vmui.yml

@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
-name: vmui
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - cluster
-      - master
-    paths:
-      - 'app/vmui/packages/vmui/**'
-      - '.github/workflows/vmui.yml'
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - cluster
-      - master
-    paths:
-      - 'app/vmui/packages/vmui/**'
-      - '.github/workflows/vmui.yml'
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-  packages: read
-  pull-requests: read
-  checks: write
-
-concurrency:
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
-
-jobs:
-  vmui-checks:
-    name: VMUI Checks (lint, test, typecheck)
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Code checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
-
-      - name: Cache node_modules
-        id: cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v5
-        with:
-          path: app/vmui/packages/vmui/node_modules
-          key: vmui-deps-${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('app/vmui/packages/vmui/package-lock.json', 'app/vmui/Dockerfile-build') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            vmui-deps-${{ runner.os }}-
-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        if: steps.cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        run: make vmui-install
-
-      - name: Run lint
-        id: lint
-        run: make vmui-lint
-        continue-on-error: true
-        env:
-          VMUI_SKIP_INSTALL: true
-
-      - name: Run tests
-        id: test
-        run: make vmui-test
-        continue-on-error: true
-        env:
-          VMUI_SKIP_INSTALL: true
-
-      - name: Run typecheck
-        id: typecheck
-        run: make vmui-typecheck
-        continue-on-error: true
-        env:
-          VMUI_SKIP_INSTALL: true
-
-      - name: Annotate Code Linting Results
-        uses: ataylorme/eslint-annotate-action@v3
-        with:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          report-json: app/vmui/packages/vmui/vmui-lint-report.json
-
-      - name: Check overall status
-        run: |
-          echo "Lint status: ${{ steps.lint.outcome }}"
-          echo "Test status: ${{ steps.test.outcome }}"
-          echo "Typecheck status: ${{ steps.typecheck.outcome }}"
-
-          if [[ "${{ steps.lint.outcome }}" == "failure" || "${{ steps.test.outcome }}" == "failure" || "${{ steps.typecheck.outcome }}" == "failure" ]]; then
-            echo "One or more checks failed"
-            exit 1
-          else
-            echo "All checks passed"
-          fi

.gitignore

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 /victoria-logs-data
 /victoria-metrics-data
 /vmagent-remotewrite-data
-/vlagent-remotewritewrite
 /vmstorage-data
 /vmselect-cache
 /package/temp-deb-*
@@ -28,4 +27,3 @@ _site
 coverage.txt
 cspell.json
 *~
-deployment/docker/provisioning/plugins/

.golangci.yml

@@ -1,29 +1,22 @@
-version: "2"
+run:
+  timeout: 2m
+
 linters:
-  settings:
-    errcheck:
-      exclude-functions:
-        - fmt.Fprintf
-        - fmt.Fprint
-        - (net/http.ResponseWriter).Write
-  exclusions:
-    generated: lax
-    presets:
-      - common-false-positives
-      - legacy
-      - std-error-handling
-    rules:
-      - linters:
-          - staticcheck
-        text: 'SA(4003|1019|5011):'
-    paths:
-      - third_party$
-      - builtin$
-      - examples$
-formatters:
-  exclusions:
-    generated: lax
-    paths:
-      - third_party$
-      - builtin$
-      - examples$
+  enable:
+  - revive
+
+issues:
+  exclude-rules:
+  - linters:
+    - staticcheck
+    text: "SA(4003|1019|5011):"
+  include:
+  - EXC0012
+  - EXC0014
+
+linters-settings:
+  errcheck:
+    exclude-functions:
+      - "fmt.Fprintf"
+      - "fmt.Fprint"
+      - "(net/http.ResponseWriter).Write"

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -1 +1 @@
-The document has been moved [here](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/contributing/).
+The document has been moved [here](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/contributing/).

LICENSE

@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
 
    END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
 
-   Copyright 2019-2026 VictoriaMetrics, Inc.
+   Copyright 2019-2025 VictoriaMetrics, Inc.
 
    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.

Makefile

@@ -5,32 +5,29 @@ MAKE_PARALLEL := $(MAKE) -j $(MAKE_CONCURRENCY)
 DATEINFO_TAG ?= $(shell date -u +'%Y%m%d-%H%M%S')
 BUILDINFO_TAG ?= $(shell echo $$(git describe --long --all | tr '/' '-')$$( \
 	      git diff-index --quiet HEAD -- || echo '-dirty-'$$(git diff-index -u HEAD | openssl sha1 | cut -d' ' -f2 | cut -c 1-8)))
+LATEST_TAG ?= latest
 
 PKG_TAG ?= $(shell git tag -l --points-at HEAD)
 ifeq ($(PKG_TAG),)
 PKG_TAG := $(BUILDINFO_TAG)
 endif
 
-EXTRA_DOCKER_TAG_SUFFIX ?=
-EXTRA_GO_BUILD_TAGS ?=
-
 GO_BUILDINFO = -X '$(PKG_PREFIX)/lib/buildinfo.Version=$(APP_NAME)-$(DATEINFO_TAG)-$(BUILDINFO_TAG)'
 TAR_OWNERSHIP ?= --owner=1000 --group=1000
 
-GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION := 2.9.0
-
 .PHONY: $(MAKECMDGOALS)
 
 include app/*/Makefile
-include codespell/Makefile
+include cspell/Makefile
 include docs/Makefile
 include deployment/*/Makefile
 include dashboards/Makefile
 include package/release/Makefile
-include benchmarks/Makefile
 
 all: \
 	victoria-metrics-prod \
+	victoria-logs-prod \
+	vlogscli-prod \
 	vmagent-prod \
 	vmalert-prod \
 	vmalert-tool-prod \
@@ -54,6 +51,8 @@ publish: \
 
 package: \
 	package-victoria-metrics \
+	package-victoria-logs \
+	package-vlogscli \
 	package-vmagent \
 	package-vmalert \
 	package-vmalert-tool \
@@ -125,15 +124,6 @@ vmutils-linux-ppc64le: \
 	vmrestore-linux-ppc64le \
 	vmctl-linux-ppc64le
 
-vmutils-linux-s390x: \
-	vmagent-linux-s390x \
-	vmalert-linux-s390x \
-	vmalert-tool-linux-s390x \
-	vmauth-linux-s390x \
-	vmbackup-linux-s390x \
-	vmrestore-linux-s390x \
-	vmctl-linux-s390x
-
 vmutils-darwin-amd64: \
 	vmagent-darwin-amd64 \
 	vmalert-darwin-amd64 \
@@ -179,11 +169,9 @@ vmutils-windows-amd64: \
 	vmrestore-windows-amd64 \
 	vmctl-windows-amd64
 
-# When adding a new crossbuild target, please also add it to the .github/workflows/build.yml
 crossbuild:
 	$(MAKE_PARALLEL) victoria-metrics-crossbuild vmutils-crossbuild
 
-# When adding a new crossbuild target, please also add it to the .github/workflows/build.yml
 victoria-metrics-crossbuild: \
 	victoria-metrics-linux-386 \
 	victoria-metrics-linux-amd64 \
@@ -196,7 +184,6 @@ victoria-metrics-crossbuild: \
 	victoria-metrics-openbsd-amd64 \
 	victoria-metrics-windows-amd64
 
-# When adding a new crossbuild target, please also add it to the .github/workflows/build.yml
 vmutils-crossbuild: \
 	vmutils-linux-386 \
 	vmutils-linux-amd64 \
@@ -209,52 +196,12 @@ vmutils-crossbuild: \
 	vmutils-openbsd-amd64 \
 	vmutils-windows-amd64
 
-publish-final-images:
-	PKG_TAG=$(TAG) APP_NAME=victoria-metrics $(MAKE) publish-via-docker-from-rc && \
-	PKG_TAG=$(TAG) APP_NAME=vmagent $(MAKE) publish-via-docker-from-rc && \
-	PKG_TAG=$(TAG) APP_NAME=vmalert $(MAKE) publish-via-docker-from-rc && \
-	PKG_TAG=$(TAG) APP_NAME=vmalert-tool $(MAKE) publish-via-docker-from-rc && \
-	PKG_TAG=$(TAG) APP_NAME=vmauth $(MAKE) publish-via-docker-from-rc && \
-	PKG_TAG=$(TAG) APP_NAME=vmbackup $(MAKE) publish-via-docker-from-rc && \
-	PKG_TAG=$(TAG) APP_NAME=vmrestore $(MAKE) publish-via-docker-from-rc && \
-	PKG_TAG=$(TAG) APP_NAME=vmctl $(MAKE) publish-via-docker-from-rc && \
-	PKG_TAG=$(TAG)-cluster APP_NAME=vminsert $(MAKE) publish-via-docker-from-rc && \
-	PKG_TAG=$(TAG)-cluster APP_NAME=vmselect $(MAKE) publish-via-docker-from-rc && \
-	PKG_TAG=$(TAG)-cluster APP_NAME=vmstorage $(MAKE) publish-via-docker-from-rc && \
-	PKG_TAG=$(TAG)-enterprise APP_NAME=victoria-metrics $(MAKE) publish-via-docker-from-rc && \
-	PKG_TAG=$(TAG)-enterprise APP_NAME=vmagent $(MAKE) publish-via-docker-from-rc && \
-	PKG_TAG=$(TAG)-enterprise APP_NAME=vmalert $(MAKE) publish-via-docker-from-rc && \
-	PKG_TAG=$(TAG)-enterprise APP_NAME=vmauth $(MAKE) publish-via-docker-from-rc && \
-	PKG_TAG=$(TAG)-enterprise APP_NAME=vmbackup $(MAKE) publish-via-docker-from-rc && \
-	PKG_TAG=$(TAG)-enterprise APP_NAME=vmrestore $(MAKE) publish-via-docker-from-rc && \
-	PKG_TAG=$(TAG)-enterprise-cluster APP_NAME=vminsert $(MAKE) publish-via-docker-from-rc && \
-	PKG_TAG=$(TAG)-enterprise-cluster APP_NAME=vmselect $(MAKE) publish-via-docker-from-rc && \
-	PKG_TAG=$(TAG)-enterprise-cluster APP_NAME=vmstorage $(MAKE) publish-via-docker-from-rc && \
-	PKG_TAG=$(TAG)-enterprise APP_NAME=vmgateway $(MAKE) publish-via-docker-from-rc && \
-	PKG_TAG=$(TAG)-enterprise APP_NAME=vmbackupmanager $(MAKE) publish-via-docker-from-rc && \
-	PKG_TAG=$(TAG) $(MAKE) publish-latest
-
-publish-latest:
-	PKG_TAG=$(TAG) APP_NAME=victoria-metrics $(MAKE) publish-via-docker-latest && \
-	PKG_TAG=$(TAG) APP_NAME=vmagent $(MAKE) publish-via-docker-latest && \
-	PKG_TAG=$(TAG) APP_NAME=vmalert $(MAKE) publish-via-docker-latest && \
-	PKG_TAG=$(TAG) APP_NAME=vmalert-tool $(MAKE) publish-via-docker-latest && \
-	PKG_TAG=$(TAG) APP_NAME=vmauth $(MAKE) publish-via-docker-latest && \
-	PKG_TAG=$(TAG) APP_NAME=vmbackup $(MAKE) publish-via-docker-latest && \
-	PKG_TAG=$(TAG) APP_NAME=vmrestore $(MAKE) publish-via-docker-latest && \
-	PKG_TAG=$(TAG) APP_NAME=vmctl $(MAKE) publish-via-docker-latest && \
-	PKG_TAG=$(TAG)-cluster APP_NAME=vminsert $(MAKE) publish-via-docker-latest && \
-	PKG_TAG=$(TAG)-cluster APP_NAME=vmselect $(MAKE) publish-via-docker-latest && \
-	PKG_TAG=$(TAG)-cluster APP_NAME=vmstorage $(MAKE) publish-via-docker-latest && \
-	PKG_TAG=$(TAG)-enterprise APP_NAME=vmgateway $(MAKE) publish-via-docker-latest
-	PKG_TAG=$(TAG)-enterprise APP_NAME=vmbackupmanager $(MAKE) publish-via-docker-latest
-
 publish-release:
 	rm -rf bin/*
-	git checkout $(TAG) && $(MAKE) release && $(MAKE) publish && \
-		git checkout $(TAG)-cluster && $(MAKE) release && $(MAKE) publish && \
-		git checkout $(TAG)-enterprise && $(MAKE) release && $(MAKE) publish && \
-		git checkout $(TAG)-enterprise-cluster && $(MAKE) release && $(MAKE) publish
+	git checkout $(TAG) && $(MAKE) release && LATEST_TAG=stable $(MAKE) publish && \
+		git checkout $(TAG)-cluster && $(MAKE) release && LATEST_TAG=cluster-stable $(MAKE) publish && \
+		git checkout $(TAG)-enterprise && $(MAKE) release && LATEST_TAG=enterprise-stable $(MAKE) publish && \
+		git checkout $(TAG)-enterprise-cluster && $(MAKE) release && LATEST_TAG=enterprise-cluster-stable $(MAKE) publish
 
 release:
 	$(MAKE_PARALLEL) \
@@ -266,7 +213,6 @@ release-victoria-metrics: \
 	release-victoria-metrics-linux-amd64 \
 	release-victoria-metrics-linux-arm \
 	release-victoria-metrics-linux-arm64 \
-	release-victoria-metrics-linux-s390x \
 	release-victoria-metrics-darwin-amd64 \
 	release-victoria-metrics-darwin-arm64 \
 	release-victoria-metrics-freebsd-amd64 \
@@ -285,9 +231,6 @@ release-victoria-metrics-linux-arm:
 release-victoria-metrics-linux-arm64:
 	GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm64 $(MAKE) release-victoria-metrics-goos-goarch
 
-release-victoria-metrics-linux-s390x:
-	GOOS=linux GOARCH=s390x $(MAKE) release-victoria-metrics-goos-goarch
-
 release-victoria-metrics-darwin-amd64:
 	GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 $(MAKE) release-victoria-metrics-goos-goarch
 
@@ -322,12 +265,133 @@ release-victoria-metrics-windows-goarch: victoria-metrics-windows-$(GOARCH)-prod
 	cd bin && rm -rf \
 		victoria-metrics-windows-$(GOARCH)-prod.exe
 
+release-victoria-logs-bundle: \
+	release-victoria-logs \
+	release-vlogscli
+
+publish-victoria-logs-bundle: \
+	publish-victoria-logs \
+	publish-vlogscli
+
+release-victoria-logs:
+	$(MAKE_PARALLEL) release-victoria-logs-linux-386 \
+		release-victoria-logs-linux-amd64 \
+		release-victoria-logs-linux-arm \
+		release-victoria-logs-linux-arm64 \
+		release-victoria-logs-darwin-amd64 \
+		release-victoria-logs-darwin-arm64 \
+		release-victoria-logs-freebsd-amd64 \
+		release-victoria-logs-openbsd-amd64 \
+		release-victoria-logs-windows-amd64
+
+release-victoria-logs-linux-386:
+	GOOS=linux GOARCH=386 $(MAKE) release-victoria-logs-goos-goarch
+
+release-victoria-logs-linux-amd64:
+	GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 $(MAKE) release-victoria-logs-goos-goarch
+
+release-victoria-logs-linux-arm:
+	GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm $(MAKE) release-victoria-logs-goos-goarch
+
+release-victoria-logs-linux-arm64:
+	GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm64 $(MAKE) release-victoria-logs-goos-goarch
+
+release-victoria-logs-darwin-amd64:
+	GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 $(MAKE) release-victoria-logs-goos-goarch
+
+release-victoria-logs-darwin-arm64:
+	GOOS=darwin GOARCH=arm64 $(MAKE) release-victoria-logs-goos-goarch
+
+release-victoria-logs-freebsd-amd64:
+	GOOS=freebsd GOARCH=amd64 $(MAKE) release-victoria-logs-goos-goarch
+
+release-victoria-logs-openbsd-amd64:
+	GOOS=openbsd GOARCH=amd64 $(MAKE) release-victoria-logs-goos-goarch
+
+release-victoria-logs-windows-amd64:
+	GOARCH=amd64 $(MAKE) release-victoria-logs-windows-goarch
+
+release-victoria-logs-goos-goarch: victoria-logs-$(GOOS)-$(GOARCH)-prod
+	cd bin && \
+		tar $(TAR_OWNERSHIP) --transform="flags=r;s|-$(GOOS)-$(GOARCH)||" -czf victoria-logs-$(GOOS)-$(GOARCH)-$(PKG_TAG).tar.gz \
+			victoria-logs-$(GOOS)-$(GOARCH)-prod \
+		&& sha256sum victoria-logs-$(GOOS)-$(GOARCH)-$(PKG_TAG).tar.gz \
+			victoria-logs-$(GOOS)-$(GOARCH)-prod \
+			| sed s/-$(GOOS)-$(GOARCH)-prod/-prod/ > victoria-logs-$(GOOS)-$(GOARCH)-$(PKG_TAG)_checksums.txt
+	cd bin && rm -rf victoria-logs-$(GOOS)-$(GOARCH)-prod
+
+release-victoria-logs-windows-goarch: victoria-logs-windows-$(GOARCH)-prod
+	cd bin && \
+		zip victoria-logs-windows-$(GOARCH)-$(PKG_TAG).zip \
+			victoria-logs-windows-$(GOARCH)-prod.exe \
+		&& sha256sum victoria-logs-windows-$(GOARCH)-$(PKG_TAG).zip \
+			victoria-logs-windows-$(GOARCH)-prod.exe \
+			> victoria-logs-windows-$(GOARCH)-$(PKG_TAG)_checksums.txt
+	cd bin && rm -rf \
+		victoria-logs-windows-$(GOARCH)-prod.exe
+
+release-vlogscli:
+	$(MAKE_PARALLEL) release-vlogscli-linux-386 \
+		release-vlogscli-linux-amd64 \
+		release-vlogscli-linux-arm \
+		release-vlogscli-linux-arm64 \
+		release-vlogscli-darwin-amd64 \
+		release-vlogscli-darwin-arm64 \
+		release-vlogscli-freebsd-amd64 \
+		release-vlogscli-openbsd-amd64 \
+		release-vlogscli-windows-amd64
+
+release-vlogscli-linux-386:
+	GOOS=linux GOARCH=386 $(MAKE) release-vlogscli-goos-goarch
+
+release-vlogscli-linux-amd64:
+	GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 $(MAKE) release-vlogscli-goos-goarch
+
+release-vlogscli-linux-arm:
+	GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm $(MAKE) release-vlogscli-goos-goarch
+
+release-vlogscli-linux-arm64:
+	GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm64 $(MAKE) release-vlogscli-goos-goarch
+
+release-vlogscli-darwin-amd64:
+	GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 $(MAKE) release-vlogscli-goos-goarch
+
+release-vlogscli-darwin-arm64:
+	GOOS=darwin GOARCH=arm64 $(MAKE) release-vlogscli-goos-goarch
+
+release-vlogscli-freebsd-amd64:
+	GOOS=freebsd GOARCH=amd64 $(MAKE) release-vlogscli-goos-goarch
+
+release-vlogscli-openbsd-amd64:
+	GOOS=openbsd GOARCH=amd64 $(MAKE) release-vlogscli-goos-goarch
+
+release-vlogscli-windows-amd64:
+	GOARCH=amd64 $(MAKE) release-vlogscli-windows-goarch
+
+release-vlogscli-goos-goarch: vlogscli-$(GOOS)-$(GOARCH)-prod
+	cd bin && \
+		tar $(TAR_OWNERSHIP) --transform="flags=r;s|-$(GOOS)-$(GOARCH)||" -czf vlogscli-$(GOOS)-$(GOARCH)-$(PKG_TAG).tar.gz \
+			vlogscli-$(GOOS)-$(GOARCH)-prod \
+		&& sha256sum vlogscli-$(GOOS)-$(GOARCH)-$(PKG_TAG).tar.gz \
+			vlogscli-$(GOOS)-$(GOARCH)-prod \
+			| sed s/-$(GOOS)-$(GOARCH)-prod/-prod/ > vlogscli-$(GOOS)-$(GOARCH)-$(PKG_TAG)_checksums.txt
+	cd bin && rm -rf vlogscli-$(GOOS)-$(GOARCH)-prod
+
+release-vlogscli-windows-goarch: vlogscli-windows-$(GOARCH)-prod
+	cd bin && \
+		zip vlogscli-windows-$(GOARCH)-$(PKG_TAG).zip \
+			vlogscli-windows-$(GOARCH)-prod.exe \
+		&& sha256sum vlogscli-windows-$(GOARCH)-$(PKG_TAG).zip \
+			vlogscli-windows-$(GOARCH)-prod.exe \
+			> vlogscli-windows-$(GOARCH)-$(PKG_TAG)_checksums.txt
+	cd bin && rm -rf \
+		vlogscli-windows-$(GOARCH)-prod.exe
+
 release-vmutils: \
 	release-vmutils-linux-386 \
 	release-vmutils-linux-amd64 \
 	release-vmutils-linux-arm64 \
 	release-vmutils-linux-arm \
-	release-vmutils-linux-s390x \
 	release-vmutils-darwin-amd64 \
 	release-vmutils-darwin-arm64 \
 	release-vmutils-freebsd-amd64 \
@@ -346,9 +410,6 @@ release-vmutils-linux-arm64:
 release-vmutils-linux-arm:
 	GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm $(MAKE) release-vmutils-goos-goarch
 
-release-vmutils-linux-s390x:
-	GOOS=linux GOARCH=s390x $(MAKE) release-vmutils-goos-goarch
-
 release-vmutils-darwin-amd64:
 	GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 $(MAKE) release-vmutils-goos-goarch
 
@@ -435,7 +496,7 @@ release-vmutils-windows-goarch: \
 		vmctl-windows-$(GOARCH)-prod.exe
 
 pprof-cpu:
-	go tool pprof -trim_path=github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics $(PPROF_FILE)
+	go tool pprof -trim_path=github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics@ $(PPROF_FILE)
 
 fmt:
 	gofmt -l -w -s ./lib
@@ -443,7 +504,7 @@ fmt:
 	gofmt -l -w -s ./apptest
 
 vet:
-	go vet -tags 'synctest' ./lib/...
+	go vet ./lib/...
 	go vet ./app/...
 	go vet ./apptest/...
 
@@ -452,82 +513,61 @@ check-all: fmt vet golangci-lint govulncheck
 clean-checkers: remove-golangci-lint remove-govulncheck
 
 test:
-	go test -tags 'synctest' ./lib/... ./app/...
+	go test ./lib/... ./app/...
 
 test-race:
-	go test -tags 'synctest' -race ./lib/... ./app/...
-
-test-386:
-	GOARCH=386 go test -tags 'synctest' ./lib/... ./app/...
+	go test -race ./lib/... ./app/...
 
 test-pure:
-	CGO_ENABLED=0 go test -tags 'synctest' ./lib/... ./app/...
+	CGO_ENABLED=0 go test ./lib/... ./app/...
 
 test-full:
-	go test -tags 'synctest' -coverprofile=coverage.txt -covermode=atomic ./lib/... ./app/...
+	go test -coverprofile=coverage.txt -covermode=atomic ./lib/... ./app/...
 
 test-full-386:
-	GOARCH=386 go test -tags 'synctest' -coverprofile=coverage.txt -covermode=atomic ./lib/... ./app/...
+	GOARCH=386 go test -coverprofile=coverage.txt -covermode=atomic ./lib/... ./app/...
 
-apptest:
-	$(MAKE) victoria-metrics-race vmagent-race vmalert-race vmauth-race vmctl-race vmbackup-race vmrestore-race
-	go test ./apptest/... -skip="^Test(Cluster|Legacy).*"
-
-apptest-legacy: victoria-metrics-race vmbackup-race vmrestore-race
-	OS=$$(uname | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]'); \
-	ARCH=$$(uname -m | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | sed 's/x86_64/amd64/'); \
-	VERSION=v1.132.0; \
-	VMSINGLE=victoria-metrics-$${OS}-$${ARCH}-$${VERSION}.tar.gz; \
-	VMCLUSTER=victoria-metrics-$${OS}-$${ARCH}-$${VERSION}-cluster.tar.gz; \
-	URL=https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/releases/download/$${VERSION}; \
-	DIR=/tmp/$${VERSION}; \
-	test -d $${DIR} || (mkdir $${DIR} && \
-		curl --output-dir /tmp -LO $${URL}/$${VMSINGLE} && tar xzf /tmp/$${VMSINGLE} -C $${DIR} && \
-		curl --output-dir /tmp -LO $${URL}/$${VMCLUSTER} && tar xzf /tmp/$${VMCLUSTER} -C $${DIR} \
-	); \
-	VM_LEGACY_VMSINGLE_PATH=$${DIR}/victoria-metrics-prod \
-	VM_LEGACY_VMSTORAGE_PATH=$${DIR}/vmstorage-prod \
-	go test ./apptest/tests -run="^TestLegacySingle.*"
+integration-test: victoria-metrics vmagent vmalert vmauth
+	go test ./apptest/... -skip="^TestCluster.*"
 
 benchmark:
-	go test -run=NO_TESTS -bench=. ./lib/...
-	go test -run=NO_TESTS -bench=. ./app/...
+	go test -bench=. ./lib/...
+	go test -bench=. ./app/...
 
 benchmark-pure:
-	CGO_ENABLED=0 go test -run=NO_TESTS -bench=. ./lib/...
-	CGO_ENABLED=0 go test -run=NO_TESTS -bench=. ./app/...
+	CGO_ENABLED=0 go test -bench=. ./lib/...
+	CGO_ENABLED=0 go test -bench=. ./app/...
 
 vendor-update:
 	go get -u ./lib/...
 	go get -u ./app/...
-	go mod tidy -compat=1.26
+	go mod tidy -compat=1.23
 	go mod vendor
 
 app-local:
-	CGO_ENABLED=1 go build $(RACE) -ldflags "$(GO_BUILDINFO)" -tags "$(EXTRA_GO_BUILD_TAGS)" -o bin/$(APP_NAME)$(RACE) $(PKG_PREFIX)/app/$(APP_NAME)
+	CGO_ENABLED=1 go build $(RACE) -ldflags "$(GO_BUILDINFO)" -o bin/$(APP_NAME)$(RACE) $(PKG_PREFIX)/app/$(APP_NAME)
 
 app-local-pure:
-	CGO_ENABLED=0 go build $(RACE) -ldflags "$(GO_BUILDINFO)" -tags "$(EXTRA_GO_BUILD_TAGS)" -o bin/$(APP_NAME)-pure$(RACE) $(PKG_PREFIX)/app/$(APP_NAME)
+	CGO_ENABLED=0 go build $(RACE) -ldflags "$(GO_BUILDINFO)" -o bin/$(APP_NAME)-pure$(RACE) $(PKG_PREFIX)/app/$(APP_NAME)
 
 app-local-goos-goarch:
-	CGO_ENABLED=$(CGO_ENABLED) GOOS=$(GOOS) GOARCH=$(GOARCH) go build $(RACE) -ldflags "$(GO_BUILDINFO)" -tags "$(EXTRA_GO_BUILD_TAGS)" -o bin/$(APP_NAME)-$(GOOS)-$(GOARCH)$(RACE) $(PKG_PREFIX)/app/$(APP_NAME)
+	CGO_ENABLED=$(CGO_ENABLED) GOOS=$(GOOS) GOARCH=$(GOARCH) go build $(RACE) -ldflags "$(GO_BUILDINFO)" -o bin/$(APP_NAME)-$(GOOS)-$(GOARCH)$(RACE) $(PKG_PREFIX)/app/$(APP_NAME)
 
 app-local-windows-goarch:
-	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=windows GOARCH=$(GOARCH) go build $(RACE) -ldflags "$(GO_BUILDINFO)" -tags "$(EXTRA_GO_BUILD_TAGS)" -o bin/$(APP_NAME)-windows-$(GOARCH)$(RACE).exe $(PKG_PREFIX)/app/$(APP_NAME)
+	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=windows GOARCH=$(GOARCH) go build $(RACE) -ldflags "$(GO_BUILDINFO)" -o bin/$(APP_NAME)-windows-$(GOARCH)$(RACE).exe $(PKG_PREFIX)/app/$(APP_NAME)
 
 quicktemplate-gen: install-qtc
-	qtc -dir=lib
-	qtc -dir=app
+	qtc
 
 install-qtc:
 	which qtc || go install github.com/valyala/quicktemplate/qtc@latest
 
 
 golangci-lint: install-golangci-lint
-	golangci-lint run --build-tags 'synctest'
+	golangci-lint run
 
 install-golangci-lint:
-	which golangci-lint && (golangci-lint --version | grep -q $(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION)) || curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b $(shell go env GOPATH)/bin v$(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION)
+	which golangci-lint || curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/golangci/golangci-lint/master/install.sh | sh -s -- -b $(shell go env GOPATH)/bin v1.63.4
 
 remove-golangci-lint:
 	rm -rf `which golangci-lint`

README.md

@@ -1,35 +1,31 @@
 # VictoriaMetrics
 
-[![Latest Release](https://img.shields.io/github/v/release/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics?sort=semver&label=&filter=!*-victorialogs&logo=github&labelColor=gray&color=gray&link=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2FVictoriaMetrics%2FVictoriaMetrics%2Freleases%2Flatest)](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/releases)
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+![Docker Pulls](https://img.shields.io/docker/pulls/victoriametrics/victoria-metrics?label=&logo=docker&logoColor=white&labelColor=2496ED&color=2496ED&link=https%3A%2F%2Fhub.docker.com%2Fr%2Fvictoriametrics%2Fvictoria-metrics)
+![Go Report](https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics?link=https%3A%2F%2Fgoreportcard.com%2Freport%2Fgithub.com%2FVictoriaMetrics%2FVictoriaMetrics)
+![Build Status](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/workflows/main/badge.svg?link=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2FVictoriaMetrics%2FVictoriaMetrics%2Factions)
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+![Slack](https://img.shields.io/badge/Join-4A154B?logo=slack&link=https%3A%2F%2Fslack.victoriametrics.com)
+![X](https://img.shields.io/twitter/follow/VictoriaMetrics?style=flat&label=Follow&color=black&logo=x&labelColor=black&link=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FVictoriaMetrics)
+![Reddit](https://img.shields.io/reddit/subreddit-subscribers/VictoriaMetrics?style=flat&label=Join&labelColor=red&logoColor=white&logo=reddit&link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2FVictoriaMetrics)
 
 <picture>
-  <source srcset="docs/victoriametrics/logo_white.webp" media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)">
-  <source srcset="docs/victoriametrics/logo.webp" media="(prefers-color-scheme: light)">
-  <img src="docs/victoriametrics/logo.webp" width="300" alt="VictoriaMetrics logo">
+  <source srcset="docs/logo_white.webp" media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)">
+  <source srcset="docs/logo.webp" media="(prefers-color-scheme: light)">
+  <img src="docs/logo.webp" width="300" alt="VictoriaMetrics logo">
 </picture>
 
-VictoriaMetrics is a fast, cost-effective, and scalable solution for monitoring and managing time series data. It delivers high performance and reliability, making it an ideal choice for businesses of all sizes.
+VictoriaMetrics is a fast, cost-saving, and scalable solution for monitoring and managing time series data. It delivers high performance and reliability, making it an ideal choice for businesses of all sizes.
 
 Here are some resources and information about VictoriaMetrics:
 
-- **Case studies**: [Grammarly, Roblox, Wix, Spotify,...](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/casestudies/).
-- **Available**: [Binary releases](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/releases/latest), Docker images on [Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com/r/victoriametrics/victoria-metrics/) and [Quay](https://quay.io/repository/victoriametrics/victoria-metrics), [Source code](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics).
-- **Deployment types**: [Single-node version](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/single-server-victoriametrics/) and [Cluster version](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/cluster-victoriametrics/) under [Apache License 2.0](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/blob/master/LICENSE).
-- **Getting started:** Read [key concepts](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/keyconcepts/) and follow the
-  [quick start guide](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/quick-start/).
-- **Community**: [Slack](https://slack.victoriametrics.com/) (join via [Slack Inviter](https://slack.victoriametrics.com/)), [X (Twitter)](https://x.com/VictoriaMetrics), [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@VictoriaMetrics). See full list [here](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/#community-and-contributions).
-- **Changelog**: Project evolves fast - check the [CHANGELOG](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/changelog/), and [How to upgrade](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/single-server-victoriametrics/#how-to-upgrade-victoriametrics).
-- **Enterprise support:** [Contact us](mailto:info@victoriametrics.com) for commercial support with additional [enterprise features](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/enterprise/).
-- **Enterprise releases:** Enterprise and [long-term support releases (LTS)](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/lts-releases/) are publicly available and can be evaluated for free
-  using a [free trial license](https://victoriametrics.com/products/enterprise/trial/).
-- **Security:** we achieved [security certifications](https://victoriametrics.com/security/) for Database Software Development and Software-Based Monitoring Services.
+- Documentation: [docs.victoriametrics.com](https://docs.victoriametrics.com)
+- Case studies: [Grammarly, Roblox, Wix,...](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/casestudies/).
+- Available: [Binary releases](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/releases/latest), [Docker images](https://hub.docker.com/r/victoriametrics/victoria-metrics/), [Source code](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics)
+- Deployment types: [Single-node version](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/), [Cluster version](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/cluster-victoriametrics/), and [Enterprise version](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/enterprise/)
+- Changelog: [CHANGELOG](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/changelog/), and [How to upgrade](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/#how-to-upgrade-victoriametrics)
+- Community: [Slack](https://slack.victoriametrics.com/), [X (Twitter)](https://x.com/VictoriaMetrics), [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/victoriametrics/), [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@VictoriaMetrics)
 
 Yes, we open-source both the single-node VictoriaMetrics and the cluster version.
 
@@ -39,22 +35,22 @@ VictoriaMetrics is optimized for timeseries data, even when old time series are
 
 * **Long-term storage for Prometheus** or as a drop-in replacement for Prometheus and Graphite in Grafana.
 * **Powerful stream aggregation**: Can be used as a StatsD alternative.
-* **Ideal for big data**: Works well with large amounts of time series data from APM, Kubernetes, IoT sensors, connected cars, industrial telemetry, financial data and various [Enterprise workloads](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/enterprise/).
+* **Ideal for big data**: Works well with large amounts of time series data from APM, Kubernetes, IoT sensors, connected cars, industrial telemetry, financial data and various [Enterprise workloads](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/enterprise/).
 * **Query language**: Supports both PromQL and the more performant MetricsQL.
 * **Easy to setup**: No dependencies, single [small binary](https://medium.com/@valyala/stripping-dependency-bloat-in-victoriametrics-docker-image-983fb5912b0d), configuration through command-line flags, but the default is also fine-tuned; backup and restore with [instant snapshots](https://medium.com/@valyala/how-victoriametrics-makes-instant-snapshots-for-multi-terabyte-time-series-data-e1f3fb0e0282).
 * **Global query view**: Multiple Prometheus instances or any other data sources may ingest data into VictoriaMetrics and queried via a single query.
 * **Various Protocols**: Support metric scraping, ingestion and backfilling in various protocol.
-    * [Prometheus exporters](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/single-server-victoriametrics/#how-to-scrape-prometheus-exporters-such-as-node-exporter), [Prometheus remote write API](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/integrations/prometheus/), [Prometheus exposition format](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/single-server-victoriametrics/#how-to-import-data-in-prometheus-exposition-format).
-    * [InfluxDB line protocol](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/integrations/influxdb/) over HTTP, TCP and UDP.
-    * [Graphite plaintext protocol](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/integrations/graphite/#ingesting) with [tags](https://graphite.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tags.html#carbon).
-    * [OpenTSDB put message](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/integrations/opentsdb/#sending-data-via-telnet).
-    * [HTTP OpenTSDB /api/put requests](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/integrations/opentsdb/#sending-data-via-http).
-    * [JSON line format](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/single-server-victoriametrics/#how-to-import-data-in-json-line-format).
-    * [Arbitrary CSV data](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/single-server-victoriametrics/#how-to-import-csv-data).
-    * [Native binary format](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/single-server-victoriametrics/#how-to-import-data-in-native-format).
-    * [DataDog agent or DogStatsD](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/integrations/datadog/).
-    * [NewRelic infrastructure agent](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/integrations/newrelic/#sending-data-from-agent).
-    * [OpenTelemetry metrics format](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/single-server-victoriametrics/#sending-data-via-opentelemetry).
+    * [Prometheus exporters](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/#how-to-scrape-prometheus-exporters-such-as-node-exporter), [Prometheus remote write API](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/#prometheus-setup), [Prometheus exposition format](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/#how-to-import-data-in-prometheus-exposition-format).
+    * [InfluxDB line protocol](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/#how-to-send-data-from-influxdb-compatible-agents-such-as-telegraf) over HTTP, TCP and UDP.
+    * [Graphite plaintext protocol](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/#how-to-send-data-from-graphite-compatible-agents-such-as-statsd) with [tags](https://graphite.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tags.html#carbon).
+    * [OpenTSDB put message](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/#sending-data-via-telnet-put-protocol).
+    * [HTTP OpenTSDB /api/put requests](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/#sending-opentsdb-data-via-http-apiput-requests).
+    * [JSON line format](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/#how-to-import-data-in-json-line-format).
+    * [Arbitrary CSV data](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/#how-to-import-csv-data).
+    * [Native binary format](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/#how-to-import-data-in-native-format).
+    * [DataDog agent or DogStatsD](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/#how-to-send-data-from-datadog-agent).
+    * [NewRelic infrastructure agent](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/#how-to-send-data-from-newrelic-agent).
+    * [OpenTelemetry metrics format](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/#sending-data-via-opentelemetry).
 * **NFS-based storages**: Supports storing data on NFS-based storages such as Amazon EFS, Google Filestore.
 * And many other features such as metrics relabeling, cardinality limiter, etc.
 
@@ -66,9 +62,9 @@ In addition, the Enterprise version includes extra features:
 - **Backup automation**: Automates regular backup procedures.
 - **Multiple retentions**: Reducing storage costs by specifying different retentions for different datasets.
 - **Downsampling**: Reducing storage costs and increasing performance for queries over historical data.
-- **Stable releases** with long-term support lines ([LTS](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/lts-releases/)).
+- **Stable releases** with long-term support lines ([LTS](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/lts-releases/)).
 - **Comprehensive support**: First-class consulting, feature requests and technical support provided by the core VictoriaMetrics dev team.
-- Many other features, which you can read about on [the Enterprise page](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/enterprise/).
+- Many other features, which you can read about on [the Enterprise page](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/enterprise/).
 
 [Contact us](mailto:info@victoriametrics.com) if you need enterprise support for VictoriaMetrics. Or you can request a free trial license [here](https://victoriametrics.com/products/enterprise/trial/), downloaded Enterprise binaries are available at [Github Releases](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/releases/latest).
 
@@ -81,7 +77,7 @@ Some good benchmarks VictoriaMetrics achieved:
 * **Minimal memory footprint**: handling millions of unique timeseries with [10x less RAM](https://medium.com/@valyala/insert-benchmarks-with-inch-influxdb-vs-victoriametrics-e31a41ae2893) than InfluxDB, up to [7x less RAM](https://valyala.medium.com/prometheus-vs-victoriametrics-benchmark-on-node-exporter-metrics-4ca29c75590f) than Prometheus, Thanos or Cortex.
 * **Highly scalable and performance** for [data ingestion](https://medium.com/@valyala/high-cardinality-tsdb-benchmarks-victoriametrics-vs-timescaledb-vs-influxdb-13e6ee64dd6b) and [querying](https://medium.com/@valyala/when-size-matters-benchmarking-victoriametrics-vs-timescale-and-influxdb-6035811952d4), [20x outperforms](https://medium.com/@valyala/insert-benchmarks-with-inch-influxdb-vs-victoriametrics-e31a41ae2893) InfluxDB and TimescaleDB.
 * **High data compression**: [70x more data points](https://medium.com/@valyala/when-size-matters-benchmarking-victoriametrics-vs-timescale-and-influxdb-6035811952d4) may be stored into limited storage than TimescaleDB, [7x less storage](https://valyala.medium.com/prometheus-vs-victoriametrics-benchmark-on-node-exporter-metrics-4ca29c75590f) space is required than Prometheus, Thanos or Cortex.
-* **Reducing storage costs**: [10x more effective](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/casestudies/#grammarly) than Graphite according to the Grammarly case study.
+* **Reducing storage costs**: [10x more effective](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/casestudies/#grammarly) than Graphite according to the Grammarly case study.
 * **A single-node VictoriaMetrics** can replace medium-sized clusters built with competing solutions such as Thanos, M3DB, Cortex, InfluxDB or TimescaleDB. See [VictoriaMetrics vs Thanos](https://medium.com/@valyala/comparing-thanos-to-victoriametrics-cluster-b193bea1683), [Measuring vertical scalability](https://medium.com/@valyala/measuring-vertical-scalability-for-time-series-databases-in-google-cloud-92550d78d8ae), [Remote write storage wars - PromCon 2019](https://promcon.io/2019-munich/talks/remote-write-storage-wars/).
 * **Optimized for storage**: [Works well with high-latency IO](https://medium.com/@valyala/high-cardinality-tsdb-benchmarks-victoriametrics-vs-timescaledb-vs-influxdb-13e6ee64dd6b) and low IOPS (HDD and network storage in AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, etc.).
 
@@ -97,7 +93,7 @@ Feel free asking any questions regarding VictoriaMetrics:
 * [Telegram-ru](https://t.me/VictoriaMetrics_ru1)
 * [Mastodon](https://mastodon.social/@victoriametrics/)
 
-If you like VictoriaMetrics and want to contribute, then please [read these docs](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/contributing/).
+If you like VictoriaMetrics and want to contribute, then please [read these docs](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/contributing/).
 
 ## VictoriaMetrics Logo
 

SECURITY.md

@@ -4,39 +4,15 @@
 
 The following versions of VictoriaMetrics receive regular security fixes:
 
-| Version                                                                        | Supported          |
-|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
-| [Latest release](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/changelog/)  | :white_check_mark: |
-| [LTS releases](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/lts-releases/) | :white_check_mark: |
-| other releases                                                                 | :x:                |
+| Version | Supported          |
+|---------|--------------------|
+| [latest release](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/changelog/) | :white_check_mark: |
+| v1.102.x [LTS line](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/lts-releases/) | :white_check_mark: |
+| v1.97.x [LTS line](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/lts-releases/) | :white_check_mark: |
+| other releases  | :x:                |
 
 See [this page](https://victoriametrics.com/security/) for more details.
 
-## Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)
-
-Every VictoriaMetrics container{{% available_from "#" %}} image published to
-[Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com/u/victoriametrics)
-and [Quay.io](https://quay.io/organization/victoriametrics)
-includes an [SPDX](https://spdx.dev/) SBOM attestation
-generated automatically by BuildKit during
-`docker buildx build`.
-
-To inspect the SBOM for an image:
-
-```sh
-docker buildx imagetools inspect \
-  docker.io/victoriametrics/victoria-metrics:latest \
-  --format "{{ json .SBOM }}"
-```
-
-To scan an image using its SBOM attestation with
-[Trivy](https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy):
-
-```sh
-trivy image --sbom-sources oci \
-  docker.io/victoriametrics/victoria-metrics:latest
-```
-
 ## Reporting a Vulnerability
 
 Please report any security issues to <security@victoriametrics.com>

app/victoria-logs/Makefile

@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+# All these commands must run from repository root.
+
+victoria-logs:
+	APP_NAME=victoria-logs $(MAKE) app-local
+
+victoria-logs-race:
+	APP_NAME=victoria-logs RACE=-race $(MAKE) app-local
+
+victoria-logs-prod:
+	APP_NAME=victoria-logs $(MAKE) app-via-docker
+
+victoria-logs-pure-prod:
+	APP_NAME=victoria-logs $(MAKE) app-via-docker-pure
+
+victoria-logs-linux-amd64-prod:
+	APP_NAME=victoria-logs $(MAKE) app-via-docker-linux-amd64
+
+victoria-logs-linux-arm-prod:
+	APP_NAME=victoria-logs $(MAKE) app-via-docker-linux-arm
+
+victoria-logs-linux-arm64-prod:
+	APP_NAME=victoria-logs $(MAKE) app-via-docker-linux-arm64
+
+victoria-logs-linux-ppc64le-prod:
+	APP_NAME=victoria-logs $(MAKE) app-via-docker-linux-ppc64le
+
+victoria-logs-linux-386-prod:
+	APP_NAME=victoria-logs $(MAKE) app-via-docker-linux-386
+
+victoria-logs-darwin-amd64-prod:
+	APP_NAME=victoria-logs $(MAKE) app-via-docker-darwin-amd64
+
+victoria-logs-darwin-arm64-prod:
+	APP_NAME=victoria-logs $(MAKE) app-via-docker-darwin-arm64
+
+victoria-logs-freebsd-amd64-prod:
+	APP_NAME=victoria-logs $(MAKE) app-via-docker-freebsd-amd64
+
+victoria-logs-openbsd-amd64-prod:
+	APP_NAME=victoria-logs $(MAKE) app-via-docker-openbsd-amd64
+
+victoria-logs-windows-amd64-prod:
+	APP_NAME=victoria-logs $(MAKE) app-via-docker-windows-amd64
+
+package-victoria-logs:
+	APP_NAME=victoria-logs $(MAKE) package-via-docker
+
+package-victoria-logs-pure:
+	APP_NAME=victoria-logs $(MAKE) package-via-docker-pure
+
+package-victoria-logs-amd64:
+	APP_NAME=victoria-logs $(MAKE) package-via-docker-amd64
+
+package-victoria-logs-arm:
+	APP_NAME=victoria-logs $(MAKE) package-via-docker-arm
+
+package-victoria-logs-arm64:
+	APP_NAME=victoria-logs $(MAKE) package-via-docker-arm64
+
+package-victoria-logs-ppc64le:
+	APP_NAME=victoria-logs $(MAKE) package-via-docker-ppc64le
+
+package-victoria-logs-386:
+	APP_NAME=victoria-logs $(MAKE) package-via-docker-386
+
+publish-victoria-logs:
+	APP_NAME=victoria-logs $(MAKE) publish-via-docker
+
+victoria-logs-linux-amd64:
+	APP_NAME=victoria-logs CGO_ENABLED=1 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 $(MAKE) app-local-goos-goarch
+
+victoria-logs-linux-arm:
+	APP_NAME=victoria-logs CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm $(MAKE) app-local-goos-goarch
+
+victoria-logs-linux-arm64:
+	APP_NAME=victoria-logs CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm64 $(MAKE) app-local-goos-goarch
+
+victoria-logs-linux-ppc64le:
+	APP_NAME=victoria-logs CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=ppc64le $(MAKE) app-local-goos-goarch
+
+victoria-logs-linux-s390x:
+	APP_NAME=victoria-logs CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=s390x $(MAKE) app-local-goos-goarch
+
+victoria-logs-linux-loong64:
+	APP_NAME=victoria-logs CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=loong64 $(MAKE) app-local-goos-goarch
+
+victoria-logs-linux-386:
+	APP_NAME=victoria-logs CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=386 $(MAKE) app-local-goos-goarch
+
+victoria-logs-darwin-amd64:
+	APP_NAME=victoria-logs CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 $(MAKE) app-local-goos-goarch
+
+victoria-logs-darwin-arm64:
+	APP_NAME=victoria-logs CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=darwin GOARCH=arm64 $(MAKE) app-local-goos-goarch
+
+victoria-logs-freebsd-amd64:
+	APP_NAME=victoria-logs CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=freebsd GOARCH=amd64 $(MAKE) app-local-goos-goarch
+
+victoria-logs-openbsd-amd64:
+	APP_NAME=victoria-logs CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=openbsd GOARCH=amd64 $(MAKE) app-local-goos-goarch
+
+victoria-logs-windows-amd64:
+	GOARCH=amd64 APP_NAME=victoria-logs $(MAKE) app-local-windows-goarch
+
+victoria-logs-pure:
+	APP_NAME=victoria-logs $(MAKE) app-local-pure
+
+run-victoria-logs:
+	mkdir -p victoria-logs-data
+	DOCKER_OPTS='-v $(shell pwd)/victoria-logs-data:/victoria-logs-data' \
+	APP_NAME=victoria-logs \
+	ARGS='' \
+	$(MAKE) run-via-docker

app/victoria-logs/README.md

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-VictoriaLogs source code has been moved to [github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaLogs](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaLogs/).

app/victoria-logs/deployment/Dockerfile

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+ARG base_image=non-existing
+FROM $base_image
+
+EXPOSE 9428
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/victoria-logs-prod"]
+ARG src_binary=non-existing
+COPY $src_binary ./victoria-logs-prod

app/victoria-logs/main.go

@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlinsert"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlselect"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlstorage"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/buildinfo"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/envflag"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/flagutil"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/fs"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/httpserver"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/logger"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/procutil"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/pushmetrics"
+)
+
+var (
+	httpListenAddrs  = flagutil.NewArrayString("httpListenAddr", "TCP address to listen for incoming http requests. See also -httpListenAddr.useProxyProtocol")
+	useProxyProtocol = flagutil.NewArrayBool("httpListenAddr.useProxyProtocol", "Whether to use proxy protocol for connections accepted at the given -httpListenAddr . "+
+		"See https://www.haproxy.org/download/1.8/doc/proxy-protocol.txt . "+
+		"With enabled proxy protocol http server cannot serve regular /metrics endpoint. Use -pushmetrics.url for metrics pushing")
+)
+
+func main() {
+	// Write flags and help message to stdout, since it is easier to grep or pipe.
+	flag.CommandLine.SetOutput(os.Stdout)
+	flag.Usage = usage
+	envflag.Parse()
+	buildinfo.Init()
+	logger.Init()
+
+	listenAddrs := *httpListenAddrs
+	if len(listenAddrs) == 0 {
+		listenAddrs = []string{":9428"}
+	}
+	logger.Infof("starting VictoriaLogs at %q...", listenAddrs)
+	startTime := time.Now()
+
+	vlstorage.Init()
+	vlselect.Init()
+	vlinsert.Init()
+
+	go httpserver.Serve(listenAddrs, useProxyProtocol, requestHandler)
+	logger.Infof("started VictoriaLogs in %.3f seconds; see https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/", time.Since(startTime).Seconds())
+
+	pushmetrics.Init()
+	sig := procutil.WaitForSigterm()
+	logger.Infof("received signal %s", sig)
+	pushmetrics.Stop()
+
+	logger.Infof("gracefully shutting down webservice at %q", listenAddrs)
+	startTime = time.Now()
+	if err := httpserver.Stop(listenAddrs); err != nil {
+		logger.Fatalf("cannot stop the webservice: %s", err)
+	}
+	logger.Infof("successfully shut down the webservice in %.3f seconds", time.Since(startTime).Seconds())
+
+	vlinsert.Stop()
+	vlselect.Stop()
+	vlstorage.Stop()
+
+	fs.MustStopDirRemover()
+
+	logger.Infof("the VictoriaLogs has been stopped in %.3f seconds", time.Since(startTime).Seconds())
+}
+
+func requestHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) bool {
+	if r.URL.Path == "/" {
+		if r.Method != http.MethodGet {
+			return false
+		}
+		w.Header().Add("Content-Type", "text/html; charset=utf-8")
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "<h2>Single-node VictoriaLogs</h2></br>")
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "See docs at <a href='https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/'>https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/</a></br>")
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "Useful endpoints:</br>")
+		httpserver.WriteAPIHelp(w, [][2]string{
+			{"select/vmui", "Web UI for VictoriaLogs"},
+			{"metrics", "available service metrics"},
+			{"flags", "command-line flags"},
+		})
+		return true
+	}
+	if vlinsert.RequestHandler(w, r) {
+		return true
+	}
+	if vlselect.RequestHandler(w, r) {
+		return true
+	}
+	if vlstorage.RequestHandler(w, r) {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func usage() {
+	const s = `
+victoria-logs is a log management and analytics service.
+
+See the docs at https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/
+`
+	flagutil.Usage(s)
+}

app/victoria-logs/multiarch/Dockerfile

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# See https://medium.com/on-docker/use-multi-stage-builds-to-inject-ca-certs-ad1e8f01de1b
+ARG certs_image=non-existing
+ARG root_image=non-existing
+FROM $certs_image AS certs
+RUN apk update && apk upgrade && apk --update --no-cache add ca-certificates
+
+FROM $root_image
+COPY --from=certs /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
+EXPOSE 9428
+ENTRYPOINT ["/victoria-logs-prod"]
+ARG TARGETARCH
+COPY victoria-logs-linux-${TARGETARCH}-prod ./victoria-logs-prod

app/victoria-metrics/Makefile

@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ victoria-metrics-linux-ppc64le-prod:
 victoria-metrics-linux-386-prod:
 	APP_NAME=victoria-metrics $(MAKE) app-via-docker-linux-386
 
-victoria-metrics-linux-s390x-prod:
-	APP_NAME=victoria-metrics $(MAKE) app-via-docker-linux-s390x
-
 victoria-metrics-darwin-amd64-prod:
 	APP_NAME=victoria-metrics $(MAKE) app-via-docker-darwin-amd64
 

app/victoria-metrics/main.go

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/cgroup"
 	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/envflag"
 	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/flagutil"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/fs"
 	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/httpserver"
 	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/logger"
 	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/procutil"
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ var (
 		"See https://www.haproxy.org/download/1.8/doc/proxy-protocol.txt . "+
 		"With enabled proxy protocol http server cannot serve regular /metrics endpoint. Use -pushmetrics.url for metrics pushing")
 	minScrapeInterval = flag.Duration("dedup.minScrapeInterval", 0, "Leave only the last sample in every time series per each discrete interval "+
-		"equal to -dedup.minScrapeInterval > 0. See also -streamAggr.dedupInterval and https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/single-server-victoriametrics/#deduplication")
+		"equal to -dedup.minScrapeInterval > 0. See also -streamAggr.dedupInterval and https://docs.victoriametrics.com/#deduplication")
 	dryRun = flag.Bool("dryRun", false, "Whether to check config files without running VictoriaMetrics. The following config files are checked: "+
 		"-promscrape.config, -relabelConfig and -streamAggr.config. Unknown config entries aren't allowed in -promscrape.config by default. "+
 		"This can be changed with -promscrape.config.strictParse=false command-line flag")
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ var (
 	finalDedupScheduleInterval = flag.Duration("storage.finalDedupScheduleCheckInterval", time.Hour, "The interval for checking when final deduplication process should be started."+
 		"Storage unconditionally adds 25% jitter to the interval value on each check evaluation."+
 		" Changing the interval to the bigger values may delay downsampling, deduplication for historical data."+
-		" See also https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/single-server-victoriametrics/#deduplication")
+		" See also https://docs.victoriametrics.com/#deduplication")
 )
 
 func main() {
@@ -100,9 +101,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	startSelfScraper()
 
-	go httpserver.Serve(listenAddrs, requestHandler, httpserver.ServeOptions{
-		UseProxyProtocol: useProxyProtocol,
-	})
+	go httpserver.Serve(listenAddrs, useProxyProtocol, requestHandler)
 	logger.Infof("started VictoriaMetrics in %.3f seconds", time.Since(startTime).Seconds())
 
 	pushmetrics.Init()
@@ -124,6 +123,8 @@ func main() {
 	vmstorage.Stop()
 	vmselect.Stop()
 
+	fs.MustStopDirRemover()
+
 	logger.Infof("the VictoriaMetrics has been stopped in %.3f seconds", time.Since(startTime).Seconds())
 }
 
@@ -134,7 +135,6 @@ func requestHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) bool {
 		}
 		w.Header().Add("Content-Type", "text/html; charset=utf-8")
 		fmt.Fprintf(w, "<h2>Single-node VictoriaMetrics</h2></br>")
-		fmt.Fprintf(w, "Version %s<br>", buildinfo.Version)
 		fmt.Fprintf(w, "See docs at <a href='https://docs.victoriametrics.com/'>https://docs.victoriametrics.com/</a></br>")
 		fmt.Fprintf(w, "Useful endpoints:</br>")
 		httpserver.WriteAPIHelp(w, [][2]string{
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func usage() {
 	const s = `
 victoria-metrics is a time series database and monitoring solution.
 
-See the docs at https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victoriametrics/
+See the docs at https://docs.victoriametrics.com/
 `
 	flagutil.Usage(s)
 }

app/victoria-metrics/main_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,619 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"log"
+	"math/rand"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"reflect"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	testutil "github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/victoria-metrics/test"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vminsert"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vmselect"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vmselect/promql"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vmstorage"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/fs"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/httpserver"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/logger"
+)
+
+const (
+	testFixturesDir            = "testdata"
+	testStorageSuffix          = "vm-test-storage"
+	testHTTPListenAddr         = ":7654"
+	testStatsDListenAddr       = ":2003"
+	testOpenTSDBListenAddr     = ":4242"
+	testOpenTSDBHTTPListenAddr = ":4243"
+	testLogLevel               = "INFO"
+)
+
+const (
+	testReadHTTPPath           = "http://127.0.0.1" + testHTTPListenAddr
+	testWriteHTTPPath          = "http://127.0.0.1" + testHTTPListenAddr + "/write"
+	testOpenTSDBWriteHTTPPath  = "http://127.0.0.1" + testOpenTSDBHTTPListenAddr + "/api/put"
+	testPromWriteHTTPPath      = "http://127.0.0.1" + testHTTPListenAddr + "/api/v1/write"
+	testImportCSVWriteHTTPPath = "http://127.0.0.1" + testHTTPListenAddr + "/api/v1/import/csv"
+
+	testHealthHTTPPath = "http://127.0.0.1" + testHTTPListenAddr + "/health"
+)
+
+const (
+	testStorageInitTimeout = 10 * time.Second
+)
+
+var (
+	storagePath   string
+	insertionTime = time.Now().UTC()
+)
+
+type test struct {
+	Name                     string   `json:"name"`
+	Data                     []string `json:"data"`
+	InsertQuery              string   `json:"insert_query"`
+	Query                    []string `json:"query"`
+	ResultMetrics            []Metric `json:"result_metrics"`
+	ResultSeries             Series   `json:"result_series"`
+	ResultQuery              Query    `json:"result_query"`
+	Issue                    string   `json:"issue"`
+	ExpectedResultLinesCount int      `json:"expected_result_lines_count"`
+}
+
+type Metric struct {
+	Metric     map[string]string `json:"metric"`
+	Values     []float64         `json:"values"`
+	Timestamps []int64           `json:"timestamps"`
+}
+
+func (r *Metric) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
+	type plain Metric
+	return json.Unmarshal(testutil.PopulateTimeTpl(b, insertionTime), (*plain)(r))
+}
+
+type Series struct {
+	Status string              `json:"status"`
+	Data   []map[string]string `json:"data"`
+}
+
+type Query struct {
+	Status string `json:"status"`
+	Data   struct {
+		ResultType string          `json:"resultType"`
+		Result     json.RawMessage `json:"result"`
+	} `json:"data"`
+}
+
+const rtVector, rtMatrix = "vector", "matrix"
+
+func (q *Query) metrics() ([]Metric, error) {
+	switch q.Data.ResultType {
+	case rtVector:
+		var r QueryInstant
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(q.Data.Result, &r.Result); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return r.metrics()
+	case rtMatrix:
+		var r QueryRange
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(q.Data.Result, &r.Result); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return r.metrics()
+	default:
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown result type %q", q.Data.ResultType)
+	}
+}
+
+type QueryInstant struct {
+	Result []struct {
+		Labels map[string]string `json:"metric"`
+		TV     [2]any            `json:"value"`
+	} `json:"result"`
+}
+
+func (q QueryInstant) metrics() ([]Metric, error) {
+	result := make([]Metric, len(q.Result))
+	for i, res := range q.Result {
+		f, err := strconv.ParseFloat(res.TV[1].(string), 64)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("metric %v, unable to parse float64 from %s: %w", res, res.TV[1], err)
+		}
+		var m Metric
+		m.Metric = res.Labels
+		m.Timestamps = append(m.Timestamps, int64(res.TV[0].(float64)))
+		m.Values = append(m.Values, f)
+		result[i] = m
+	}
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+type QueryRange struct {
+	Result []struct {
+		Metric map[string]string `json:"metric"`
+		Values [][]any           `json:"values"`
+	} `json:"result"`
+}
+
+func (q QueryRange) metrics() ([]Metric, error) {
+	var result []Metric
+	for i, res := range q.Result {
+		var m Metric
+		for _, tv := range res.Values {
+			f, err := strconv.ParseFloat(tv[1].(string), 64)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("metric %v, unable to parse float64 from %s: %w", res, tv[1], err)
+			}
+			m.Values = append(m.Values, f)
+			m.Timestamps = append(m.Timestamps, int64(tv[0].(float64)))
+		}
+		if len(m.Values) < 1 || len(m.Timestamps) < 1 {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("metric %v contains no values", res)
+		}
+		m.Metric = q.Result[i].Metric
+		result = append(result, m)
+	}
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+func (q *Query) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
+	type plain Query
+	return json.Unmarshal(testutil.PopulateTimeTpl(b, insertionTime), (*plain)(q))
+}
+
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	setUp()
+	code := m.Run()
+	tearDown()
+	os.Exit(code)
+}
+
+func setUp() {
+	storagePath = filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), testStorageSuffix)
+	processFlags()
+	logger.Init()
+	vmstorage.Init(promql.ResetRollupResultCacheIfNeeded)
+	vmselect.Init()
+	vminsert.Init()
+	go httpserver.Serve(*httpListenAddrs, useProxyProtocol, requestHandler)
+	readyStorageCheckFunc := func() bool {
+		resp, err := http.Get(testHealthHTTPPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return false
+		}
+		_ = resp.Body.Close()
+		return resp.StatusCode == 200
+	}
+	if err := waitFor(testStorageInitTimeout, readyStorageCheckFunc); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("http server can't start for %s seconds, err %s", testStorageInitTimeout, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func processFlags() {
+	flag.Parse()
+	for _, fv := range []struct {
+		flag  string
+		value string
+	}{
+		{flag: "storageDataPath", value: storagePath},
+		{flag: "httpListenAddr", value: testHTTPListenAddr},
+		{flag: "graphiteListenAddr", value: testStatsDListenAddr},
+		{flag: "opentsdbListenAddr", value: testOpenTSDBListenAddr},
+		{flag: "loggerLevel", value: testLogLevel},
+		{flag: "opentsdbHTTPListenAddr", value: testOpenTSDBHTTPListenAddr},
+	} {
+		// panics if flag doesn't exist
+		if err := flag.Lookup(fv.flag).Value.Set(fv.value); err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("unable to set %q with value %q, err: %v", fv.flag, fv.value, err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func waitFor(timeout time.Duration, f func() bool) error {
+	fraction := timeout / 10
+	for i := fraction; i < timeout; i += fraction {
+		if f() {
+			return nil
+		}
+		time.Sleep(fraction)
+	}
+	return fmt.Errorf("timeout")
+}
+
+func tearDown() {
+	if err := httpserver.Stop(*httpListenAddrs); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("cannot stop the webservice: %s", err)
+	}
+	vminsert.Stop()
+	vmstorage.Stop()
+	vmselect.Stop()
+	fs.MustRemoveAll(storagePath)
+}
+
+func TestWriteRead(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("write", testWrite)
+	time.Sleep(500 * time.Millisecond)
+	vmstorage.Storage.DebugFlush()
+	time.Sleep(1500 * time.Millisecond)
+	t.Run("read", testRead)
+}
+
+func testWrite(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("prometheus", func(t *testing.T) {
+		for _, test := range readIn("prometheus", insertionTime) {
+			if test.Data == nil {
+				continue
+			}
+			r := testutil.WriteRequest{}
+			testData := strings.Join(test.Data, "\n")
+			if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(testData), &r.Timeseries); err != nil {
+				panic(fmt.Errorf("BUG: cannot unmarshal TimeSeries: %s\ntest data\n%s", err, testData))
+			}
+			if n := len(r.Timeseries); n <= 0 {
+				panic(fmt.Errorf("BUG: expecting non-empty Timeseries in test data:\n%s", testData))
+			}
+			data := testutil.Compress(r)
+			httpWrite(t, testPromWriteHTTPPath, test.InsertQuery, bytes.NewBuffer(data))
+		}
+	})
+	t.Run("csv", func(t *testing.T) {
+		for _, test := range readIn("csv", insertionTime) {
+			if test.Data == nil {
+				continue
+			}
+			httpWrite(t, testImportCSVWriteHTTPPath, test.InsertQuery, bytes.NewBuffer([]byte(strings.Join(test.Data, "\n"))))
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("influxdb", func(t *testing.T) {
+		for _, x := range readIn("influxdb", insertionTime) {
+			test := x
+			t.Run(test.Name, func(t *testing.T) {
+				t.Parallel()
+				httpWrite(t, testWriteHTTPPath, test.InsertQuery, bytes.NewBufferString(strings.Join(test.Data, "\n")))
+			})
+		}
+	})
+	t.Run("graphite", func(t *testing.T) {
+		for _, x := range readIn("graphite", insertionTime) {
+			test := x
+			t.Run(test.Name, func(t *testing.T) {
+				t.Parallel()
+				tcpWrite(t, "127.0.0.1"+testStatsDListenAddr, strings.Join(test.Data, "\n"))
+			})
+		}
+	})
+	t.Run("opentsdb", func(t *testing.T) {
+		for _, x := range readIn("opentsdb", insertionTime) {
+			test := x
+			t.Run(test.Name, func(t *testing.T) {
+				t.Parallel()
+				tcpWrite(t, "127.0.0.1"+testOpenTSDBListenAddr, strings.Join(test.Data, "\n"))
+			})
+		}
+	})
+	t.Run("opentsdbhttp", func(t *testing.T) {
+		for _, x := range readIn("opentsdbhttp", insertionTime) {
+			test := x
+			t.Run(test.Name, func(t *testing.T) {
+				t.Parallel()
+				logger.Infof("writing %s", test.Data)
+				httpWrite(t, testOpenTSDBWriteHTTPPath, test.InsertQuery, bytes.NewBufferString(strings.Join(test.Data, "\n")))
+			})
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func testRead(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, engine := range []string{"csv", "prometheus", "graphite", "opentsdb", "influxdb", "opentsdbhttp"} {
+		t.Run(engine, func(t *testing.T) {
+			for _, x := range readIn(engine, insertionTime) {
+				test := x
+				t.Run(test.Name, func(t *testing.T) {
+					t.Parallel()
+					for _, q := range test.Query {
+						q = testutil.PopulateTimeTplString(q, insertionTime)
+						if test.Issue != "" {
+							test.Issue = "\nRegression in " + test.Issue
+						}
+						switch {
+						case strings.HasPrefix(q, "/api/v1/export/csv"):
+							data := strings.Split(string(httpReadData(t, testReadHTTPPath, q)), "\n")
+							if len(data) == test.ExpectedResultLinesCount {
+								t.Fatalf("not expected number of csv lines want=%d\ngot=%d test=%s.%s\n\response=%q", len(data), test.ExpectedResultLinesCount, q, test.Issue, strings.Join(data, "\n"))
+							}
+						case strings.HasPrefix(q, "/api/v1/export"):
+							if err := checkMetricsResult(httpReadMetrics(t, testReadHTTPPath, q), test.ResultMetrics); err != nil {
+								t.Fatalf("Export. %s fails with error %s.%s", q, err, test.Issue)
+							}
+						case strings.HasPrefix(q, "/api/v1/series"):
+							s := Series{}
+							httpReadStruct(t, testReadHTTPPath, q, &s)
+							if err := checkSeriesResult(s, test.ResultSeries); err != nil {
+								t.Fatalf("Series. %s fails with error %s.%s", q, err, test.Issue)
+							}
+						case strings.HasPrefix(q, "/api/v1/query"):
+							queryResult := Query{}
+							httpReadStruct(t, testReadHTTPPath, q, &queryResult)
+							gotMetrics, err := queryResult.metrics()
+							if err != nil {
+								t.Fatalf("failed to parse query response: %s", err)
+							}
+							expMetrics, err := test.ResultQuery.metrics()
+							if err != nil {
+								t.Fatalf("failed to parse expected response: %s", err)
+							}
+							if err := checkMetricsResult(gotMetrics, expMetrics); err != nil {
+								t.Fatalf("%q fails with error %s.%s", q, err, test.Issue)
+							}
+						default:
+							t.Fatalf("unsupported read query %s", q)
+						}
+					}
+				})
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func readIn(readFor string, insertTime time.Time) []test {
+	testDir := filepath.Join(testFixturesDir, readFor)
+	var tt []test
+	err := filepath.Walk(testDir, func(path string, _ os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if filepath.Ext(path) != ".json" {
+			return nil
+		}
+		b, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(fmt.Errorf("BUG: cannot read %s: %s", path, err))
+		}
+		item := test{}
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(b, &item); err != nil {
+			panic(fmt.Errorf("cannot parse %T from %s: %s; data:\n%s", &item, path, err, b))
+		}
+		for i := range item.Data {
+			item.Data[i] = testutil.PopulateTimeTplString(item.Data[i], insertTime)
+		}
+		tt = append(tt, item)
+		return nil
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("BUG: cannot read test data at %s: %w", testDir, err))
+	}
+	if len(tt) == 0 {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("BUG: no tests found in %s", testDir))
+	}
+	return tt
+}
+
+func httpWrite(t *testing.T, address, query string, r io.Reader) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	requestURL := address + query
+	resp, err := http.Post(requestURL, "", r)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("cannot send request to %s: %s", requestURL, err)
+	}
+	_ = resp.Body.Close()
+	if resp.StatusCode != 204 {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected status code received from %s; got %d; want 204", requestURL, resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+}
+
+func tcpWrite(t *testing.T, address, data string) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	conn, err := net.Dial("tcp", address)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("cannot dial %s: %s", address, err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		_ = conn.Close()
+	}()
+	n, err := conn.Write([]byte(data))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("cannot write %d bytes to %s: %s", len(data), address, err)
+	}
+	if n != len(data) {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("BUG: conn.Write() returned unexpected number of written bytes to %s; got %d; want %d", address, n, len(data)))
+	}
+}
+
+func httpReadMetrics(t *testing.T, address, query string) []Metric {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	requestURL := address + query
+	resp, err := http.Get(requestURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("cannot send request to %s: %s", requestURL, err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		_ = resp.Body.Close()
+	}()
+	if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected status code received from %s; got %d; want 200", requestURL, resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+
+	var rows []Metric
+	dec := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body)
+	for {
+		var row Metric
+		err := dec.Decode(&row)
+		if err != nil {
+			if errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
+				return rows
+			}
+			t.Fatalf("cannot decode %T from response received from %s: %s", &row, requestURL, err)
+		}
+		rows = append(rows, row)
+	}
+}
+
+func httpReadStruct(t *testing.T, address, query string, dst any) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	requestURL := address + query
+	resp, err := http.Get(requestURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("cannot send request to %s: %s", requestURL, err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		_ = resp.Body.Close()
+	}()
+	if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected status code received from %s; got %d; want 200", requestURL, resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+	err = json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(dst)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("cannot decode %T from response received from %s: %s", dst, requestURL, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func httpReadData(t *testing.T, address, query string) []byte {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	requestURL := address + query
+	resp, err := http.Get(requestURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("cannot send request to %s: %s", requestURL, err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		_ = resp.Body.Close()
+	}()
+	if resp.StatusCode != 200 {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected status code received from %s; got %d; want 200", requestURL, resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+	data, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("cannot read response from %s: %s", requestURL, err)
+	}
+	return data
+}
+
+func checkMetricsResult(got, want []Metric) error {
+	for _, r := range append([]Metric(nil), got...) {
+		want = removeIfFoundMetrics(r, want)
+	}
+	if len(want) > 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("expected metrics %+v not found in %+v", want, got)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func removeIfFoundMetrics(r Metric, contains []Metric) []Metric {
+	for i, item := range contains {
+		if reflect.DeepEqual(r.Metric, item.Metric) && reflect.DeepEqual(r.Values, item.Values) &&
+			reflect.DeepEqual(r.Timestamps, item.Timestamps) {
+			contains[i] = contains[len(contains)-1]
+			return contains[:len(contains)-1]
+		}
+	}
+	return contains
+}
+
+func checkSeriesResult(got, want Series) error {
+	if got.Status != want.Status {
+		return fmt.Errorf("status mismatch %q - %q", want.Status, got.Status)
+	}
+	wantData := append([]map[string]string(nil), want.Data...)
+	for _, r := range got.Data {
+		wantData = removeIfFoundSeries(r, wantData)
+	}
+	if len(wantData) > 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("expected seria(s) %+v not found in %+v", wantData, got.Data)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func removeIfFoundSeries(r map[string]string, contains []map[string]string) []map[string]string {
+	for i, item := range contains {
+		if reflect.DeepEqual(r, item) {
+			contains[i] = contains[len(contains)-1]
+			return contains[:len(contains)-1]
+		}
+	}
+	return contains
+}
+
+func TestImportJSONLines(t *testing.T) {
+	f := func(labelsCount, labelLen int) {
+		t.Helper()
+
+		reqURL := fmt.Sprintf("http://localhost%s/api/v1/import", testHTTPListenAddr)
+		line := generateJSONLine(labelsCount, labelLen)
+		req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", reqURL, bytes.NewBufferString(line))
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("cannot create request: %s", err)
+		}
+		resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("cannot perform request for labelsCount=%d, labelLen=%d: %s", labelsCount, labelLen, err)
+		}
+		if resp.StatusCode != 204 {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected statusCode for labelsCount=%d, labelLen=%d; got %d; want 204", labelsCount, labelLen, resp.StatusCode)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// labels with various lengths
+	for i := 0; i < 500; i++ {
+		f(10, i*5)
+	}
+
+	// Too many labels
+	f(1000, 100)
+
+	// Too long labels
+	f(1, 100_000)
+	f(10, 100_000)
+	f(10, 10_000)
+}
+
+func generateJSONLine(labelsCount, labelLen int) string {
+	m := make(map[string]string, labelsCount)
+	m["__name__"] = generateSizedRandomString(labelLen)
+	for j := 1; j < labelsCount; j++ {
+		labelName := generateSizedRandomString(labelLen)
+		labelValue := generateSizedRandomString(labelLen)
+		m[labelName] = labelValue
+	}
+
+	type jsonLine struct {
+		Metric     map[string]string `json:"metric"`
+		Values     []float64         `json:"values"`
+		Timestamps []int64           `json:"timestamps"`
+	}
+	line := &jsonLine{
+		Metric:     m,
+		Values:     []float64{1.34},
+		Timestamps: []int64{time.Now().UnixNano() / 1e6},
+	}
+	data, err := json.Marshal(&line)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("cannot marshal JSON: %w", err))
+	}
+	data = append(data, '\n')
+	return string(data)
+}
+
+const alphabetSample = `qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm`
+
+func generateSizedRandomString(size int) string {
+	dst := make([]byte, size)
+	for i := range dst {
+		dst[i] = alphabetSample[rand.Intn(len(alphabetSample))]
+	}
+	return string(dst)
+}

app/victoria-metrics/multiarch/Dockerfile

@@ -9,5 +9,4 @@ COPY --from=certs /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certifica
 EXPOSE 8428
 ENTRYPOINT ["/victoria-metrics-prod"]
 ARG TARGETARCH
-ARG BINARY_SUFFIX=non-existing
-COPY victoria-metrics-linux-${TARGETARCH}-prod${BINARY_SUFFIX} ./victoria-metrics-prod
+COPY victoria-metrics-linux-${TARGETARCH}-prod ./victoria-metrics-prod

app/victoria-metrics/self_scraper.go

@@ -10,11 +10,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/bytesutil"
 	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/decimal"
 	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/logger"
-	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/prommetadata"
-	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/prompb"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/prompbmarshal"
 	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/protoparser/prometheus"
 	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/storage"
-	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/storage/metricsmetadata"
 	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/timeserieslimits"
 )
 
@@ -29,9 +27,11 @@ var selfScraperWG sync.WaitGroup
 
 func startSelfScraper() {
 	selfScraperStopCh = make(chan struct{})
-	selfScraperWG.Go(func() {
+	selfScraperWG.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer selfScraperWG.Done()
 		selfScraper(*selfScrapeInterval)
-	})
+	}()
 }
 
 func stopSelfScraper() {
@@ -48,9 +48,8 @@ func selfScraper(scrapeInterval time.Duration) {
 
 	var bb bytesutil.ByteBuffer
 	var rows prometheus.Rows
-	var metadataRows prometheus.MetadataRows
 	var mrs []storage.MetricRow
-	var labels []prompb.Label
+	var labels []prompbmarshal.Label
 	t := time.NewTicker(scrapeInterval)
 	f := func(currentTime time.Time, sendStaleMarkers bool) {
 		currentTimestamp := currentTime.UnixNano() / 1e6
@@ -58,12 +57,7 @@ func selfScraper(scrapeInterval time.Duration) {
 		appmetrics.WritePrometheusMetrics(&bb)
 		s := bytesutil.ToUnsafeString(bb.B)
 		rows.Reset()
-		// Parse metrics and optionally metadata when enabled
-		if prommetadata.IsEnabled() {
-			rows, metadataRows = prometheus.UnmarshalWithMetadata(rows, metadataRows, s, nil)
-		} else {
-			rows.UnmarshalWithErrLogger(s, nil)
-		}
+		rows.Unmarshal(s)
 		mrs = mrs[:0]
 		for i := range rows.Rows {
 			r := &rows.Rows[i]
@@ -96,19 +90,6 @@ func selfScraper(scrapeInterval time.Duration) {
 		if err := vmstorage.AddRows(mrs); err != nil {
 			logger.Errorf("cannot store self-scraped metrics: %s", err)
 		}
-		if len(metadataRows.Rows) > 0 {
-			mms := make([]metricsmetadata.Row, 0, len(metadataRows.Rows))
-			for _, mm := range metadataRows.Rows {
-				mms = append(mms, metricsmetadata.Row{
-					MetricFamilyName: bytesutil.ToUnsafeBytes(mm.Metric),
-					Help:             bytesutil.ToUnsafeBytes(mm.Help),
-					Type:             mm.Type,
-				})
-			}
-			if err := vmstorage.AddMetadataRows(mms); err != nil {
-				logger.Errorf("cannot store self-scraped metrics metadata: %s", err)
-			}
-		}
 	}
 	for {
 		select {
@@ -123,11 +104,11 @@ func selfScraper(scrapeInterval time.Duration) {
 	}
 }
 
-func addLabel(dst []prompb.Label, key, value string) []prompb.Label {
+func addLabel(dst []prompbmarshal.Label, key, value string) []prompbmarshal.Label {
 	if len(dst) < cap(dst) {
 		dst = dst[:len(dst)+1]
 	} else {
-		dst = append(dst, prompb.Label{})
+		dst = append(dst, prompbmarshal.Label{})
 	}
 	lb := &dst[len(dst)-1]
 	lb.Name = key

app/victoria-metrics/test/parser.go

@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ func PopulateTimeTpl(b []byte, tGlobal time.Time) []byte {
 		}
 		switch strings.TrimSpace(parts[0]) {
 		case `TIME_S`:
-			return fmt.Appendf(nil, "%d", t.Unix())
+			return []byte(fmt.Sprintf("%d", t.Unix()))
 		case `TIME_MSZ`:
-			return fmt.Appendf(nil, "%d", t.Unix()*1e3)
+			return []byte(fmt.Sprintf("%d", t.Unix()*1e3))
 		case `TIME_MS`:
-			return fmt.Appendf(nil, "%d", timeToMillis(t))
+			return []byte(fmt.Sprintf("%d", timeToMillis(t)))
 		case `TIME_NS`:
-			return fmt.Appendf(nil, "%d", t.UnixNano())
+			return []byte(fmt.Sprintf("%d", t.UnixNano()))
 		default:
 			log.Fatalf("unknown time pattern %s in %s", parts[0], repl)
 		}

app/victoria-metrics/testdata/csv/basic.json

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "name": "csv export",
+  "data": [
+    "rfc3339,4,{TIME_MS}",
+    "rfc3339milli,6,{TIME_MS}",
+    "ts,8,{TIME_MS}",
+    "tsms,10,{TIME_MS},"
+  ],
+  "insert_query": "?format=1:label:tfmt,2:metric:test_csv,3:time:unix_ms",
+  "query": [
+    "/api/v1/export/csv?format=__name__,tfmt,__value__,__timestamp__:rfc3339&match[]={__name__=\"test_csv\"}&step=30s&start={TIME_MS-180s}"
+  ],
+  "expected_result_lines_count": 4
+}

app/victoria-metrics/testdata/csv/with_extra_labels.json

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "name": "csv export with extra_labels",
+  "data": [
+    "location-1,4,{TIME_MS}",
+    "location-2,6,{TIME_MS}",
+    "location-3,8,{TIME_MS}",
+    "location-4,10,{TIME_MS},"
+  ],
+  "insert_query": "?format=1:label:location,2:metric:test_csv_labels,3:time:unix_ms&extra_label=location=location-1",
+  "query": [
+    "/api/v1/export/csv?format=__name__,location,__value__,__timestamp__:unix_ms&match[]={__name__=\"test_csv\"}&step=30s&start={TIME_MS-180s}"
+  ],
+  "expected_result_lines_count": 4
+}

app/victoria-metrics/testdata/graphite/basic.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "name": "basic_insertion",
+  "data": ["graphite.foo.bar.baz;tag1=value1;tag2=value2 123 {TIME_S}"],
+  "query": ["/api/v1/export?match={__name__!=''}"],
+  "result_metrics": [
+    {"metric":{"__name__":"graphite.foo.bar.baz","tag1":"value1","tag2":"value2"},"values":[123], "timestamps": ["{TIME_MSZ}"]}
+  ]
+}

app/victoria-metrics/testdata/graphite/comparison-not-inf-not-nan.json

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "name": "comparison-not-inf-not-nan",
+  "issue": "https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/150",
+  "data": [
+    "not_nan_not_inf;item=x 1 {TIME_S-1m}",
+    "not_nan_not_inf;item=x 1 {TIME_S-2m}",
+    "not_nan_not_inf;item=y 3 {TIME_S-1m}",
+    "not_nan_not_inf;item=y 1 {TIME_S-2m}"],
+  "query": ["/api/v1/query_range?query=1/(not_nan_not_inf-1)!=inf!=nan&start={TIME_S-3m}&end={TIME_S}&step=60"],
+  "result_query": {
+    "status":"success",
+    "data":{"resultType":"matrix",
+      "result":[
+	      {"metric":{"item":"y"},"values":[["{TIME_S-1m}","0.5"], ["{TIME_S}","0.5"]]}
+      ]}}
+}

app/victoria-metrics/testdata/graphite/empty-label-match.json

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "name": "empty-label-match",
+  "issue": "https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/395",
+  "data": [
+    "empty_label_match 1 {TIME_S-1m}",
+    "empty_label_match;foo=bar 2 {TIME_S-1m}",
+    "empty_label_match;foo=baz 3 {TIME_S-1m}"],
+  "query": ["/api/v1/query_range?query=empty_label_match{foo=~'bar|'}&start={TIME_S-1m}&end={TIME_S}&step=60"],
+  "result_query": {
+    "status":"success",
+    "data":{"resultType":"matrix",
+      "result":[
+	      {"metric":{"__name__":"empty_label_match"},"values":[["{TIME_S-1m}","1"],["{TIME_S}","1"]]},
+	      {"metric":{"__name__":"empty_label_match","foo":"bar"},"values":[["{TIME_S-1m}","2"],["{TIME_S}","2"]]}
+      ]}}
+}

app/victoria-metrics/testdata/graphite/graphite-selector.json

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+  "name": "graphite-selector",
+  "issue": "",
+  "data": [
+    "graphite-selector.bar.baz 1 {TIME_S-1m}",
+    "graphite-selector.xxx.yy  2 {TIME_S-1m}",
+    "graphite-selector.bb.cc 3 {TIME_S-1m}",
+    "graphite-selector.a.baz 4 {TIME_S-1m}"],
+  "query": ["/api/v1/query?query=sort({__graphite__='graphite-selector.*.baz'})&time={TIME_S-1m}"],
+  "result_query": {
+    "status":"success",
+    "data":{"resultType":"vector","result":[
+	    {"metric":{"__name__":"graphite-selector.bar.baz"},"value":["{TIME_S-1m}","1"]},
+	    {"metric":{"__name__":"graphite-selector.a.baz"},"value":["{TIME_S-1m}","4"]}
+    ]}
+  }
+}

app/victoria-metrics/testdata/graphite/max_lookback_set.json

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{
+  "name": "max_lookback_set",
+  "issue": "https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/209",
+  "data": [
+    "max_lookback_set 1 {TIME_S-30s}",
+    "max_lookback_set 2 {TIME_S-60s}",
+    "max_lookback_set 3 {TIME_S-120s}",
+    "max_lookback_set 4 {TIME_S-150s}"
+  ],
+  "query": ["/api/v1/query_range?query=max_lookback_set&start={TIME_S-150s}&end={TIME_S}&step=10s&max_lookback=1s"],
+  "result_query": {
+    "status":"success",
+    "data":{"resultType":"matrix",
+      "result":[{"metric":{"__name__":"max_lookback_set"},"values":[
+	      ["{TIME_S-150s}","4"],
+	      ["{TIME_S-120s}","3"],
+	      ["{TIME_S-60s}","2"],
+	      ["{TIME_S-30s}","1"],
+	      ["{TIME_S-20s}","1"],
+	      ["{TIME_S-10s}","1"],
+	      ["{TIME_S-0s}","1"]
+      ]}]}}
+}

app/victoria-metrics/testdata/graphite/max_lookback_unset.json

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{
+  "name": "max_lookback_unset",
+  "issue": "https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/209",
+  "data": [
+    "max_lookback_unset 1 {TIME_S-30s}",
+    "max_lookback_unset 2 {TIME_S-60s}",
+    "max_lookback_unset 3 {TIME_S-120s}",
+    "max_lookback_unset 4 {TIME_S-150s}"
+  ],
+  "query": ["/api/v1/query_range?query=max_lookback_unset&start={TIME_S-150s}&end={TIME_S}&step=10s"],
+  "result_query": {
+    "status":"success",
+    "data":{"resultType":"matrix",
+      "result":[{"metric":{"__name__":"max_lookback_unset"},"values":[
+	      ["{TIME_S-150s}","4"],
+	      ["{TIME_S-140s}","4"],
+	      ["{TIME_S-130s}","4"],
+	      ["{TIME_S-120s}","3"],
+	      ["{TIME_S-110s}","3"],
+	      ["{TIME_S-100s}","3"],
+	      ["{TIME_S-90s}","3"],
+	      ["{TIME_S-80s}","3"],
+	      ["{TIME_S-60s}","2"],
+	      ["{TIME_S-50s}","2"],
+	      ["{TIME_S-40s}","2"],
+	      ["{TIME_S-30s}","1"],
+	      ["{TIME_S-20s}","1"],
+	      ["{TIME_S-10s}","1"],
+	      ["{TIME_S-0s}","1"]
+      ]}]}}
+}

app/victoria-metrics/testdata/graphite/name-plus-negative-filter.json

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "name": "name-plus-negative-filter",
+  "issue": "",
+  "data": [
+    "name-plus-negative-filter;foo=123 1 {TIME_S-1m}",
+    "name-plus-negative-filter;bar=123 2 {TIME_S-1m}",
+    "name-plus-negative-filter;foo=qwe 3 {TIME_S-1m}"
+  ],
+  "query": ["/api/v1/query?query={__name__='name-plus-negative-filter',foo!='123'}&time={TIME_S-1m}"],
+  "result_query": {
+    "status":"success",
+    "data":{"resultType":"vector","result":[
+	    {"metric":{"__name__":"name-plus-negative-filter","foo":"qwe"},"value":["{TIME_S-1m}","3"]}
+    ]}
+  }
+}

app/victoria-metrics/testdata/graphite/not-nan-as-missing-data.json

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "name": "not-nan-as-missing-data",
+  "issue": "https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/153",
+  "data": [
+    "not_nan_as_missing_data;item=x 2 {TIME_S-2m}",
+    "not_nan_as_missing_data;item=x 1 {TIME_S-1m}",
+    "not_nan_as_missing_data;item=y 4 {TIME_S-2m}",
+    "not_nan_as_missing_data;item=y 3 {TIME_S-1m}"
+  ],
+  "query": ["/api/v1/query_range?query=not_nan_as_missing_data>1&start={TIME_S-2m}&end={TIME_S}&step=60"],
+  "result_query": {
+    "status":"success",
+    "data":{"resultType":"matrix",
+      "result":[
+	      {"metric":{"__name__":"not_nan_as_missing_data","item":"x"},"values":[["{TIME_S-2m}","2"]]},
+	      {"metric":{"__name__":"not_nan_as_missing_data","item":"y"},"values":[["{TIME_S-2m}","4"],["{TIME_S-1m}","3"],["{TIME_S}", "3"]]}
+      ]}}
+}

app/victoria-metrics/testdata/graphite/subquery-aggregation.json

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "name": "subquery-aggregation",
+  "issue": "https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/184",
+  "data": [
+    "forms_daily_count;item=x 1 {TIME_S-59s}",
+    "forms_daily_count;item=x 2 {TIME_S-1m59s}",
+    "forms_daily_count;item=y 3 {TIME_S-59s}",
+    "forms_daily_count;item=y 4 {TIME_S-1m59s}"],
+  "query": ["/api/v1/query?query=min%20by%20(item)%20(min_over_time(forms_daily_count[10m:1m]))&time={TIME_S-1m}&latency_offset=1ms"],
+  "result_query": {
+    "status":"success",
+    "data":{"resultType":"vector","result":[{"metric":{"item":"x"},"value":["{TIME_S-1m}","2"]},{"metric":{"item":"y"},"value":["{TIME_S-1m}","4"]}]}
+  }
+}

app/victoria-metrics/testdata/influxdb/basic.json

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "name": "basic_insertion",
+  "data": ["measurement,tag1=value1,tag2=value2 field1=1.23,field2=123 {TIME_NS}"],
+  "query": ["/api/v1/export?match={__name__!=''}"],
+  "result_metrics": [
+    {"metric":{"__name__":"measurement_field2","tag1":"value1","tag2":"value2"},"values":[123], "timestamps": ["{TIME_MS}"]},
+    {"metric":{"__name__":"measurement_field1","tag1":"value1","tag2":"value2"},"values":[1.23], "timestamps": ["{TIME_MS}"]}
+  ]
+}

app/victoria-metrics/testdata/influxdb/with_extra_labels.json

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "name": "insert_with_extra_labels",
+  "data": ["measurement,tag1=value1,tag2=value2 field6=1.23,field5=123 {TIME_NS}"],
+  "insert_query": "?extra_label=job=test&extra_label=tag2=value10",
+  "query": ["/api/v1/export?match={__name__!=''}"],
+  "result_metrics": [
+    {"metric":{"__name__":"measurement_field5","tag1":"value1","job": "test","tag2":"value10"},"values":[123], "timestamps": ["{TIME_MS}"]},
+    {"metric":{"__name__":"measurement_field6","tag1":"value1","job": "test","tag2":"value10"},"values":[1.23], "timestamps": ["{TIME_MS}"]}
+  ]
+}

app/victoria-metrics/testdata/opentsdb/basic.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "name": "basic_insertion",
+  "data": ["put openstdb.foo.bar.baz {TIME_S} 123 tag1=value1 tag2=value2"],
+  "query": ["/api/v1/export?match={__name__!=''}"],
+  "result_metrics": [
+    {"metric":{"__name__":"openstdb.foo.bar.baz","tag1":"value1","tag2":"value2"},"values":[123], "timestamps": ["{TIME_MSZ}"]}
+  ]
+}

app/victoria-metrics/testdata/opentsdbhttp/basic.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "name": "basic_insertion",
+  "data": ["{\"metric\": \"opentsdbhttp.foo\", \"value\": 1001, \"timestamp\": {TIME_S}, \"tags\": {\"bar\":\"baz\", \"x\": \"y\"}}"],
+  "query": ["/api/v1/export?match={__name__!=''}"],
+  "result_metrics": [
+    {"metric":{"__name__":"opentsdbhttp.foo","bar":"baz","x":"y"},"values":[1001], "timestamps": ["{TIME_MSZ}"]}
+  ]
+}

app/victoria-metrics/testdata/opentsdbhttp/multi_line.json

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "name": "multiline",
+  "data": ["[{\"metric\": \"opentsdbhttp.multiline1\", \"value\": 1001, \"timestamp\": \"{TIME_S}\", \"tags\": {\"bar\":\"baz\", \"x\": \"y\"}}, {\"metric\": \"opentsdbhttp.multiline2\", \"value\": 1002, \"timestamp\": {TIME_S}}]"],
+  "query": ["/api/v1/export?match={__name__!=''}"],
+  "result_metrics": [
+    {"metric":{"__name__":"opentsdbhttp.multiline1","bar":"baz","x":"y"},"values":[1001], "timestamps": ["{TIME_MSZ}"]},
+    {"metric":{"__name__":"opentsdbhttp.multiline2"},"values":[1002], "timestamps": ["{TIME_MSZ}"]}
+  ]
+}

app/victoria-metrics/testdata/opentsdbhttp/with_extra_labels.json

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "name": "insert_with_extra_labels",
+  "data": ["{\"metric\": \"opentsdbhttp.foobar\", \"value\": 1001, \"timestamp\": {TIME_S}, \"tags\": {\"bar\":\"baz\", \"x\": \"y\"}}"],
+  "insert_query": "?extra_label=job=open-test&extra_label=x=z",
+  "query": ["/api/v1/export?match={__name__!=''}"],
+  "result_metrics": [
+    {"metric":{"__name__":"opentsdbhttp.foobar","bar":"baz","x":"z","job": "open-test"},"values":[1001], "timestamps": ["{TIME_MSZ}"]}
+  ]
+}

app/victoria-metrics/testdata/prometheus/basic.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "name": "basic_insertion",
+  "data": ["[{\"labels\":[{\"name\":\"__name__\",\"value\":\"prometheus.bar\"},{\"name\":\"baz\",\"value\":\"qux\"}],\"samples\":[{\"value\":100000,\"timestamp\":\"{TIME_MS}\"}]}]"],
+  "query": ["/api/v1/export?match={__name__!=''}"],
+  "result_metrics": [
+    {"metric":{"__name__":"prometheus.bar","baz":"qux"},"values":[100000], "timestamps": ["{TIME_MS}"]}
+  ]
+}

app/victoria-metrics/testdata/prometheus/case-sensitive-regex.json

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "name": "case-sensitive-regex",
+  "issue": "https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/161",
+  "data": ["[{\"labels\":[{\"name\":\"__name__\",\"value\":\"prometheus.sensitiveRegex\"},{\"name\":\"label\",\"value\":\"sensitiveRegex\"}],\"samples\":[{\"value\":2,\"timestamp\":\"{TIME_MS}\"}]},{\"labels\":[{\"name\":\"__name__\",\"value\":\"prometheus.sensitiveRegex\"},{\"name\":\"label\",\"value\":\"SensitiveRegex\"}],\"samples\":[{\"value\":1,\"timestamp\":\"{TIME_MS}\"}]}]"],
+  "query": ["/api/v1/export?match={label=~'(?i)sensitiveregex'}"],
+  "result_metrics": [
+    {"metric":{"__name__":"prometheus.sensitiveRegex","label":"sensitiveRegex"},"values":[2], "timestamps": ["{TIME_MS}"]},
+    {"metric":{"__name__":"prometheus.sensitiveRegex","label":"SensitiveRegex"},"values":[1], "timestamps": ["{TIME_MS}"]}
+  ]
+}

app/victoria-metrics/testdata/prometheus/duplicate-label.json

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "name": "duplicate_label",
+  "issue": "https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/172",
+  "data": ["[{\"labels\":[{\"name\":\"__name__\",\"value\":\"prometheus.duplicate_label\"},{\"name\":\"duplicate\",\"value\":\"label\"},{\"name\":\"duplicate\",\"value\":\"label\"}],\"samples\":[{\"value\":1,\"timestamp\":\"{TIME_MS}\"}]}]"],
+  "query": ["/api/v1/export?match={__name__!=''}"],
+  "result_metrics": [
+    {"metric":{"__name__":"prometheus.duplicate_label","duplicate":"label"},"values":[1], "timestamps": ["{TIME_MS}"]}
+  ]
+}

app/victoria-metrics/testdata/prometheus/instant-matrix.json

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "name": "instant query with look-behind window",
+  "data": ["[{\"labels\":[{\"name\":\"__name__\",\"value\":\"foo\"}],\"samples\":[{\"value\":1,\"timestamp\":\"{TIME_MS-60s}\"}]}]"],
+  "query": ["/api/v1/query?query=foo[5m]"],
+  "result_query": {
+      "status": "success",
+      "data":{
+        "resultType":"matrix",
+        "result":[{"metric":{"__name__":"foo"},"values":[["{TIME_S-60s}", "1"]]}]
+      }
+    }
+}

app/victoria-metrics/testdata/prometheus/instant-scalar.json

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "name": "instant scalar query",
+  "query": ["/api/v1/query?query=42&time={TIME_S}"],
+  "result_query": {
+      "status": "success",
+      "data":{
+        "resultType":"vector",
+        "result":[{"metric":{},"value":["{TIME_S}", "42"]}]
+      }
+    }
+}

app/victoria-metrics/testdata/prometheus/issue-5553-too-big-lookback.json

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "name": "too big look-behind window",
+  "issue": "https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/5553",
+  "data": ["[{\"labels\":[{\"name\":\"__name__\",\"value\":\"foo\"},{\"name\":\"issue\",\"value\":\"5553\"}],\"samples\":[{\"value\":1,\"timestamp\":\"{TIME_MS-60s}\"}]}]"],
+  "query": ["/api/v1/query?query=foo{issue=\"5553\"}[100y]"],
+  "result_query": {
+      "status": "success",
+      "data":{
+        "resultType":"matrix",
+        "result":[{"metric":{"__name__":"foo", "issue": "5553"},"values":[["{TIME_S-60s}", "1"]]}]
+      }
+    }
+}

app/victoria-metrics/testdata/prometheus/match-series.json

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "name": "match_series",
+  "issue": "https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/155",
+  "data": ["[{\"labels\":[{\"name\":\"__name__\",\"value\":\"MatchSeries\"},{\"name\":\"db\",\"value\":\"TenMinute\"},{\"name\":\"TurbineType\",\"value\":\"V112\"},{\"name\":\"Park\",\"value\":\"1\"}],\"samples\":[{\"value\":1,\"timestamp\":\"{TIME_MS}\"}]},{\"labels\":[{\"name\":\"__name__\",\"value\":\"MatchSeries\"},{\"name\":\"db\",\"value\":\"TenMinute\"},{\"name\":\"TurbineType\",\"value\":\"V112\"},{\"name\":\"Park\",\"value\":\"2\"}],\"samples\":[{\"value\":1,\"timestamp\":\"{TIME_MS}\"}]},{\"labels\":[{\"name\":\"__name__\",\"value\":\"MatchSeries\"},{\"name\":\"db\",\"value\":\"TenMinute\"},{\"name\":\"TurbineType\",\"value\":\"V112\"},{\"name\":\"Park\",\"value\":\"3\"}],\"samples\":[{\"value\":1,\"timestamp\":\"{TIME_MS}\"}]},{\"labels\":[{\"name\":\"__name__\",\"value\":\"MatchSeries\"},{\"name\":\"db\",\"value\":\"TenMinute\"},{\"name\":\"TurbineType\",\"value\":\"V112\"},{\"name\":\"Park\",\"value\":\"4\"}],\"samples\":[{\"value\":1,\"timestamp\":\"{TIME_MS}\"}]}]"],
+  "query": ["/api/v1/series?match[]={__name__='MatchSeries'}", "/api/v1/series?match[]={__name__=~'MatchSeries.*'}"],
+  "result_series": {
+    "status": "success",
+    "data": [
+      {"__name__":"MatchSeries","db":"TenMinute","Park":"1","TurbineType":"V112"},
+      {"__name__":"MatchSeries","db":"TenMinute","Park":"2","TurbineType":"V112"},
+      {"__name__":"MatchSeries","db":"TenMinute","Park":"3","TurbineType":"V112"},
+      {"__name__":"MatchSeries","db":"TenMinute","Park":"4","TurbineType":"V112"}
+    ]
+  }
+}

app/victoria-metrics/testdata/prometheus/query-range.json

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "name": "query range",
+  "issue": "https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/issues/5553",
+  "data": ["[{\"labels\":[{\"name\":\"__name__\",\"value\":\"bar\"}],\"samples\":[{\"value\":1,\"timestamp\":\"{TIME_MS-60s}\"}, {\"value\":2,\"timestamp\":\"{TIME_MS-120s}\"}, {\"value\":1,\"timestamp\":\"{TIME_MS-180s}\"}]}]"],
+  "query": ["/api/v1/query_range?query=bar&step=30s&start={TIME_MS-180s}"],
+  "result_query": {
+      "status": "success",
+      "data":{
+        "resultType":"matrix",
+        "result":[
+          {
+            "metric":{"__name__":"bar"},
+            "values":[["{TIME_S-180s}", "1"],["{TIME_S-150s}", "1"],["{TIME_S-120s}", "2"],["{TIME_S-90s}", "2"], ["{TIME_S-60s}", "1"], ["{TIME_S-30s}", "1"], ["{TIME_S}", "1"]]
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    }
+}

app/victoria-metrics/testdata/prometheus/with_extra_labels.json

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "name": "basic_insertion_with_extra_labels",
+  "insert_query": "?extra_label=job=prom-test&extra_label=baz=bar",
+  "data": ["[{\"labels\":[{\"name\":\"__name__\",\"value\":\"prometheus.foobar\"},{\"name\":\"baz\",\"value\":\"qux\"}],\"samples\":[{\"value\":100000,\"timestamp\":\"{TIME_MS}\"}]}]"],
+  "query": ["/api/v1/export?match={__name__!=''}"],
+  "result_metrics": [
+    {"metric":{"__name__":"prometheus.foobar","baz":"bar","job": "prom-test"},"values":[100000], "timestamps": ["{TIME_MS}"]}
+  ]
+}

app/victoria-metrics/testdata/prometheus/with_request_extra_filter.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "name": "basic_select_with_extra_labels",
+  "data": ["[{\"labels\":[{\"name\":\"__name__\",\"value\":\"prometheus.tenant.limits\"},{\"name\":\"baz\",\"value\":\"qux\"},{\"name\":\"tenant\",\"value\":\"dev\"}],\"samples\":[{\"value\":100000,\"timestamp\":\"{TIME_MS}\"}]},{\"labels\":[{\"name\":\"__name__\",\"value\":\"prometheus.up\"},{\"name\":\"baz\",\"value\":\"qux\"}],\"samples\":[{\"value\":100000,\"timestamp\":\"{TIME_MS}\"}]}]"],
+  "query": ["/api/v1/export?match={__name__!=''}&extra_label=tenant=dev"],
+  "result_metrics": [
+    {"metric":{"__name__":"prometheus.tenant.limits","baz":"qux","tenant": "dev"},"values":[100000], "timestamps": ["{TIME_MS}"]}
+  ]
+}

app/vlagent/README.md

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-VictoriaLogs source code has been moved to [github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaLogs](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaLogs/).

app/vlinsert/README.md

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-VictoriaLogs source code has been moved to [github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaLogs](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaLogs/).

app/vlinsert/datadog/datadog.go

@@ -0,0 +1,274 @@
+package datadog
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/metrics"
+	"github.com/valyala/fastjson"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlinsert/insertutils"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlstorage"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/bytesutil"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/flagutil"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/httpserver"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/logger"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/logstorage"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/protoparser/common"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/writeconcurrencylimiter"
+)
+
+var (
+	datadogStreamFields = flagutil.NewArrayString("datadog.streamFields", "Datadog tags to be used as stream fields.")
+	datadogIgnoreFields = flagutil.NewArrayString("datadog.ignoreFields", "Datadog tags to ignore.")
+)
+
+var parserPool fastjson.ParserPool
+
+// RequestHandler processes Datadog insert requests
+func RequestHandler(path string, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) bool {
+	switch path {
+	case "/api/v1/validate":
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, `{}`)
+		return true
+	case "/api/v2/logs":
+		return datadogLogsIngestion(w, r)
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+}
+
+func datadogLogsIngestion(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) bool {
+	w.Header().Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	startTime := time.Now()
+	v2LogsRequestsTotal.Inc()
+	reader := r.Body
+
+	var ts int64
+	if tsValue := r.Header.Get("dd-message-timestamp"); tsValue != "" && tsValue != "0" {
+		var err error
+		ts, err = strconv.ParseInt(tsValue, 10, 64)
+		if err != nil {
+			httpserver.Errorf(w, r, "could not parse dd-message-timestamp header value: %s", err)
+			return true
+		}
+		ts *= 1e6
+	} else {
+		ts = startTime.UnixNano()
+	}
+
+	if r.Header.Get("Content-Encoding") == "gzip" {
+		zr, err := common.GetGzipReader(reader)
+		if err != nil {
+			httpserver.Errorf(w, r, "cannot read gzipped logs request: %s", err)
+			return true
+		}
+		defer common.PutGzipReader(zr)
+		reader = zr
+	}
+
+	wcr := writeconcurrencylimiter.GetReader(reader)
+	data, err := io.ReadAll(wcr)
+	writeconcurrencylimiter.PutReader(wcr)
+	if err != nil {
+		httpserver.Errorf(w, r, "cannot read request body: %s", err)
+		return true
+	}
+
+	cp, err := insertutils.GetCommonParams(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		httpserver.Errorf(w, r, "%s", err)
+		return true
+	}
+
+	if len(cp.StreamFields) == 0 {
+		cp.StreamFields = *datadogStreamFields
+	}
+	if len(cp.IgnoreFields) == 0 {
+		cp.IgnoreFields = *datadogIgnoreFields
+	}
+
+	if err := vlstorage.CanWriteData(); err != nil {
+		httpserver.Errorf(w, r, "%s", err)
+		return true
+	}
+
+	lmp := cp.NewLogMessageProcessor("datadog")
+	err = readLogsRequest(ts, data, lmp)
+	lmp.MustClose()
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Warnf("cannot decode log message in /api/v2/logs request: %s, stream fields: %s", err, cp.StreamFields)
+		return true
+	}
+
+	// update v2LogsRequestDuration only for successfully parsed requests
+	// There is no need in updating v2LogsRequestDuration for request errors,
+	// since their timings are usually much smaller than the timing for successful request parsing.
+	v2LogsRequestDuration.UpdateDuration(startTime)
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, `{}`)
+	return true
+}
+
+var (
+	v2LogsRequestsTotal   = metrics.NewCounter(`vl_http_requests_total{path="/insert/datadog/api/v2/logs"}`)
+	v2LogsRequestDuration = metrics.NewHistogram(`vl_http_request_duration_seconds{path="/insert/datadog/api/v2/logs"}`)
+)
+
+// datadog message field has two formats:
+//   - regular log message with string text
+//   - nested json format for serverless plugins
+//     which has folowing format:
+//     {"message": {"message": "text","lamdba": {"arn": "string","requestID": "string"}, "timestamp": int64} }
+//
+// See https://github.com/DataDog/datadog-lambda-extension/blob/28b90c7e4e985b72d60b5f5a5147c69c7ac693c4/bottlecap/src/logs/lambda/mod.rs#L24
+func appendMsgFields(fields []logstorage.Field, v *fastjson.Value) ([]logstorage.Field, error) {
+	switch v.Type() {
+	case fastjson.TypeString:
+		val := v.GetStringBytes()
+		fields = append(fields, logstorage.Field{
+			Name:  "_msg",
+			Value: bytesutil.ToUnsafeString(val),
+		})
+	case fastjson.TypeObject:
+		var firstErr error
+		v.GetObject().Visit(func(k []byte, v *fastjson.Value) {
+			if firstErr != nil {
+				return
+			}
+			switch bytesutil.ToUnsafeString(k) {
+			case "message":
+				val := v.GetStringBytes()
+				fields = append(fields, logstorage.Field{
+					Name:  "_msg",
+					Value: bytesutil.ToUnsafeString(val),
+				})
+			case "status":
+				val := v.GetStringBytes()
+				fields = append(fields, logstorage.Field{
+					Name:  "status",
+					Value: bytesutil.ToUnsafeString(val),
+				})
+			case "lamdba":
+				obj, err := v.Object()
+				if err != nil {
+					firstErr = err
+					firstErr = fmt.Errorf("unexpected lambda value type for %q:%q; want object", k, v)
+					return
+				}
+				obj.Visit(func(k []byte, v *fastjson.Value) {
+					if firstErr != nil {
+						return
+					}
+					val, err := v.StringBytes()
+					if err != nil {
+						firstErr = fmt.Errorf("unexpected lambda label value type for %q:%q; want string", k, v)
+						return
+					}
+					fields = append(fields, logstorage.Field{
+						Name:  bytesutil.ToUnsafeString(k),
+						Value: bytesutil.ToUnsafeString(val),
+					})
+				})
+
+			}
+		})
+	default:
+		return fields, fmt.Errorf("unsupported message type %q", v.Type().String())
+	}
+	return fields, nil
+}
+
+// readLogsRequest parses data according to DataDog logs format
+// https://docs.datadoghq.com/api/latest/logs/#send-logs
+func readLogsRequest(ts int64, data []byte, lmp insertutils.LogMessageProcessor) error {
+	p := parserPool.Get()
+	defer parserPool.Put(p)
+	v, err := p.ParseBytes(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot parse JSON request body: %w", err)
+	}
+	records, err := v.Array()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot extract array from parsed JSON: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	var fields []logstorage.Field
+	for _, r := range records {
+		o, err := r.Object()
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("could not extract log record: %w", err)
+		}
+		o.Visit(func(k []byte, v *fastjson.Value) {
+			if err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+			switch bytesutil.ToUnsafeString(k) {
+			case "message":
+				fields, err = appendMsgFields(fields, v)
+				if err != nil {
+					return
+				}
+			case "timestamp":
+				val, e := v.Int64()
+				if e != nil {
+					err = fmt.Errorf("failed to parse timestamp for %q:%q", k, v)
+				}
+				if val > 0 {
+					ts = val * 1e6
+				}
+			case "ddtags":
+				// https://docs.datadoghq.com/getting_started/tagging/
+				val, e := v.StringBytes()
+				if e != nil {
+					err = fmt.Errorf("unexpected label value type for %q:%q; want string", k, v)
+					return
+				}
+				var pair []byte
+				idx := 0
+				for idx >= 0 {
+					idx = bytes.IndexByte(val, ',')
+					if idx < 0 {
+						pair = val
+					} else {
+						pair = val[:idx]
+						val = val[idx+1:]
+					}
+					if len(pair) > 0 {
+						n := bytes.IndexByte(pair, ':')
+						if n < 0 {
+							// No tag value.
+							fields = append(fields, logstorage.Field{
+								Name:  bytesutil.ToUnsafeString(pair),
+								Value: "no_label_value",
+							})
+						}
+						fields = append(fields, logstorage.Field{
+							Name:  bytesutil.ToUnsafeString(pair[:n]),
+							Value: bytesutil.ToUnsafeString(pair[n+1:]),
+						})
+					}
+				}
+			default:
+				val, e := v.StringBytes()
+				if e != nil {
+					err = fmt.Errorf("unexpected label value type for %q:%q; want string", k, v)
+					return
+				}
+				fields = append(fields, logstorage.Field{
+					Name:  bytesutil.ToUnsafeString(k),
+					Value: bytesutil.ToUnsafeString(val),
+				})
+			}
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		lmp.AddRow(ts, fields, nil)
+		fields = fields[:0]
+	}
+	return nil
+}

app/vlinsert/datadog/datadog_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+package datadog
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlinsert/insertutils"
+)
+
+func TestReadLogsRequestFailure(t *testing.T) {
+	f := func(data string) {
+		t.Helper()
+
+		ts := time.Now().UnixNano()
+
+		lmp := &insertutils.TestLogMessageProcessor{}
+		if err := readLogsRequest(ts, []byte(data), lmp); err == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("expecting non-empty error")
+		}
+		if err := lmp.Verify(nil, ""); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s", err)
+		}
+	}
+	f("foobar")
+	f(`{}`)
+	f(`["create":{}]`)
+	f(`{"create":{}}
+foobar`)
+}
+
+func TestReadLogsRequestSuccess(t *testing.T) {
+	f := func(data string, rowsExpected int, resultExpected string) {
+		t.Helper()
+
+		ts := time.Now().UnixNano()
+		var timestampsExpected []int64
+		for i := 0; i < rowsExpected; i++ {
+			timestampsExpected = append(timestampsExpected, ts)
+		}
+		lmp := &insertutils.TestLogMessageProcessor{}
+		if err := readLogsRequest(ts, []byte(data), lmp); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s", err)
+		}
+		if err := lmp.Verify(timestampsExpected, resultExpected); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Verify non-empty data
+	data := `[
+		{
+			"ddsource":"nginx",
+			"ddtags":"tag1:value1,tag2:value2",
+			"hostname":"127.0.0.1",
+			"message":"bar",
+			"service":"test"
+		}, {
+			"ddsource":"nginx",
+                        "ddtags":"tag1:value1,tag2:value2",
+                        "hostname":"127.0.0.1",
+                        "message":{"message": "nested"},
+                        "service":"test"
+		}, {
+			"ddsource":"nginx",
+			"ddtags":"tag1:value1,tag2:value2",
+			"hostname":"127.0.0.1",
+			"message":"foobar",
+			"service":"test"
+		}, {
+			"ddsource":"nginx",
+			"ddtags":"tag1:value1,tag2:value2",
+			"hostname":"127.0.0.1",
+			"message":"baz",
+			"service":"test"
+		}, {
+			"ddsource":"nginx",
+			"ddtags":"tag1:value1,tag2:value2",
+			"hostname":"127.0.0.1",
+			"message":"xyz",
+			"service":"test"
+		}, {
+			"ddsource": "nginx",
+			"ddtags":"tag1:value1,tag2:value2,",
+			"hostname":"127.0.0.1",
+                        "message":"xyz",
+                        "service":"test"
+                }, {
+			"ddsource":"nginx",
+			"ddtags":",tag1:value1,tag2:value2",
+			"hostname":"127.0.0.1",
+                        "message":"xyz",
+                        "service":"test"
+		}
+	]`
+	rowsExpected := 7
+	resultExpected := `{"ddsource":"nginx","tag1":"value1","tag2":"value2","hostname":"127.0.0.1","_msg":"bar","service":"test"}
+{"ddsource":"nginx","tag1":"value1","tag2":"value2","hostname":"127.0.0.1","_msg":"nested","service":"test"}
+{"ddsource":"nginx","tag1":"value1","tag2":"value2","hostname":"127.0.0.1","_msg":"foobar","service":"test"}
+{"ddsource":"nginx","tag1":"value1","tag2":"value2","hostname":"127.0.0.1","_msg":"baz","service":"test"}
+{"ddsource":"nginx","tag1":"value1","tag2":"value2","hostname":"127.0.0.1","_msg":"xyz","service":"test"}
+{"ddsource":"nginx","tag1":"value1","tag2":"value2","hostname":"127.0.0.1","_msg":"xyz","service":"test"}
+{"ddsource":"nginx","tag1":"value1","tag2":"value2","hostname":"127.0.0.1","_msg":"xyz","service":"test"}`
+	f(data, rowsExpected, resultExpected)
+}

app/vlinsert/elasticsearch/bulk_response.qtpl

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{% stripspace %}
+
+{% func BulkResponse(n int, tookMs int64) %}
+{
+	"took":{%dl tookMs %},
+	"errors":false,
+	"items":[
+		{% for i := 0; i < n; i++ %}
+		{
+			"create":{
+				"status":201
+			}
+		}
+		{% if i+1 < n %},{% endif %}
+		{% endfor %}
+	]
+}
+{% endfunc %}
+
+{% endstripspace %}

app/vlinsert/elasticsearch/bulk_response.qtpl.go

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+// Code generated by qtc from "bulk_response.qtpl". DO NOT EDIT.
+// See https://github.com/valyala/quicktemplate for details.
+
+//line app/vlinsert/elasticsearch/bulk_response.qtpl:3
+package elasticsearch
+
+//line app/vlinsert/elasticsearch/bulk_response.qtpl:3
+import (
+	qtio422016 "io"
+
+	qt422016 "github.com/valyala/quicktemplate"
+)
+
+//line app/vlinsert/elasticsearch/bulk_response.qtpl:3
+var (
+	_ = qtio422016.Copy
+	_ = qt422016.AcquireByteBuffer
+)
+
+//line app/vlinsert/elasticsearch/bulk_response.qtpl:3
+func StreamBulkResponse(qw422016 *qt422016.Writer, n int, tookMs int64) {
+//line app/vlinsert/elasticsearch/bulk_response.qtpl:3
+	qw422016.N().S(`{"took":`)
+//line app/vlinsert/elasticsearch/bulk_response.qtpl:5
+	qw422016.N().DL(tookMs)
+//line app/vlinsert/elasticsearch/bulk_response.qtpl:5
+	qw422016.N().S(`,"errors":false,"items":[`)
+//line app/vlinsert/elasticsearch/bulk_response.qtpl:8
+	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
+//line app/vlinsert/elasticsearch/bulk_response.qtpl:8
+		qw422016.N().S(`{"create":{"status":201}}`)
+//line app/vlinsert/elasticsearch/bulk_response.qtpl:14
+		if i+1 < n {
+//line app/vlinsert/elasticsearch/bulk_response.qtpl:14
+			qw422016.N().S(`,`)
+//line app/vlinsert/elasticsearch/bulk_response.qtpl:14
+		}
+//line app/vlinsert/elasticsearch/bulk_response.qtpl:15
+	}
+//line app/vlinsert/elasticsearch/bulk_response.qtpl:15
+	qw422016.N().S(`]}`)
+//line app/vlinsert/elasticsearch/bulk_response.qtpl:18
+}
+
+//line app/vlinsert/elasticsearch/bulk_response.qtpl:18
+func WriteBulkResponse(qq422016 qtio422016.Writer, n int, tookMs int64) {
+//line app/vlinsert/elasticsearch/bulk_response.qtpl:18
+	qw422016 := qt422016.AcquireWriter(qq422016)
+//line app/vlinsert/elasticsearch/bulk_response.qtpl:18
+	StreamBulkResponse(qw422016, n, tookMs)
+//line app/vlinsert/elasticsearch/bulk_response.qtpl:18
+	qt422016.ReleaseWriter(qw422016)
+//line app/vlinsert/elasticsearch/bulk_response.qtpl:18
+}
+
+//line app/vlinsert/elasticsearch/bulk_response.qtpl:18
+func BulkResponse(n int, tookMs int64) string {
+//line app/vlinsert/elasticsearch/bulk_response.qtpl:18
+	qb422016 := qt422016.AcquireByteBuffer()
+//line app/vlinsert/elasticsearch/bulk_response.qtpl:18
+	WriteBulkResponse(qb422016, n, tookMs)
+//line app/vlinsert/elasticsearch/bulk_response.qtpl:18
+	qs422016 := string(qb422016.B)
+//line app/vlinsert/elasticsearch/bulk_response.qtpl:18
+	qt422016.ReleaseByteBuffer(qb422016)
+//line app/vlinsert/elasticsearch/bulk_response.qtpl:18
+	return qs422016
+//line app/vlinsert/elasticsearch/bulk_response.qtpl:18
+}

app/vlinsert/elasticsearch/elasticsearch.go

@@ -0,0 +1,248 @@
+package elasticsearch
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/metrics"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlinsert/insertutils"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlstorage"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/bufferedwriter"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/bytesutil"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/httpserver"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/logger"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/logstorage"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/protoparser/common"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/writeconcurrencylimiter"
+)
+
+var (
+	elasticsearchVersion = flag.String("elasticsearch.version", "8.9.0", "Elasticsearch version to report to client")
+)
+
+// RequestHandler processes Elasticsearch insert requests
+func RequestHandler(path string, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) bool {
+	w.Header().Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
+	// This header is needed for Logstash
+	w.Header().Set("X-Elastic-Product", "Elasticsearch")
+
+	if strings.HasPrefix(path, "/_ilm/policy") {
+		// Return fake response for Elasticsearch ilm request.
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, `{}`)
+		return true
+	}
+	if strings.HasPrefix(path, "/_index_template") {
+		// Return fake response for Elasticsearch index template request.
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, `{}`)
+		return true
+	}
+	if strings.HasPrefix(path, "/_ingest") {
+		// Return fake response for Elasticsearch ingest pipeline request.
+		// See: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/8.8/put-pipeline-api.html
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, `{}`)
+		return true
+	}
+	if strings.HasPrefix(path, "/_nodes") {
+		// Return fake response for Elasticsearch nodes discovery request.
+		// See: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/8.8/cluster.html
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, `{}`)
+		return true
+	}
+	if strings.HasPrefix(path, "/logstash") || strings.HasPrefix(path, "/_logstash") {
+		// Return fake response for Logstash APIs requests.
+		// See: https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/8.8/logstash-apis.html
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, `{}`)
+		return true
+	}
+	switch path {
+	case "/":
+		switch r.Method {
+		case http.MethodGet:
+			// Return fake response for Elasticsearch ping request.
+			// See the latest available version for Elasticsearch at https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/releases
+			fmt.Fprintf(w, `{
+			"version": {
+				"number": %q
+			}
+		}`, *elasticsearchVersion)
+		case http.MethodHead:
+			// Return empty response for Logstash ping request.
+		}
+
+		return true
+	case "/_license":
+		// Return fake response for Elasticsearch license request.
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, `{
+			"license": {
+				"uid": "cbff45e7-c553-41f7-ae4f-9205eabd80xx",
+				"type": "oss",
+				"status": "active",
+				"expiry_date_in_millis" : 4000000000000
+			}
+		}`)
+		return true
+	case "/_bulk":
+		startTime := time.Now()
+		bulkRequestsTotal.Inc()
+
+		cp, err := insertutils.GetCommonParams(r)
+		if err != nil {
+			httpserver.Errorf(w, r, "%s", err)
+			return true
+		}
+		if err := vlstorage.CanWriteData(); err != nil {
+			httpserver.Errorf(w, r, "%s", err)
+			return true
+		}
+		lmp := cp.NewLogMessageProcessor("elasticsearch_bulk")
+		isGzip := r.Header.Get("Content-Encoding") == "gzip"
+		streamName := fmt.Sprintf("remoteAddr=%s, requestURI=%q", httpserver.GetQuotedRemoteAddr(r), r.RequestURI)
+		n, err := readBulkRequest(streamName, r.Body, isGzip, cp.TimeField, cp.MsgFields, lmp)
+		lmp.MustClose()
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Warnf("cannot decode log message #%d in /_bulk request: %s, stream fields: %s", n, err, cp.StreamFields)
+			return true
+		}
+
+		tookMs := time.Since(startTime).Milliseconds()
+		bw := bufferedwriter.Get(w)
+		defer bufferedwriter.Put(bw)
+		WriteBulkResponse(bw, n, tookMs)
+		_ = bw.Flush()
+
+		// update bulkRequestDuration only for successfully parsed requests
+		// There is no need in updating bulkRequestDuration for request errors,
+		// since their timings are usually much smaller than the timing for successful request parsing.
+		bulkRequestDuration.UpdateDuration(startTime)
+
+		return true
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+}
+
+var (
+	bulkRequestsTotal   = metrics.NewCounter(`vl_http_requests_total{path="/insert/elasticsearch/_bulk"}`)
+	bulkRequestDuration = metrics.NewHistogram(`vl_http_request_duration_seconds{path="/insert/elasticsearch/_bulk"}`)
+)
+
+func readBulkRequest(streamName string, r io.Reader, isGzip bool, timeField string, msgFields []string, lmp insertutils.LogMessageProcessor) (int, error) {
+	// See https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/docs-bulk.html
+
+	if isGzip {
+		zr, err := common.GetGzipReader(r)
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("cannot read gzipped _bulk request: %w", err)
+		}
+		defer common.PutGzipReader(zr)
+		r = zr
+	}
+
+	wcr := writeconcurrencylimiter.GetReader(r)
+	defer writeconcurrencylimiter.PutReader(wcr)
+
+	lr := insertutils.NewLineReader(streamName, wcr)
+
+	n := 0
+	for {
+		ok, err := readBulkLine(lr, timeField, msgFields, lmp)
+		wcr.DecConcurrency()
+		if err != nil || !ok {
+			return n, err
+		}
+		n++
+	}
+}
+
+func readBulkLine(lr *insertutils.LineReader, timeField string, msgFields []string, lmp insertutils.LogMessageProcessor) (bool, error) {
+	var line []byte
+
+	// Read the command, must be "create" or "index"
+	for len(line) == 0 {
+		if !lr.NextLine() {
+			err := lr.Err()
+			return false, err
+		}
+		line = lr.Line
+	}
+	lineStr := bytesutil.ToUnsafeString(line)
+	if !strings.Contains(lineStr, `"create"`) && !strings.Contains(lineStr, `"index"`) {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf(`unexpected command %q; expecting "create" or "index"`, line)
+	}
+
+	// Decode log message
+	if !lr.NextLine() {
+		if err := lr.Err(); err != nil {
+			return false, err
+		}
+		return false, fmt.Errorf(`missing log message after the "create" or "index" command`)
+	}
+	line = lr.Line
+	if len(line) == 0 {
+		// Special case - the line could be too long, so it was skipped.
+		// Continue parsing next lines.
+		return true, nil
+	}
+	p := logstorage.GetJSONParser()
+	if err := p.ParseLogMessage(line); err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("cannot parse json-encoded log entry: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	ts, err := extractTimestampFromFields(timeField, p.Fields)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("cannot parse timestamp: %w", err)
+	}
+	if ts == 0 {
+		ts = time.Now().UnixNano()
+	}
+	logstorage.RenameField(p.Fields, msgFields, "_msg")
+	lmp.AddRow(ts, p.Fields, nil)
+	logstorage.PutJSONParser(p)
+
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+func extractTimestampFromFields(timeField string, fields []logstorage.Field) (int64, error) {
+	for i := range fields {
+		f := &fields[i]
+		if f.Name != timeField {
+			continue
+		}
+		timestamp, err := parseElasticsearchTimestamp(f.Value)
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		f.Value = ""
+		return timestamp, nil
+	}
+	return 0, nil
+}
+
+func parseElasticsearchTimestamp(s string) (int64, error) {
+	if s == "0" || s == "" {
+		// Special case - zero or empty timestamp must be substituted
+		// with the current time by the caller.
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+	if len(s) < len("YYYY-MM-DD") || s[len("YYYY")] != '-' {
+		// Try parsing timestamp in seconds or milliseconds
+		return insertutils.ParseUnixTimestamp(s)
+	}
+	if len(s) == len("YYYY-MM-DD") {
+		t, err := time.Parse("2006-01-02", s)
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("cannot parse date %q: %w", s, err)
+		}
+		return t.UnixNano(), nil
+	}
+	nsecs, ok := logstorage.TryParseTimestampRFC3339Nano(s)
+	if !ok {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("cannot parse timestamp %q", s)
+	}
+	return nsecs, nil
+}

app/vlinsert/elasticsearch/elasticsearch_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+package elasticsearch
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"compress/gzip"
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlinsert/insertutils"
+)
+
+func TestReadBulkRequest_Failure(t *testing.T) {
+	f := func(data string) {
+		t.Helper()
+
+		tlp := &insertutils.TestLogMessageProcessor{}
+		r := bytes.NewBufferString(data)
+		rows, err := readBulkRequest("test", r, false, "_time", []string{"_msg"}, tlp)
+		if err == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("expecting non-empty error")
+		}
+		if rows != 0 {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected non-zero rows=%d", rows)
+		}
+	}
+	f("foobar")
+	f(`{}`)
+	f(`{"create":{}}`)
+	f(`{"creat":{}}
+{}`)
+	f(`{"create":{}}
+foobar`)
+}
+
+func TestReadBulkRequest_Success(t *testing.T) {
+	f := func(data, timeField, msgField string, timestampsExpected []int64, resultExpected string) {
+		t.Helper()
+
+		msgFields := []string{"non_existing_foo", msgField, "non_exiting_bar"}
+		tlp := &insertutils.TestLogMessageProcessor{}
+
+		// Read the request without compression
+		r := bytes.NewBufferString(data)
+		rows, err := readBulkRequest("test", r, false, timeField, msgFields, tlp)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s", err)
+		}
+		if rows != len(timestampsExpected) {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected rows read; got %d; want %d", rows, len(timestampsExpected))
+		}
+		if err := tlp.Verify(timestampsExpected, resultExpected); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+
+		// Read the request with compression
+		tlp = &insertutils.TestLogMessageProcessor{}
+		compressedData := compressData(data)
+		r = bytes.NewBufferString(compressedData)
+		rows, err = readBulkRequest("test", r, true, timeField, msgFields, tlp)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s", err)
+		}
+		if rows != len(timestampsExpected) {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected rows read; got %d; want %d", rows, len(timestampsExpected))
+		}
+		if err := tlp.Verify(timestampsExpected, resultExpected); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("verification failure after compression: %s", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Verify an empty data
+	f("", "_time", "_msg", nil, "")
+	f("\n", "_time", "_msg", nil, "")
+	f("\n\n", "_time", "_msg", nil, "")
+
+	// Verify non-empty data
+	data := `{"create":{"_index":"filebeat-8.8.0"}}
+{"@timestamp":"2023-06-06T04:48:11.735Z","log":{"offset":71770,"file":{"path":"/var/log/auth.log"}},"message":"foobar"}
+{"create":{"_index":"filebeat-8.8.0"}}
+{"@timestamp":"2023-06-06 04:48:12.735+01:00","message":"baz"}
+{"index":{"_index":"filebeat-8.8.0"}}
+{"message":"xyz","@timestamp":"1686026893735","x":"y"}
+{"create":{"_index":"filebeat-8.8.0"}}
+{"message":"qwe rty","@timestamp":"1686026893"}
+`
+	timeField := "@timestamp"
+	msgField := "message"
+	timestampsExpected := []int64{1686026891735000000, 1686023292735000000, 1686026893735000000, 1686026893000000000}
+	resultExpected := `{"log.offset":"71770","log.file.path":"/var/log/auth.log","_msg":"foobar"}
+{"_msg":"baz"}
+{"_msg":"xyz","x":"y"}
+{"_msg":"qwe rty"}`
+	f(data, timeField, msgField, timestampsExpected, resultExpected)
+}
+
+func compressData(s string) string {
+	var bb bytes.Buffer
+	zw := gzip.NewWriter(&bb)
+	if _, err := zw.Write([]byte(s)); err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("unexpected error when compressing data: %w", err))
+	}
+	if err := zw.Close(); err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("unexpected error when closing gzip writer: %w", err))
+	}
+	return bb.String()
+}

app/vlinsert/elasticsearch/elasticsearch_timing_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package elasticsearch
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlinsert/insertutils"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/bytesutil"
+)
+
+func BenchmarkReadBulkRequest(b *testing.B) {
+	b.Run("gzip:off", func(b *testing.B) {
+		benchmarkReadBulkRequest(b, false)
+	})
+	b.Run("gzip:on", func(b *testing.B) {
+		benchmarkReadBulkRequest(b, true)
+	})
+}
+
+func benchmarkReadBulkRequest(b *testing.B, isGzip bool) {
+	data := `{"create":{"_index":"filebeat-8.8.0"}}
+{"@timestamp":"2023-06-06T04:48:11.735Z","log":{"offset":71770,"file":{"path":"/var/log/auth.log"}},"message":"foobar"}
+{"create":{"_index":"filebeat-8.8.0"}}
+{"@timestamp":"2023-06-06T04:48:12.735Z","message":"baz"}
+{"create":{"_index":"filebeat-8.8.0"}}
+{"message":"xyz","@timestamp":"2023-06-06T04:48:13.735Z","x":"y"}
+`
+	if isGzip {
+		data = compressData(data)
+	}
+	dataBytes := bytesutil.ToUnsafeBytes(data)
+
+	timeField := "@timestamp"
+	msgFields := []string{"message"}
+	blp := &insertutils.BenchmarkLogMessageProcessor{}
+
+	b.ReportAllocs()
+	b.SetBytes(int64(len(data)))
+	b.RunParallel(func(pb *testing.PB) {
+		r := &bytes.Reader{}
+		for pb.Next() {
+			r.Reset(dataBytes)
+			_, err := readBulkRequest("test", r, isGzip, timeField, msgFields, blp)
+			if err != nil {
+				panic(fmt.Errorf("unexpected error: %w", err))
+			}
+		}
+	})
+}

app/vlinsert/insertutils/common_params.go

@@ -0,0 +1,262 @@
+package insertutils
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/metrics"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlstorage"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/httpserver"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/httputils"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/logger"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/logstorage"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/timeutil"
+)
+
+var (
+	defaultMsgValue = flag.String("defaultMsgValue", "missing _msg field; see https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/keyconcepts/#message-field",
+		"Default value for _msg field if the ingested log entry doesn't contain it; see https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/keyconcepts/#message-field")
+)
+
+// CommonParams contains common HTTP parameters used by log ingestion APIs.
+//
+// See https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/data-ingestion/#http-parameters
+type CommonParams struct {
+	TenantID     logstorage.TenantID
+	TimeField    string
+	MsgFields    []string
+	StreamFields []string
+	IgnoreFields []string
+	ExtraFields  []logstorage.Field
+
+	Debug           bool
+	DebugRequestURI string
+	DebugRemoteAddr string
+}
+
+// GetCommonParams returns CommonParams from r.
+func GetCommonParams(r *http.Request) (*CommonParams, error) {
+	// Extract tenantID
+	tenantID, err := logstorage.GetTenantIDFromRequest(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	timeField := "_time"
+	if tf := httputils.GetRequestValue(r, "_time_field", "VL-Time-Field"); tf != "" {
+		timeField = tf
+	}
+
+	msgFields := httputils.GetArray(r, "_msg_field", "VL-Msg-Field")
+	streamFields := httputils.GetArray(r, "_stream_fields", "VL-Stream-Fields")
+	ignoreFields := httputils.GetArray(r, "ignore_fields", "VL-Ignore-Fields")
+
+	extraFields, err := getExtraFields(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	debug := false
+	if dv := httputils.GetRequestValue(r, "debug", "VL-Debug"); dv != "" {
+		debug, err = strconv.ParseBool(dv)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot parse debug=%q: %w", dv, err)
+		}
+	}
+	debugRequestURI := ""
+	debugRemoteAddr := ""
+	if debug {
+		debugRequestURI = httpserver.GetRequestURI(r)
+		debugRemoteAddr = httpserver.GetQuotedRemoteAddr(r)
+	}
+
+	cp := &CommonParams{
+		TenantID:        tenantID,
+		TimeField:       timeField,
+		MsgFields:       msgFields,
+		StreamFields:    streamFields,
+		IgnoreFields:    ignoreFields,
+		ExtraFields:     extraFields,
+		Debug:           debug,
+		DebugRequestURI: debugRequestURI,
+		DebugRemoteAddr: debugRemoteAddr,
+	}
+
+	return cp, nil
+}
+
+func getExtraFields(r *http.Request) ([]logstorage.Field, error) {
+	efs := httputils.GetArray(r, "extra_fields", "VL-Extra-Fields")
+	if len(efs) == 0 {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	extraFields := make([]logstorage.Field, len(efs))
+	for i, ef := range efs {
+		n := strings.Index(ef, "=")
+		if n <= 0 || n == len(ef)-1 {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf(`invalid extra_field format: %q; must be in the form "field=value"`, ef)
+		}
+		extraFields[i] = logstorage.Field{
+			Name:  ef[:n],
+			Value: ef[n+1:],
+		}
+	}
+	return extraFields, nil
+}
+
+// GetCommonParamsForSyslog returns common params needed for parsing syslog messages and storing them to the given tenantID.
+func GetCommonParamsForSyslog(tenantID logstorage.TenantID, streamFields, ignoreFields []string, extraFields []logstorage.Field) *CommonParams {
+	// See https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/logsql/#unpack_syslog-pipe
+	if streamFields == nil {
+		streamFields = []string{
+			"hostname",
+			"app_name",
+			"proc_id",
+		}
+	}
+	cp := &CommonParams{
+		TenantID:  tenantID,
+		TimeField: "timestamp",
+		MsgFields: []string{
+			"message",
+		},
+		StreamFields: streamFields,
+		IgnoreFields: ignoreFields,
+		ExtraFields:  extraFields,
+	}
+
+	return cp
+}
+
+// LogMessageProcessor is an interface for log message processors.
+type LogMessageProcessor interface {
+	// AddRow must add row to the LogMessageProcessor with the given timestamp and fields.
+	//
+	// If streamFields is non-nil, then the given streamFields must be used as log stream fields instead of pre-configured fields.
+	//
+	// The LogMessageProcessor implementation cannot hold references to fields, since the caller can re-use them.
+	AddRow(timestamp int64, fields, streamFields []logstorage.Field)
+
+	// MustClose() must flush all the remaining fields and free up resources occupied by LogMessageProcessor.
+	MustClose()
+}
+
+type logMessageProcessor struct {
+	mu            sync.Mutex
+	wg            sync.WaitGroup
+	stopCh        chan struct{}
+	lastFlushTime time.Time
+
+	cp *CommonParams
+	lr *logstorage.LogRows
+
+	rowsIngestedTotal  *metrics.Counter
+	bytesIngestedTotal *metrics.Counter
+}
+
+func (lmp *logMessageProcessor) initPeriodicFlush() {
+	lmp.lastFlushTime = time.Now()
+
+	lmp.wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer lmp.wg.Done()
+
+		d := timeutil.AddJitterToDuration(time.Second)
+		ticker := time.NewTicker(d)
+		defer ticker.Stop()
+
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-lmp.stopCh:
+				return
+			case <-ticker.C:
+				lmp.mu.Lock()
+				if time.Since(lmp.lastFlushTime) >= d {
+					lmp.flushLocked()
+				}
+				lmp.mu.Unlock()
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+}
+
+// AddRow adds new log message to lmp with the given timestamp and fields.
+//
+// If streamFields is non-nil, then it is used as log stream fields instead of the pre-configured stream fields.
+func (lmp *logMessageProcessor) AddRow(timestamp int64, fields, streamFields []logstorage.Field) {
+	lmp.mu.Lock()
+	defer lmp.mu.Unlock()
+
+	lmp.rowsIngestedTotal.Inc()
+	n := logstorage.EstimatedJSONRowLen(fields)
+	lmp.bytesIngestedTotal.Add(n)
+
+	if len(fields) > *MaxFieldsPerLine {
+		line := logstorage.MarshalFieldsToJSON(nil, fields)
+		logger.Warnf("dropping log line with %d fields; it exceeds -insert.maxFieldsPerLine=%d; %s", len(fields), *MaxFieldsPerLine, line)
+		rowsDroppedTotalTooManyFields.Inc()
+		return
+	}
+
+	lmp.lr.MustAdd(lmp.cp.TenantID, timestamp, fields, streamFields)
+	if lmp.cp.Debug {
+		s := lmp.lr.GetRowString(0)
+		lmp.lr.ResetKeepSettings()
+		logger.Infof("remoteAddr=%s; requestURI=%s; ignoring log entry because of `debug` arg: %s", lmp.cp.DebugRemoteAddr, lmp.cp.DebugRequestURI, s)
+		rowsDroppedTotalDebug.Inc()
+		return
+	}
+	if lmp.lr.NeedFlush() {
+		lmp.flushLocked()
+	}
+}
+
+// flushLocked must be called under locked lmp.mu.
+func (lmp *logMessageProcessor) flushLocked() {
+	lmp.lastFlushTime = time.Now()
+	vlstorage.MustAddRows(lmp.lr)
+	lmp.lr.ResetKeepSettings()
+}
+
+// MustClose flushes the remaining data to the underlying storage and closes lmp.
+func (lmp *logMessageProcessor) MustClose() {
+	close(lmp.stopCh)
+	lmp.wg.Wait()
+
+	lmp.flushLocked()
+	logstorage.PutLogRows(lmp.lr)
+	lmp.lr = nil
+}
+
+// NewLogMessageProcessor returns new LogMessageProcessor for the given cp.
+//
+// MustClose() must be called on the returned LogMessageProcessor when it is no longer needed.
+func (cp *CommonParams) NewLogMessageProcessor(protocolName string) LogMessageProcessor {
+	lr := logstorage.GetLogRows(cp.StreamFields, cp.IgnoreFields, cp.ExtraFields, *defaultMsgValue)
+	rowsIngestedTotal := metrics.GetOrCreateCounter(fmt.Sprintf("vl_rows_ingested_total{type=%q}", protocolName))
+	bytesIngestedTotal := metrics.GetOrCreateCounter(fmt.Sprintf("vl_bytes_ingested_total{type=%q}", protocolName))
+	lmp := &logMessageProcessor{
+		cp: cp,
+		lr: lr,
+
+		rowsIngestedTotal:  rowsIngestedTotal,
+		bytesIngestedTotal: bytesIngestedTotal,
+
+		stopCh: make(chan struct{}),
+	}
+	lmp.initPeriodicFlush()
+
+	return lmp
+}
+
+var (
+	rowsDroppedTotalDebug         = metrics.NewCounter(`vl_rows_dropped_total{reason="debug"}`)
+	rowsDroppedTotalTooManyFields = metrics.NewCounter(`vl_rows_dropped_total{reason="too_many_fields"}`)
+)

app/vlinsert/insertutils/flags.go

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package insertutils
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/flagutil"
+)
+
+var (
+	// MaxLineSizeBytes is the maximum length of a single line for /insert/* handlers
+	MaxLineSizeBytes = flagutil.NewBytes("insert.maxLineSizeBytes", 256*1024, "The maximum size of a single line, which can be read by /insert/* handlers; "+
+		"see https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/faq/#what-length-a-log-record-is-expected-to-have")
+
+	// MaxFieldsPerLine is the maximum number of fields per line for /insert/* handlers
+	MaxFieldsPerLine = flag.Int("insert.maxFieldsPerLine", 1000, "The maximum number of log fields per line, which can be read by /insert/* handlers; "+
+		"see https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/faq/#how-many-fields-a-single-log-entry-may-contain")
+)

app/vlinsert/insertutils/line_reader.go

@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+package insertutils
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/metrics"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/logger"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/slicesutil"
+)
+
+// LineReader reads newline-delimited lines from the underlying reader
+type LineReader struct {
+	// Line contains the next line read after the call to NextLine
+	//
+	// The Line contents is valid until the next call to NextLine.
+	Line []byte
+
+	// name is the LineReader name
+	name string
+
+	// r is the underlying reader to read data from
+	r io.Reader
+
+	// buf is a buffer for reading the next line
+	buf []byte
+
+	// bufOffset is the offset at buf to read the next line from
+	bufOffset int
+
+	// err is the last error when reading data from r
+	err error
+
+	// eofReached is set to true when all the data is read from r
+	eofReached bool
+}
+
+// NewLineReader returns LineReader for r.
+func NewLineReader(name string, r io.Reader) *LineReader {
+	return &LineReader{
+		name: name,
+		r:    r,
+	}
+}
+
+// NextLine reads the next line from the underlying reader.
+//
+// It returns true if the next line is successfully read into Line.
+// If the line length exceeds MaxLineSizeBytes, then this line is skipped
+// and an empty line is returned instead.
+//
+// If false is returned, then no more lines left to read from r.
+// Check for Err in this case.
+func (lr *LineReader) NextLine() bool {
+	for {
+		if lr.bufOffset >= len(lr.buf) {
+			if lr.err != nil || lr.eofReached {
+				return false
+			}
+			if !lr.readMoreData() {
+				return false
+			}
+			if lr.bufOffset >= len(lr.buf) && lr.eofReached {
+				return false
+			}
+		}
+
+		buf := lr.buf[lr.bufOffset:]
+		if n := bytes.IndexByte(buf, '\n'); n >= 0 {
+			lr.Line = buf[:n]
+			lr.bufOffset += n + 1
+			return true
+		}
+		if lr.eofReached {
+			lr.Line = buf
+			lr.bufOffset += len(buf)
+			return true
+		}
+		if !lr.readMoreData() {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Err returns the last error after NextLine call.
+func (lr *LineReader) Err() error {
+	if lr.err == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return fmt.Errorf("%s: %s", lr.name, lr.err)
+}
+
+func (lr *LineReader) readMoreData() bool {
+	if lr.bufOffset > 0 {
+		lr.buf = append(lr.buf[:0], lr.buf[lr.bufOffset:]...)
+		lr.bufOffset = 0
+	}
+
+	bufLen := len(lr.buf)
+	if bufLen >= MaxLineSizeBytes.IntN() {
+		logger.Warnf("%s: the line length exceeds -insert.maxLineSizeBytes=%d; skipping it; line contents=%q", lr.name, MaxLineSizeBytes.IntN(), lr.buf)
+		tooLongLinesSkipped.Inc()
+		return lr.skipUntilNextLine()
+	}
+
+	lr.buf = slicesutil.SetLength(lr.buf, MaxLineSizeBytes.IntN())
+	n, err := lr.r.Read(lr.buf[bufLen:])
+	lr.buf = lr.buf[:bufLen+n]
+	if err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
+			lr.eofReached = true
+			return true
+		}
+		lr.err = fmt.Errorf("cannot read the next line: %s", err)
+	}
+	return n > 0
+}
+
+var tooLongLinesSkipped = metrics.NewCounter("vl_too_long_lines_skipped_total")
+
+func (lr *LineReader) skipUntilNextLine() bool {
+	for {
+		lr.buf = slicesutil.SetLength(lr.buf, MaxLineSizeBytes.IntN())
+		n, err := lr.r.Read(lr.buf)
+		lr.buf = lr.buf[:n]
+		if err != nil {
+			if errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
+				lr.eofReached = true
+				lr.buf = lr.buf[:0]
+				return true
+			}
+			lr.err = fmt.Errorf("cannot skip the current line: %s", err)
+			return false
+		}
+		if n := bytes.IndexByte(lr.buf, '\n'); n >= 0 {
+			// Include \n in the buf, so too long line is replaced with an empty line.
+			// This is needed for maintaining synchorinzation consistency between lines
+			// in protocols such as Elasticsearch bulk import.
+			lr.buf = append(lr.buf[:0], lr.buf[n:]...)
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+}

app/vlinsert/insertutils/line_reader_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+package insertutils
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestLineReader_Success(t *testing.T) {
+	f := func(data string, linesExpected []string) {
+		t.Helper()
+
+		r := bytes.NewBufferString(data)
+		lr := NewLineReader("foo", r)
+		var lines []string
+		for lr.NextLine() {
+			lines = append(lines, string(lr.Line))
+		}
+		if err := lr.Err(); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s", err)
+		}
+		if lr.NextLine() {
+			t.Fatalf("expecting error on the second call to NextLine()")
+		}
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(lines, linesExpected) {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected lines\ngot\n%q\nwant\n%q", lines, linesExpected)
+		}
+	}
+
+	f("", nil)
+	f("\n", []string{""})
+	f("\n\n", []string{"", ""})
+	f("foo", []string{"foo"})
+	f("foo\n", []string{"foo"})
+	f("\nfoo", []string{"", "foo"})
+	f("foo\n\n", []string{"foo", ""})
+	f("foo\nbar", []string{"foo", "bar"})
+	f("foo\nbar\n", []string{"foo", "bar"})
+	f("\nfoo\n\nbar\n\n", []string{"", "foo", "", "bar", ""})
+}
+
+func TestLineReader_SkipUntilNextLine(t *testing.T) {
+	f := func(data string, linesExpected []string) {
+		t.Helper()
+
+		r := bytes.NewBufferString(data)
+		lr := NewLineReader("foo", r)
+		var lines []string
+		for lr.NextLine() {
+			lines = append(lines, string(lr.Line))
+		}
+		if err := lr.Err(); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error for data=%q: %s", data, err)
+		}
+		if lr.NextLine() {
+			t.Fatalf("expecting error on the second call to NextLine()")
+		}
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(lines, linesExpected) {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected lines for data=%q\ngot\n%q\nwant\n%q", data, lines, linesExpected)
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, overflow := range []int{0, 100, MaxLineSizeBytes.IntN(), MaxLineSizeBytes.IntN() + 1, 2 * MaxLineSizeBytes.IntN()} {
+		longLineLen := MaxLineSizeBytes.IntN() + overflow
+		longLine := string(make([]byte, longLineLen))
+
+		// Single long line
+		data := longLine
+		f(data, nil)
+
+		// Multiple long lines
+		data = longLine + "\n" + longLine
+		f(data, []string{""})
+
+		data = longLine + "\n" + longLine + "\n"
+		f(data, []string{"", ""})
+
+		// Long line in the middle
+		data = "foo\n" + longLine + "\nbar"
+		f(data, []string{"foo", "", "bar"})
+
+		// Multiple long lines in the middle
+		data = "foo\n" + longLine + "\n" + longLine + "\nbar"
+		f(data, []string{"foo", "", "", "bar"})
+
+		// Long line in the end
+		data = "foo\n" + longLine
+		f(data, []string{"foo"})
+
+		// Long line in the end
+		data = "foo\n" + longLine + "\n"
+		f(data, []string{"foo", ""})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLineReader_Failure(t *testing.T) {
+	f := func(data string, linesExpected []string) {
+		t.Helper()
+
+		fr := &failureReader{
+			r: bytes.NewBufferString(data),
+		}
+		lr := NewLineReader("foo", fr)
+		var lines []string
+		for lr.NextLine() {
+			lines = append(lines, string(lr.Line))
+		}
+		if err := lr.Err(); err == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("expecting non-nil error")
+		}
+		if lr.NextLine() {
+			t.Fatalf("expecting error on the second call to NextLine()")
+		}
+		if err := lr.Err(); err == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("expecting non-nil error on the second call")
+		}
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(lines, linesExpected) {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected lines\ngot\n%q\nwant\n%q", lines, linesExpected)
+		}
+	}
+
+	f("", nil)
+	f("foo", nil)
+	f("foo\n", []string{"foo"})
+	f("\n", []string{""})
+	f("foo\nbar", []string{"foo"})
+	f("foo\nbar\n", []string{"foo", "bar"})
+	f("\nfoo\nbar\n\n", []string{"", "foo", "bar", ""})
+
+	// long line
+	longLineLen := MaxLineSizeBytes.IntN()
+	for _, overflow := range []int{0, 100, MaxLineSizeBytes.IntN(), MaxLineSizeBytes.IntN() + 1, 2 * MaxLineSizeBytes.IntN()} {
+		longLine := string(make([]byte, longLineLen+overflow))
+
+		data := longLine
+		f(data, nil)
+
+		data = "foo\n" + longLine
+		f(data, []string{"foo"})
+
+		data = longLine + "\nfoo"
+		f(data, []string{""})
+
+		data = longLine + "\nfoo\n"
+		f(data, []string{"", "foo"})
+	}
+}
+
+type failureReader struct {
+	r io.Reader
+}
+
+func (r *failureReader) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	n, _ := r.r.Read(p)
+	if n > 0 {
+		return n, nil
+	}
+	return 0, fmt.Errorf("some error")
+}

app/vlinsert/insertutils/testutils.go

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+package insertutils
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/logstorage"
+)
+
+// TestLogMessageProcessor implements LogMessageProcessor for testing.
+type TestLogMessageProcessor struct {
+	timestamps []int64
+	rows       []string
+}
+
+// AddRow adds row with the given timestamp and fields to tlp
+func (tlp *TestLogMessageProcessor) AddRow(timestamp int64, fields, streamFields []logstorage.Field) {
+	if streamFields != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("BUG: streamFields must be nil; got %v", streamFields))
+	}
+	tlp.timestamps = append(tlp.timestamps, timestamp)
+	tlp.rows = append(tlp.rows, string(logstorage.MarshalFieldsToJSON(nil, fields)))
+}
+
+// MustClose closes tlp.
+func (tlp *TestLogMessageProcessor) MustClose() {
+}
+
+// Verify verifies the number of rows, timestamps and results after AddRow calls.
+func (tlp *TestLogMessageProcessor) Verify(timestampsExpected []int64, resultExpected string) error {
+	result := strings.Join(tlp.rows, "\n")
+	if len(tlp.rows) != len(timestampsExpected) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unexpected rows read; got %d; want %d;\nrows read:\n%s\nrows wanted\n%s", len(tlp.rows), len(timestampsExpected), result, resultExpected)
+	}
+
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(tlp.timestamps, timestampsExpected) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unexpected timestamps;\ngot\n%d\nwant\n%d", tlp.timestamps, timestampsExpected)
+	}
+	if result != resultExpected {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unexpected result;\ngot\n%s\nwant\n%s", result, resultExpected)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// BenchmarkLogMessageProcessor implements LogMessageProcessor for benchmarks.
+type BenchmarkLogMessageProcessor struct{}
+
+// AddRow implements LogMessageProcessor interface.
+func (blp *BenchmarkLogMessageProcessor) AddRow(_ int64, _, _ []logstorage.Field) {
+}
+
+// MustClose implements LogMessageProcessor interface.
+func (blp *BenchmarkLogMessageProcessor) MustClose() {
+}

app/vlinsert/insertutils/timestamp.go

@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package insertutils
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/logstorage"
+)
+
+// ExtractTimestampFromFields extracts timestamp in nanoseconds from the field with the name timeField at fields.
+//
+// The value for the timeField is set to empty string after returning from the function,
+// so it could be ignored during data ingestion.
+//
+// The current timestamp is returned if fields do not contain a field with timeField name or if the timeField value is empty.
+func ExtractTimestampFromFields(timeField string, fields []logstorage.Field) (int64, error) {
+	for i := range fields {
+		f := &fields[i]
+		if f.Name != timeField {
+			continue
+		}
+		nsecs, err := parseTimestamp(f.Value)
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("cannot parse timestamp from field %q: %s", timeField, err)
+		}
+		f.Value = ""
+		if nsecs == 0 {
+			nsecs = time.Now().UnixNano()
+		}
+		return nsecs, nil
+	}
+	return time.Now().UnixNano(), nil
+}
+
+func parseTimestamp(s string) (int64, error) {
+	if s == "" || s == "0" {
+		return time.Now().UnixNano(), nil
+	}
+	if len(s) <= len("YYYY") || s[len("YYYY")] != '-' {
+		return ParseUnixTimestamp(s)
+	}
+	nsecs, ok := logstorage.TryParseTimestampRFC3339Nano(s)
+	if !ok {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("cannot unmarshal rfc3339 timestamp %q", s)
+	}
+	return nsecs, nil
+}
+
+// ParseUnixTimestamp parses s as unix timestamp in seconds, milliseconds, microseconds or nanoseconds and returns the parsed timestamp in nanoseconds.
+func ParseUnixTimestamp(s string) (int64, error) {
+	n, err := strconv.ParseInt(s, 10, 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("cannot parse unix timestamp from %q: %w", s, err)
+	}
+	if n < (1<<31) && n >= (-1<<31) {
+		// The timestamp is in seconds.
+		return n * 1e9, nil
+	}
+	if n < 1e3*(1<<31) && n >= 1e3*(-1<<31) {
+		// The timestamp is in milliseconds.
+		return n * 1e6, nil
+	}
+	if n < 1e6*(1<<31) && n >= 1e6*(-1<<31) {
+		// The timestamp is in microseconds.
+		return n * 1e3, nil
+	}
+	// The timestamp is in nanoseconds
+	return n, nil
+}

app/vlinsert/insertutils/timestamp_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+package insertutils
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/logstorage"
+)
+
+func TestExtractTimestampFromFields_Success(t *testing.T) {
+	f := func(timeField string, fields []logstorage.Field, nsecsExpected int64) {
+		t.Helper()
+
+		nsecs, err := ExtractTimestampFromFields(timeField, fields)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s", err)
+		}
+		if nsecs != nsecsExpected {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected nsecs; got %d; want %d", nsecs, nsecsExpected)
+		}
+
+		for _, f := range fields {
+			if f.Name == timeField {
+				if f.Value != "" {
+					t.Fatalf("unexpected value for field %s; got %q; want %q", timeField, f.Value, "")
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// UTC time
+	f("time", []logstorage.Field{
+		{Name: "foo", Value: "bar"},
+		{Name: "time", Value: "2024-06-18T23:37:20Z"},
+	}, 1718753840000000000)
+
+	// Time with timezone
+	f("time", []logstorage.Field{
+		{Name: "foo", Value: "bar"},
+		{Name: "time", Value: "2024-06-18T23:37:20+08:00"},
+	}, 1718725040000000000)
+
+	// SQL datetime format
+	f("time", []logstorage.Field{
+		{Name: "foo", Value: "bar"},
+		{Name: "time", Value: "2024-06-18 23:37:20.123-05:30"},
+	}, 1718773640123000000)
+
+	// Time with nanosecond precision
+	f("time", []logstorage.Field{
+		{Name: "time", Value: "2024-06-18T23:37:20.123456789-05:30"},
+		{Name: "foo", Value: "bar"},
+	}, 1718773640123456789)
+
+	// Unix timestamp in nanoseconds
+	f("time", []logstorage.Field{
+		{Name: "foo", Value: "bar"},
+		{Name: "time", Value: "1718773640123456789"},
+	}, 1718773640123456789)
+
+	// Unix timestamp in microseconds
+	f("time", []logstorage.Field{
+		{Name: "foo", Value: "bar"},
+		{Name: "time", Value: "1718773640123456"},
+	}, 1718773640123456000)
+
+	// Unix timestamp in milliseconds
+	f("time", []logstorage.Field{
+		{Name: "foo", Value: "bar"},
+		{Name: "time", Value: "1718773640123"},
+	}, 1718773640123000000)
+
+	// Unix timestamp in seconds
+	f("time", []logstorage.Field{
+		{Name: "foo", Value: "bar"},
+		{Name: "time", Value: "1718773640"},
+	}, 1718773640000000000)
+}
+
+func TestExtractTimestampFromFields_Error(t *testing.T) {
+	f := func(s string) {
+		t.Helper()
+
+		fields := []logstorage.Field{
+			{Name: "time", Value: s},
+		}
+		nsecs, err := ExtractTimestampFromFields("time", fields)
+		if err == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("expecting non-nil error")
+		}
+		if nsecs != 0 {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected nsecs; got %d; want %d", nsecs, 0)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// invalid time
+	f("foobar")
+
+	// incomplete time
+	f("2024-06-18")
+	f("2024-06-18T23:37")
+}

app/vlinsert/journald/journald.go

@@ -0,0 +1,250 @@
+package journald
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"regexp"
+	"slices"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlinsert/insertutils"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlstorage"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/bytesutil"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/encoding/zstd"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/flagutil"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/httpserver"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/logstorage"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/writeconcurrencylimiter"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/metrics"
+)
+
+const (
+	journaldEntryMaxNameLen = 64
+)
+
+var (
+	bodyBufferPool                bytesutil.ByteBufferPool
+	allowedJournaldEntryNameChars = regexp.MustCompile(`^[A-Z_][A-Z0-9_]+`)
+)
+
+var (
+	journaldStreamFields = flagutil.NewArrayString("journald.streamFields", "Journal fields to be used as stream fields. "+
+		"See the list of allowed fields at https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemd.journal-fields.html.")
+	journaldIgnoreFields = flagutil.NewArrayString("journald.ignoreFields", "Journal fields to ignore. "+
+		"See the list of allowed fields at https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemd.journal-fields.html.")
+	journaldTimeField = flag.String("journald.timeField", "__REALTIME_TIMESTAMP", "Journal field to be used as time field. "+
+		"See the list of allowed fields at https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/latest/systemd.journal-fields.html.")
+	journaldTenantID             = flag.String("journald.tenantID", "0:0", "TenantID for logs ingested via the Journald endpoint.")
+	journaldIncludeEntryMetadata = flag.Bool("journald.includeEntryMetadata", false, "Include journal entry fields, which with double underscores.")
+)
+
+func getCommonParams(r *http.Request) (*insertutils.CommonParams, error) {
+	cp, err := insertutils.GetCommonParams(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if cp.TenantID.AccountID == 0 && cp.TenantID.ProjectID == 0 {
+		tenantID, err := logstorage.ParseTenantID(*journaldTenantID)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot parse -journald.tenantID=%q for journald: %w", *journaldTenantID, err)
+		}
+		cp.TenantID = tenantID
+	}
+	if cp.TimeField != "" {
+		cp.TimeField = *journaldTimeField
+	}
+	if len(cp.StreamFields) == 0 {
+		cp.StreamFields = *journaldStreamFields
+	}
+	if len(cp.IgnoreFields) == 0 {
+		cp.IgnoreFields = *journaldIgnoreFields
+	}
+	cp.MsgFields = []string{"MESSAGE"}
+	return cp, nil
+}
+
+// RequestHandler processes Journald Export insert requests
+func RequestHandler(path string, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) bool {
+	switch path {
+	case "/upload":
+		if r.Header.Get("Content-Type") != "application/vnd.fdo.journal" {
+			httpserver.Errorf(w, r, "only application/vnd.fdo.journal encoding is supported for Journald")
+			return true
+		}
+		handleJournald(r, w)
+		return true
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+}
+
+// handleJournald parses Journal binary entries
+func handleJournald(r *http.Request, w http.ResponseWriter) {
+	startTime := time.Now()
+	requestsJournaldTotal.Inc()
+
+	if err := vlstorage.CanWriteData(); err != nil {
+		httpserver.Errorf(w, r, "%s", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	reader := r.Body
+	var err error
+
+	wcr := writeconcurrencylimiter.GetReader(reader)
+	data, err := io.ReadAll(wcr)
+	if err != nil {
+		httpserver.Errorf(w, r, "cannot read request body: %s", err)
+		return
+	}
+	writeconcurrencylimiter.PutReader(wcr)
+	bb := bodyBufferPool.Get()
+	defer bodyBufferPool.Put(bb)
+	if r.Header.Get("Content-Encoding") == "zstd" {
+		bb.B, err = zstd.Decompress(bb.B[:0], data)
+		if err != nil {
+			httpserver.Errorf(w, r, "cannot decompress zstd-encoded request with length %d: %s", len(data), err)
+			return
+		}
+		data = bb.B
+	}
+	cp, err := getCommonParams(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		httpserver.Errorf(w, r, "cannot parse common params from request: %s", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	lmp := cp.NewLogMessageProcessor("journald")
+	err = parseJournaldRequest(data, lmp, cp)
+	lmp.MustClose()
+	if err != nil {
+		errorsTotal.Inc()
+		httpserver.Errorf(w, r, "cannot parse Journald protobuf request: %s", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// update requestJournaldDuration only for successfully parsed requests
+	// There is no need in updating requestJournaldDuration for request errors,
+	// since their timings are usually much smaller than the timing for successful request parsing.
+	requestJournaldDuration.UpdateDuration(startTime)
+}
+
+var (
+	requestsJournaldTotal = metrics.NewCounter(`vl_http_requests_total{path="/insert/journald/upload"}`)
+	errorsTotal           = metrics.NewCounter(`vl_http_errors_total{path="/insert/journald/upload"}`)
+
+	requestJournaldDuration = metrics.NewHistogram(`vl_http_request_duration_seconds{path="/insert/journald/upload"}`)
+)
+
+// See https://systemd.io/JOURNAL_EXPORT_FORMATS/#journal-export-format
+func parseJournaldRequest(data []byte, lmp insertutils.LogMessageProcessor, cp *insertutils.CommonParams) error {
+	var fields []logstorage.Field
+	var ts int64
+	var size uint64
+	var name, value string
+	var line []byte
+
+	currentTimestamp := time.Now().UnixNano()
+
+	for len(data) > 0 {
+		idx := bytes.IndexByte(data, '\n')
+		switch {
+		case idx > 0:
+			// process fields
+			line = data[:idx]
+			data = data[idx+1:]
+		case idx == 0:
+			// next message or end of file
+			// double new line is a separator for the next message
+			if len(fields) > 0 {
+				if ts == 0 {
+					ts = currentTimestamp
+				}
+				lmp.AddRow(ts, fields, nil)
+				fields = fields[:0]
+			}
+			// skip newline separator
+			data = data[1:]
+			continue
+		case idx < 0:
+			return fmt.Errorf("missing new line separator, unread data left=%d", len(data))
+		}
+
+		idx = bytes.IndexByte(line, '=')
+		// could b either e key=value\n pair
+		// or just  key\n
+		// with binary data at the buffer
+		if idx > 0 {
+			name = bytesutil.ToUnsafeString(line[:idx])
+			value = bytesutil.ToUnsafeString(line[idx+1:])
+		} else {
+			name = bytesutil.ToUnsafeString(line)
+			if len(data) == 0 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("unexpected zero data for binary field value of key=%s", name)
+			}
+			// size of binary data encoded as le i64 at the begging
+			idx, err := binary.Decode(data, binary.LittleEndian, &size)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to extract binary field %q value size: %w", name, err)
+			}
+			// skip binary data sise
+			data = data[idx:]
+			if size == 0 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("unexpected zero binary data size decoded %d", size)
+			}
+			if int(size) > len(data) {
+				return fmt.Errorf("binary data size=%d cannot exceed size of the data at buffer=%d", size, len(data))
+			}
+			value = bytesutil.ToUnsafeString(data[:size])
+			data = data[int(size):]
+			// binary data must has new line separator for the new line or next field
+			if len(data) == 0 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("unexpected empty buffer after binary field=%s read", name)
+			}
+			lastB := data[0]
+			if lastB != '\n' {
+				return fmt.Errorf("expected new line separator after binary field=%s, got=%s", name, string(lastB))
+			}
+			data = data[1:]
+		}
+		// https://github.com/systemd/systemd/blob/main/src/libsystemd/sd-journal/journal-file.c#L1703
+		if len(name) > journaldEntryMaxNameLen {
+			return fmt.Errorf("journald entry name should not exceed %d symbols, got: %q", journaldEntryMaxNameLen, name)
+		}
+		if !allowedJournaldEntryNameChars.MatchString(name) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("journald entry name should consist of `A-Z0-9_` characters and must start from non-digit symbol")
+		}
+		if name == cp.TimeField {
+			n, err := strconv.ParseInt(value, 10, 64)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse Journald timestamp, %w", err)
+			}
+			ts = n * 1e3
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if slices.Contains(cp.MsgFields, name) {
+			name = "_msg"
+		}
+
+		if *journaldIncludeEntryMetadata || !strings.HasPrefix(name, "__") {
+			fields = append(fields, logstorage.Field{
+				Name:  name,
+				Value: value,
+			})
+		}
+	}
+	if len(fields) > 0 {
+		if ts == 0 {
+			ts = currentTimestamp
+		}
+		lmp.AddRow(ts, fields, nil)
+	}
+	return nil
+}

app/vlinsert/journald/journald_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+package journald
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlinsert/insertutils"
+)
+
+func TestPushJournaldOk(t *testing.T) {
+	f := func(src string, timestampsExpected []int64, resultExpected string) {
+		t.Helper()
+		tlp := &insertutils.TestLogMessageProcessor{}
+		cp := &insertutils.CommonParams{
+			TimeField: "__REALTIME_TIMESTAMP",
+			MsgFields: []string{"MESSAGE"},
+		}
+		if err := parseJournaldRequest([]byte(src), tlp, cp); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s", err)
+		}
+
+		if err := tlp.Verify(timestampsExpected, resultExpected); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+	// Single event
+	f("__REALTIME_TIMESTAMP=91723819283\nMESSAGE=Test message\n",
+		[]int64{91723819283000},
+		"{\"_msg\":\"Test message\"}",
+	)
+
+	// Multiple events
+	f("__REALTIME_TIMESTAMP=91723819283\nMESSAGE=Test message\n\n__REALTIME_TIMESTAMP=91723819284\nMESSAGE=Test message2\n",
+		[]int64{91723819283000, 91723819284000},
+		"{\"_msg\":\"Test message\"}\n{\"_msg\":\"Test message2\"}",
+	)
+
+	// Parse binary data
+	f("__CURSOR=s=e0afe8412a6a49d2bfcf66aa7927b588;i=1f06;b=f778b6e2f7584a77b991a2366612a7b5;m=300bdfd420;t=62526e1182354;x=930dc44b370963b7\n__REALTIME_TIMESTAMP=1729698775704404\n__MONOTONIC_TIMESTAMP=206357648416\n__SEQNUM=7942\n__SEQNUM_ID=e0afe8412a6a49d2bfcf66aa7927b588\n_BOOT_ID=f778b6e2f7584a77b991a2366612a7b5\n_UID=0\n_GID=0\n_MACHINE_ID=a4a970370c30a925df02a13c67167847\n_HOSTNAME=ecd5e4555787\n_RUNTIME_SCOPE=system\n_TRANSPORT=journal\n_CAP_EFFECTIVE=1ffffffffff\n_SYSTEMD_CGROUP=/init.scope\n_SYSTEMD_UNIT=init.scope\n_SYSTEMD_SLICE=-.slice\nCODE_FILE=<stdin>\nCODE_LINE=1\nCODE_FUNC=<module>\nSYSLOG_IDENTIFIER=python3\n_COMM=python3\n_EXE=/usr/bin/python3.12\n_CMDLINE=python3\nMESSAGE\n\x13\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00foo\nbar\n\n\nasda\nasda\n_PID=2763\n_SOURCE_REALTIME_TIMESTAMP=1729698775704375\n\n",
+		[]int64{1729698775704404000},
+		"{\"_BOOT_ID\":\"f778b6e2f7584a77b991a2366612a7b5\",\"_UID\":\"0\",\"_GID\":\"0\",\"_MACHINE_ID\":\"a4a970370c30a925df02a13c67167847\",\"_HOSTNAME\":\"ecd5e4555787\",\"_RUNTIME_SCOPE\":\"system\",\"_TRANSPORT\":\"journal\",\"_CAP_EFFECTIVE\":\"1ffffffffff\",\"_SYSTEMD_CGROUP\":\"/init.scope\",\"_SYSTEMD_UNIT\":\"init.scope\",\"_SYSTEMD_SLICE\":\"-.slice\",\"CODE_FILE\":\"\\u003cstdin>\",\"CODE_LINE\":\"1\",\"CODE_FUNC\":\"\\u003cmodule>\",\"SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER\":\"python3\",\"_COMM\":\"python3\",\"_EXE\":\"/usr/bin/python3.12\",\"_CMDLINE\":\"python3\",\"_msg\":\"foo\\nbar\\n\\n\\nasda\\nasda\",\"_PID\":\"2763\",\"_SOURCE_REALTIME_TIMESTAMP\":\"1729698775704375\"}",
+	)
+}
+
+func TestPushJournald_Failure(t *testing.T) {
+	f := func(data string) {
+		t.Helper()
+		tlp := &insertutils.TestLogMessageProcessor{}
+		cp := &insertutils.CommonParams{
+			TimeField: "__REALTIME_TIMESTAMP",
+			MsgFields: []string{"MESSAGE"},
+		}
+		if err := parseJournaldRequest([]byte(data), tlp, cp); err == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("expected non nil error")
+		}
+	}
+	// missing new line terminator for binary encoded message
+	f("__CURSOR=s=e0afe8412a6a49d2bfcf66aa7927b588;i=1f06;b=f778b6e2f7584a77b991a2366612a7b5;m=300bdfd420;t=62526e1182354;x=930dc44b370963b7\n__REALTIME_TIMESTAMP=1729698775704404\nMESSAGE\n\x13\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00foo\nbar\n\n\nasdaasda2")
+	// missing new line terminator
+	f("__REALTIME_TIMESTAMP=91723819283\n=Test message")
+	// empty field name
+	f("__REALTIME_TIMESTAMP=91723819283\n=Test message\n")
+	// field name starting with number
+	f("__REALTIME_TIMESTAMP=91723819283\n1incorrect=Test message\n")
+	// field name exceeds 64 limit
+	f("__REALTIME_TIMESTAMP=91723819283\ntoolooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooongcorrecooooooooooooong=Test message\n")
+	// Only allow A-Z0-9 and '_'
+	f("__REALTIME_TIMESTAMP=91723819283\nbadC!@$!@$as=Test message\n")
+}

app/vlinsert/jsonline/jsonline.go

@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+package jsonline
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlinsert/insertutils"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlstorage"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/httpserver"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/logger"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/logstorage"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/protoparser/common"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/writeconcurrencylimiter"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/metrics"
+)
+
+// RequestHandler processes jsonline insert requests
+func RequestHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	startTime := time.Now()
+	w.Header().Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+	if r.Method != "POST" {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
+		return
+	}
+
+	requestsTotal.Inc()
+
+	cp, err := insertutils.GetCommonParams(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		httpserver.Errorf(w, r, "%s", err)
+		return
+	}
+	if err := vlstorage.CanWriteData(); err != nil {
+		httpserver.Errorf(w, r, "%s", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	reader := r.Body
+	if r.Header.Get("Content-Encoding") == "gzip" {
+		zr, err := common.GetGzipReader(reader)
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Errorf("cannot read gzipped jsonline request: %s", err)
+			return
+		}
+		defer common.PutGzipReader(zr)
+		reader = zr
+	}
+
+	lmp := cp.NewLogMessageProcessor("jsonline")
+	streamName := fmt.Sprintf("remoteAddr=%s, requestURI=%q", httpserver.GetQuotedRemoteAddr(r), r.RequestURI)
+	err = processStreamInternal(streamName, reader, cp.TimeField, cp.MsgFields, lmp)
+	lmp.MustClose()
+
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Errorf("jsonline: %s", err)
+	} else {
+		// update requestDuration only for successfully parsed requests.
+		// There is no need in updating requestDuration for request errors,
+		// since their timings are usually much smaller than the timing for successful request parsing.
+		requestDuration.UpdateDuration(startTime)
+	}
+}
+
+func processStreamInternal(streamName string, r io.Reader, timeField string, msgFields []string, lmp insertutils.LogMessageProcessor) error {
+	wcr := writeconcurrencylimiter.GetReader(r)
+	defer writeconcurrencylimiter.PutReader(wcr)
+
+	lr := insertutils.NewLineReader(streamName, wcr)
+
+	n := 0
+	for {
+		ok, err := readLine(lr, timeField, msgFields, lmp)
+		wcr.DecConcurrency()
+		if err != nil {
+			errorsTotal.Inc()
+			return fmt.Errorf("cannot read line #%d in /jsonline request: %s", n, err)
+		}
+		if !ok {
+			return nil
+		}
+		n++
+	}
+}
+
+func readLine(lr *insertutils.LineReader, timeField string, msgFields []string, lmp insertutils.LogMessageProcessor) (bool, error) {
+	var line []byte
+	for len(line) == 0 {
+		if !lr.NextLine() {
+			err := lr.Err()
+			return false, err
+		}
+		line = lr.Line
+	}
+
+	p := logstorage.GetJSONParser()
+	if err := p.ParseLogMessage(line); err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("cannot parse json-encoded log entry: %w", err)
+	}
+	ts, err := insertutils.ExtractTimestampFromFields(timeField, p.Fields)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("cannot get timestamp: %w", err)
+	}
+	logstorage.RenameField(p.Fields, msgFields, "_msg")
+	lmp.AddRow(ts, p.Fields, nil)
+	logstorage.PutJSONParser(p)
+
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+var (
+	requestsTotal = metrics.NewCounter(`vl_http_requests_total{path="/insert/jsonline"}`)
+	errorsTotal   = metrics.NewCounter(`vl_http_errors_total{path="/insert/jsonline"}`)
+
+	requestDuration = metrics.NewHistogram(`vl_http_request_duration_seconds{path="/insert/jsonline"}`)
+)

app/vlinsert/jsonline/jsonline_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package jsonline
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlinsert/insertutils"
+)
+
+func TestProcessStreamInternal_Success(t *testing.T) {
+	f := func(data, timeField, msgField string, timestampsExpected []int64, resultExpected string) {
+		t.Helper()
+
+		msgFields := []string{msgField}
+		tlp := &insertutils.TestLogMessageProcessor{}
+		r := bytes.NewBufferString(data)
+		if err := processStreamInternal("test", r, timeField, msgFields, tlp); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s", err)
+		}
+
+		if err := tlp.Verify(timestampsExpected, resultExpected); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	data := `{"@timestamp":"2023-06-06T04:48:11.735Z","log":{"offset":71770,"file":{"path":"/var/log/auth.log"}},"message":"foobar"}
+{"@timestamp":"2023-06-06T04:48:12.735+01:00","message":"baz"}
+{"message":"xyz","@timestamp":"2023-06-06 04:48:13.735Z","x":"y"}
+`
+	timeField := "@timestamp"
+	msgField := "message"
+	timestampsExpected := []int64{1686026891735000000, 1686023292735000000, 1686026893735000000}
+	resultExpected := `{"log.offset":"71770","log.file.path":"/var/log/auth.log","_msg":"foobar"}
+{"_msg":"baz"}
+{"_msg":"xyz","x":"y"}`
+	f(data, timeField, msgField, timestampsExpected, resultExpected)
+
+	// Non-existing msgField
+	data = `{"@timestamp":"2023-06-06T04:48:11.735Z","log":{"offset":71770,"file":{"path":"/var/log/auth.log"}},"message":"foobar"}
+{"@timestamp":"2023-06-06T04:48:12.735+01:00","message":"baz"}
+`
+	timeField = "@timestamp"
+	msgField = "foobar"
+	timestampsExpected = []int64{1686026891735000000, 1686023292735000000}
+	resultExpected = `{"log.offset":"71770","log.file.path":"/var/log/auth.log","message":"foobar"}
+{"message":"baz"}`
+	f(data, timeField, msgField, timestampsExpected, resultExpected)
+}
+
+func TestProcessStreamInternal_Failure(t *testing.T) {
+	f := func(data string) {
+		t.Helper()
+
+		tlp := &insertutils.TestLogMessageProcessor{}
+		r := bytes.NewBufferString(data)
+		if err := processStreamInternal("test", r, "time", nil, tlp); err == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("expecting non-nil error")
+		}
+	}
+
+	// invalid json
+	f("foobar")
+
+	// invalid timestamp field
+	f(`{"time":"foobar"}`)
+}

app/vlinsert/loki/loki.go

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package loki
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlinsert/insertutils"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/logstorage"
+)
+
+// RequestHandler processes Loki insert requests
+func RequestHandler(path string, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) bool {
+	switch path {
+	case "/api/v1/push":
+		handleInsert(r, w)
+		return true
+	case "/ready":
+		// See https://grafana.com/docs/loki/latest/api/#identify-ready-loki-instance
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+		w.Write([]byte("ready"))
+		return true
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+}
+
+// See https://grafana.com/docs/loki/latest/api/#push-log-entries-to-loki
+func handleInsert(r *http.Request, w http.ResponseWriter) {
+	contentType := r.Header.Get("Content-Type")
+	switch contentType {
+	case "application/json":
+		handleJSON(r, w)
+	default:
+		// Protobuf request body should be handled by default according to https://grafana.com/docs/loki/latest/api/#push-log-entries-to-loki
+		handleProtobuf(r, w)
+	}
+}
+
+func getCommonParams(r *http.Request) (*insertutils.CommonParams, error) {
+	cp, err := insertutils.GetCommonParams(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// If parsed tenant is (0,0) it is likely to be default tenant
+	// Try parsing tenant from Loki headers
+	if cp.TenantID.AccountID == 0 && cp.TenantID.ProjectID == 0 {
+		org := r.Header.Get("X-Scope-OrgID")
+		if org != "" {
+			tenantID, err := logstorage.ParseTenantID(org)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			cp.TenantID = tenantID
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	return cp, nil
+}

app/vlinsert/loki/loki_json.go

@@ -0,0 +1,224 @@
+package loki
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"math"
+	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/metrics"
+	"github.com/valyala/fastjson"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlinsert/insertutils"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlstorage"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/bytesutil"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/httpserver"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/logstorage"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/protoparser/common"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/writeconcurrencylimiter"
+)
+
+var parserPool fastjson.ParserPool
+
+func handleJSON(r *http.Request, w http.ResponseWriter) {
+	startTime := time.Now()
+	requestsJSONTotal.Inc()
+	reader := r.Body
+	if r.Header.Get("Content-Encoding") == "gzip" {
+		zr, err := common.GetGzipReader(reader)
+		if err != nil {
+			httpserver.Errorf(w, r, "cannot initialize gzip reader: %s", err)
+			return
+		}
+		defer common.PutGzipReader(zr)
+		reader = zr
+	}
+
+	wcr := writeconcurrencylimiter.GetReader(reader)
+	data, err := io.ReadAll(wcr)
+	writeconcurrencylimiter.PutReader(wcr)
+	if err != nil {
+		httpserver.Errorf(w, r, "cannot read request body: %s", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	cp, err := getCommonParams(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		httpserver.Errorf(w, r, "cannot parse common params from request: %s", err)
+		return
+	}
+	if err := vlstorage.CanWriteData(); err != nil {
+		httpserver.Errorf(w, r, "%s", err)
+		return
+	}
+	lmp := cp.NewLogMessageProcessor("loki_json")
+	useDefaultStreamFields := len(cp.StreamFields) == 0
+	err = parseJSONRequest(data, lmp, useDefaultStreamFields)
+	lmp.MustClose()
+	if err != nil {
+		httpserver.Errorf(w, r, "cannot parse Loki json request: %s; data=%s", err, data)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// update requestJSONDuration only for successfully parsed requests
+	// There is no need in updating requestJSONDuration for request errors,
+	// since their timings are usually much smaller than the timing for successful request parsing.
+	requestJSONDuration.UpdateDuration(startTime)
+}
+
+var (
+	requestsJSONTotal   = metrics.NewCounter(`vl_http_requests_total{path="/insert/loki/api/v1/push",format="json"}`)
+	requestJSONDuration = metrics.NewHistogram(`vl_http_request_duration_seconds{path="/insert/loki/api/v1/push",format="json"}`)
+)
+
+func parseJSONRequest(data []byte, lmp insertutils.LogMessageProcessor, useDefaultStreamFields bool) error {
+	p := parserPool.Get()
+	defer parserPool.Put(p)
+	v, err := p.ParseBytes(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot parse JSON request body: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	streamsV := v.Get("streams")
+	if streamsV == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("missing `streams` item in the parsed JSON")
+	}
+	streams, err := streamsV.Array()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("`streams` item in the parsed JSON must contain an array; got %q", streamsV)
+	}
+
+	currentTimestamp := time.Now().UnixNano()
+	var commonFields []logstorage.Field
+	for _, stream := range streams {
+		// populate common labels from `stream` dict
+		commonFields = commonFields[:0]
+		labelsV := stream.Get("stream")
+		var labels *fastjson.Object
+		if labelsV != nil {
+			o, err := labelsV.Object()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("`stream` item in the parsed JSON must contain an object; got %q", labelsV)
+			}
+			labels = o
+		}
+		labels.Visit(func(k []byte, v *fastjson.Value) {
+			vStr, errLocal := v.StringBytes()
+			if errLocal != nil {
+				err = fmt.Errorf("unexpected label value type for %q:%q; want string", k, v)
+				return
+			}
+			commonFields = append(commonFields, logstorage.Field{
+				Name:  bytesutil.ToUnsafeString(k),
+				Value: bytesutil.ToUnsafeString(vStr),
+			})
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error when parsing `stream` object: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		// populate messages from `values` array
+		linesV := stream.Get("values")
+		if linesV == nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("missing `values` item in the parsed `stream` object %q", stream)
+		}
+		lines, err := linesV.Array()
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("`values` item in the parsed JSON must contain an array; got %q", linesV)
+		}
+
+		fields := commonFields
+		for _, line := range lines {
+			lineA, err := line.Array()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("unexpected contents of `values` item; want array; got %q", line)
+			}
+			if len(lineA) < 2 || len(lineA) > 3 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("unexpected number of values in `values` item array %q; got %d want 2 or 3", line, len(lineA))
+			}
+
+			// parse timestamp
+			timestamp, err := lineA[0].StringBytes()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("unexpected log timestamp type for %q; want string", lineA[0])
+			}
+			ts, err := parseLokiTimestamp(bytesutil.ToUnsafeString(timestamp))
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("cannot parse log timestamp %q: %w", timestamp, err)
+			}
+			if ts == 0 {
+				ts = currentTimestamp
+			}
+
+			// parse log message
+			msg, err := lineA[1].StringBytes()
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("unexpected log message type for %q; want string", lineA[1])
+			}
+
+			fields = append(fields[:len(commonFields)], logstorage.Field{
+				Name:  "_msg",
+				Value: bytesutil.ToUnsafeString(msg),
+			})
+
+			// parse structured metadata - see https://grafana.com/docs/loki/latest/reference/loki-http-api/#ingest-logs
+			if len(lineA) > 2 {
+				structuredMetadata, err := lineA[2].Object()
+				if err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("unexpected structured metadata type for %q; want JSON object", lineA[2])
+				}
+
+				structuredMetadata.Visit(func(k []byte, v *fastjson.Value) {
+					vStr, errLocal := v.StringBytes()
+					if errLocal != nil {
+						err = fmt.Errorf("unexpected label value type for %q:%q; want string", k, v)
+						return
+					}
+
+					fields = append(fields, logstorage.Field{
+						Name:  bytesutil.ToUnsafeString(k),
+						Value: bytesutil.ToUnsafeString(vStr),
+					})
+				})
+				if err != nil {
+					return fmt.Errorf("error when parsing `structuredMetadata` object: %w", err)
+				}
+			}
+			var streamFields []logstorage.Field
+			if useDefaultStreamFields {
+				streamFields = commonFields
+			}
+			lmp.AddRow(ts, fields, streamFields)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func parseLokiTimestamp(s string) (int64, error) {
+	if s == "" {
+		// Special case - an empty timestamp must be substituted with the current time by the caller.
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+	n, err := strconv.ParseInt(s, 10, 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		// Fall back to parsing floating-point value
+		f, err := strconv.ParseFloat(s, 64)
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
+		if f > math.MaxInt64 {
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("too big timestamp in nanoseconds: %v; mustn't exceed %v", f, int64(math.MaxInt64))
+		}
+		if f < math.MinInt64 {
+			return 0, fmt.Errorf("too small timestamp in nanoseconds: %v; must be bigger or equal to %v", f, int64(math.MinInt64))
+		}
+		n = int64(f)
+	}
+	if n < 0 {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("too small timestamp in nanoseconds: %d; must be bigger than 0", n)
+	}
+	return n, nil
+}

app/vlinsert/loki/loki_json_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+package loki
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlinsert/insertutils"
+)
+
+func TestParseJSONRequest_Failure(t *testing.T) {
+	f := func(s string) {
+		t.Helper()
+
+		tlp := &insertutils.TestLogMessageProcessor{}
+		if err := parseJSONRequest([]byte(s), tlp, false); err == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("expecting non-nil error")
+		}
+		if err := tlp.Verify(nil, ""); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s", err)
+		}
+	}
+	f(``)
+
+	// Invalid json
+	f(`{}`)
+	f(`[]`)
+	f(`"foo"`)
+	f(`123`)
+
+	// invalid type for `streams` item
+	f(`{"streams":123}`)
+
+	// Missing `values` item
+	f(`{"streams":[{}]}`)
+
+	// Invalid type for `values` item
+	f(`{"streams":[{"values":"foobar"}]}`)
+
+	// Invalid type for `stream` item
+	f(`{"streams":[{"stream":[],"values":[]}]}`)
+
+	// Invalid type for `values` individual item
+	f(`{"streams":[{"values":[123]}]}`)
+
+	// Invalid length of `values` individual item
+	f(`{"streams":[{"values":[[]]}]}`)
+	f(`{"streams":[{"values":[["123"]]}]}`)
+	f(`{"streams":[{"values":[["123","456","789","8123"]]}]}`)
+
+	// Invalid type for timestamp inside `values` individual item
+	f(`{"streams":[{"values":[[123,"456"]}]}`)
+
+	// Invalid type for log message
+	f(`{"streams":[{"values":[["123",1234]]}]}`)
+
+	// invalid structured metadata type
+	f(`{"streams":[{"values":[["1577836800000000001", "foo bar", ["metadata_1", "md_value"]]]}]}`)
+
+	// structured metadata with unexpected value type
+	f(`{"streams":[{"values":[["1577836800000000001", "foo bar", {"metadata_1": 1}]] }]}`)
+}
+
+func TestParseJSONRequest_Success(t *testing.T) {
+	f := func(s string, timestampsExpected []int64, resultExpected string) {
+		t.Helper()
+
+		tlp := &insertutils.TestLogMessageProcessor{}
+
+		if err := parseJSONRequest([]byte(s), tlp, false); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s", err)
+		}
+		if err := tlp.Verify(timestampsExpected, resultExpected); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Empty streams
+	f(`{"streams":[]}`, nil, ``)
+	f(`{"streams":[{"values":[]}]}`, nil, ``)
+	f(`{"streams":[{"stream":{},"values":[]}]}`, nil, ``)
+	f(`{"streams":[{"stream":{"foo":"bar"},"values":[]}]}`, nil, ``)
+
+	// Empty stream labels
+	f(`{"streams":[{"values":[["1577836800000000001", "foo bar"]]}]}`, []int64{1577836800000000001}, `{"_msg":"foo bar"}`)
+	f(`{"streams":[{"stream":{},"values":[["1577836800000000001", "foo bar"]]}]}`, []int64{1577836800000000001}, `{"_msg":"foo bar"}`)
+
+	// Non-empty stream labels
+	f(`{"streams":[{"stream":{
+	"label1": "value1",
+	"label2": "value2"
+},"values":[
+	["1577836800000000001", "foo bar"],
+	["1477836900005000002", "abc"],
+	["147.78369e9", "foobar"]
+]}]}`, []int64{1577836800000000001, 1477836900005000002, 147783690000}, `{"label1":"value1","label2":"value2","_msg":"foo bar"}
+{"label1":"value1","label2":"value2","_msg":"abc"}
+{"label1":"value1","label2":"value2","_msg":"foobar"}`)
+
+	// Multiple streams
+	f(`{
+	"streams": [
+		{
+			"stream": {
+				"foo": "bar",
+				"a": "b"
+			},
+			"values": [
+				["1577836800000000001", "foo bar"],
+				["1577836900005000002", "abc"]
+			]
+		},
+		{
+			"stream": {
+				"x": "y"
+			},
+			"values": [
+				["1877836900005000002", "yx"]
+			]
+		}
+	]
+}`, []int64{1577836800000000001, 1577836900005000002, 1877836900005000002}, `{"foo":"bar","a":"b","_msg":"foo bar"}
+{"foo":"bar","a":"b","_msg":"abc"}
+{"x":"y","_msg":"yx"}`)
+
+	// values with metadata
+	f(`{"streams":[{"values":[["1577836800000000001", "foo bar", {"metadata_1": "md_value"}]]}]}`, []int64{1577836800000000001}, `{"_msg":"foo bar","metadata_1":"md_value"}`)
+	f(`{"streams":[{"values":[["1577836800000000001", "foo bar", {}]]}]}`, []int64{1577836800000000001}, `{"_msg":"foo bar"}`)
+}

app/vlinsert/loki/loki_json_timing_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+package loki
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlinsert/insertutils"
+)
+
+func BenchmarkParseJSONRequest(b *testing.B) {
+	for _, streams := range []int{5, 10} {
+		for _, rows := range []int{100, 1000} {
+			for _, labels := range []int{10, 50} {
+				b.Run(fmt.Sprintf("streams_%d/rows_%d/labels_%d", streams, rows, labels), func(b *testing.B) {
+					benchmarkParseJSONRequest(b, streams, rows, labels)
+				})
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func benchmarkParseJSONRequest(b *testing.B, streams, rows, labels int) {
+	blp := &insertutils.BenchmarkLogMessageProcessor{}
+	b.ReportAllocs()
+	b.SetBytes(int64(streams * rows))
+	b.RunParallel(func(pb *testing.PB) {
+		data := getJSONBody(streams, rows, labels)
+		for pb.Next() {
+			if err := parseJSONRequest(data, blp, false); err != nil {
+				panic(fmt.Errorf("unexpected error: %w", err))
+			}
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func getJSONBody(streams, rows, labels int) []byte {
+	body := append([]byte{}, `{"streams":[`...)
+	now := time.Now().UnixNano()
+	valuePrefix := fmt.Sprintf(`["%d","value_`, now)
+
+	for i := 0; i < streams; i++ {
+		body = append(body, `{"stream":{`...)
+
+		for j := 0; j < labels; j++ {
+			body = append(body, `"label_`...)
+			body = strconv.AppendInt(body, int64(j), 10)
+			body = append(body, `":"value_`...)
+			body = strconv.AppendInt(body, int64(j), 10)
+			body = append(body, '"')
+			if j < labels-1 {
+				body = append(body, ',')
+			}
+
+		}
+		body = append(body, `}, "values":[`...)
+
+		for j := 0; j < rows; j++ {
+			body = append(body, valuePrefix...)
+			body = strconv.AppendInt(body, int64(j), 10)
+			body = append(body, `"]`...)
+			if j < rows-1 {
+				body = append(body, ',')
+			}
+		}
+
+		body = append(body, `]}`...)
+		if i < streams-1 {
+			body = append(body, ',')
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	body = append(body, `]}`...)
+
+	return body
+}

app/vlinsert/loki/loki_protobuf.go

@@ -0,0 +1,218 @@
+package loki
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlinsert/insertutils"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlstorage"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/bytesutil"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/httpserver"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/logstorage"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/writeconcurrencylimiter"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/metrics"
+	"github.com/golang/snappy"
+)
+
+var (
+	bytesBufPool bytesutil.ByteBufferPool
+	pushReqsPool sync.Pool
+)
+
+func handleProtobuf(r *http.Request, w http.ResponseWriter) {
+	startTime := time.Now()
+	requestsProtobufTotal.Inc()
+	wcr := writeconcurrencylimiter.GetReader(r.Body)
+	data, err := io.ReadAll(wcr)
+	writeconcurrencylimiter.PutReader(wcr)
+	if err != nil {
+		httpserver.Errorf(w, r, "cannot read request body: %s", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	cp, err := getCommonParams(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		httpserver.Errorf(w, r, "cannot parse common params from request: %s", err)
+		return
+	}
+	if err := vlstorage.CanWriteData(); err != nil {
+		httpserver.Errorf(w, r, "%s", err)
+		return
+	}
+	lmp := cp.NewLogMessageProcessor("loki_protobuf")
+	useDefaultStreamFields := len(cp.StreamFields) == 0
+	err = parseProtobufRequest(data, lmp, useDefaultStreamFields)
+	lmp.MustClose()
+	if err != nil {
+		httpserver.Errorf(w, r, "cannot parse Loki protobuf request: %s", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// update requestProtobufDuration only for successfully parsed requests
+	// There is no need in updating requestProtobufDuration for request errors,
+	// since their timings are usually much smaller than the timing for successful request parsing.
+	requestProtobufDuration.UpdateDuration(startTime)
+}
+
+var (
+	requestsProtobufTotal   = metrics.NewCounter(`vl_http_requests_total{path="/insert/loki/api/v1/push",format="protobuf"}`)
+	requestProtobufDuration = metrics.NewHistogram(`vl_http_request_duration_seconds{path="/insert/loki/api/v1/push",format="protobuf"}`)
+)
+
+func parseProtobufRequest(data []byte, lmp insertutils.LogMessageProcessor, useDefaultStreamFields bool) error {
+	bb := bytesBufPool.Get()
+	defer bytesBufPool.Put(bb)
+
+	buf, err := snappy.Decode(bb.B[:cap(bb.B)], data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot decode snappy-encoded request body: %w", err)
+	}
+	bb.B = buf
+
+	req := getPushRequest()
+	defer putPushRequest(req)
+
+	err = req.UnmarshalProtobuf(bb.B)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot parse request body: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	fields := getFields()
+	defer putFields(fields)
+
+	streams := req.Streams
+	currentTimestamp := time.Now().UnixNano()
+	for i := range streams {
+		stream := &streams[i]
+		// st.Labels contains labels for the stream.
+		// Labels are same for all entries in the stream.
+		fields.fields, err = parsePromLabels(fields.fields[:0], stream.Labels)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("cannot parse stream labels %q: %w", stream.Labels, err)
+		}
+		commonFieldsLen := len(fields.fields)
+
+		entries := stream.Entries
+		for j := range entries {
+			e := &entries[j]
+			fields.fields = fields.fields[:commonFieldsLen]
+
+			for _, lp := range e.StructuredMetadata {
+				fields.fields = append(fields.fields, logstorage.Field{
+					Name:  lp.Name,
+					Value: lp.Value,
+				})
+			}
+
+			fields.fields = append(fields.fields, logstorage.Field{
+				Name:  "_msg",
+				Value: e.Line,
+			})
+
+			ts := e.Timestamp.UnixNano()
+			if ts == 0 {
+				ts = currentTimestamp
+			}
+
+			var streamFields []logstorage.Field
+			if useDefaultStreamFields {
+				streamFields = fields.fields[:commonFieldsLen]
+			}
+			lmp.AddRow(ts, fields.fields, streamFields)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func getFields() *fields {
+	v := fieldsPool.Get()
+	if v == nil {
+		return &fields{}
+	}
+	return v.(*fields)
+}
+
+func putFields(f *fields) {
+	f.fields = f.fields[:0]
+	fieldsPool.Put(f)
+}
+
+var fieldsPool sync.Pool
+
+type fields struct {
+	fields []logstorage.Field
+}
+
+// parsePromLabels parses log fields in Prometheus text exposition format from s, appends them to dst and returns the result.
+//
+// See test data of promtail for examples: https://github.com/grafana/loki/blob/a24ef7b206e0ca63ee74ca6ecb0a09b745cd2258/pkg/push/types_test.go
+func parsePromLabels(dst []logstorage.Field, s string) ([]logstorage.Field, error) {
+	// Make sure s is wrapped into `{...}`
+	s = strings.TrimSpace(s)
+	if len(s) < 2 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("too short string to parse: %q", s)
+	}
+	if s[0] != '{' {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing `{` at the beginning of %q", s)
+	}
+	if s[len(s)-1] != '}' {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing `}` at the end of %q", s)
+	}
+	s = s[1 : len(s)-1]
+
+	for len(s) > 0 {
+		// Parse label name
+		n := strings.IndexByte(s, '=')
+		if n < 0 {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot find `=` char for label value at %s", s)
+		}
+		name := s[:n]
+		s = s[n+1:]
+
+		// Parse label value
+		qs, err := strconv.QuotedPrefix(s)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot parse value for label %q at %s: %w", name, s, err)
+		}
+		s = s[len(qs):]
+		value, err := strconv.Unquote(qs)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot unquote value %q for label %q: %w", qs, name, err)
+		}
+
+		// Append the found field to dst.
+		dst = append(dst, logstorage.Field{
+			Name:  name,
+			Value: value,
+		})
+
+		// Check whether there are other labels remaining
+		if len(s) == 0 {
+			break
+		}
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(s, ",") {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("missing `,` char at %s", s)
+		}
+		s = s[1:]
+		s = strings.TrimPrefix(s, " ")
+	}
+	return dst, nil
+}
+
+func getPushRequest() *PushRequest {
+	v := pushReqsPool.Get()
+	if v == nil {
+		return &PushRequest{}
+	}
+	return v.(*PushRequest)
+}
+
+func putPushRequest(req *PushRequest) {
+	req.reset()
+	pushReqsPool.Put(req)
+}

app/vlinsert/loki/loki_protobuf_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,169 @@
+package loki
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlinsert/insertutils"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/logstorage"
+	"github.com/golang/snappy"
+)
+
+type testLogMessageProcessor struct {
+	pr PushRequest
+}
+
+func (tlp *testLogMessageProcessor) AddRow(timestamp int64, fields, streamFields []logstorage.Field) {
+	if streamFields != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("unexpected non-nil streamFields: %v", streamFields))
+	}
+	msg := ""
+	for _, f := range fields {
+		if f.Name == "_msg" {
+			msg = f.Value
+		}
+	}
+	var a []string
+	for _, f := range fields {
+		if f.Name == "_msg" {
+			continue
+		}
+		item := fmt.Sprintf("%s=%q", f.Name, f.Value)
+		a = append(a, item)
+	}
+	labels := "{" + strings.Join(a, ", ") + "}"
+	tlp.pr.Streams = append(tlp.pr.Streams, Stream{
+		Labels: labels,
+		Entries: []Entry{
+			{
+				Timestamp: time.Unix(0, timestamp),
+				Line:      strings.Clone(msg),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
+func (tlp *testLogMessageProcessor) MustClose() {
+}
+
+func TestParseProtobufRequest_Success(t *testing.T) {
+	f := func(s string, timestampsExpected []int64, resultExpected string) {
+		t.Helper()
+
+		tlp := &testLogMessageProcessor{}
+		if err := parseJSONRequest([]byte(s), tlp, false); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s", err)
+		}
+		if len(tlp.pr.Streams) != len(timestampsExpected) {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected number of streams; got %d; want %d", len(tlp.pr.Streams), len(timestampsExpected))
+		}
+
+		data := tlp.pr.MarshalProtobuf(nil)
+		encodedData := snappy.Encode(nil, data)
+
+		tlp2 := &insertutils.TestLogMessageProcessor{}
+		if err := parseProtobufRequest(encodedData, tlp2, false); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s", err)
+		}
+		if err := tlp2.Verify(timestampsExpected, resultExpected); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Empty streams
+	f(`{"streams":[]}`, nil, ``)
+	f(`{"streams":[{"values":[]}]}`, nil, ``)
+	f(`{"streams":[{"stream":{},"values":[]}]}`, nil, ``)
+	f(`{"streams":[{"stream":{"foo":"bar"},"values":[]}]}`, nil, ``)
+
+	// Empty stream labels
+	f(`{"streams":[{"values":[["1577836800000000001", "foo bar"]]}]}`, []int64{1577836800000000001}, `{"_msg":"foo bar"}`)
+	f(`{"streams":[{"stream":{},"values":[["1577836800000000001", "foo bar"]]}]}`, []int64{1577836800000000001}, `{"_msg":"foo bar"}`)
+
+	// Non-empty stream labels
+	f(`{"streams":[{"stream":{
+	"label1": "value1",
+	"label2": "value2"
+},"values":[
+	["1577836800000000001", "foo bar"],
+	["1477836900005000002", "abc"],
+	["147.78369e9", "foobar"]
+]}]}`, []int64{1577836800000000001, 1477836900005000002, 147783690000}, `{"label1":"value1","label2":"value2","_msg":"foo bar"}
+{"label1":"value1","label2":"value2","_msg":"abc"}
+{"label1":"value1","label2":"value2","_msg":"foobar"}`)
+
+	// Multiple streams
+	f(`{
+	"streams": [
+		{
+			"stream": {
+				"foo": "bar",
+				"a": "b"
+			},
+			"values": [
+				["1577836800000000001", "foo bar"],
+				["1577836900005000002", "abc"]
+			]
+		},
+		{
+			"stream": {
+				"x": "y"
+			},
+			"values": [
+				["1877836900005000002", "yx"]
+			]
+		}
+	]
+}`, []int64{1577836800000000001, 1577836900005000002, 1877836900005000002}, `{"foo":"bar","a":"b","_msg":"foo bar"}
+{"foo":"bar","a":"b","_msg":"abc"}
+{"x":"y","_msg":"yx"}`)
+}
+
+func TestParsePromLabels_Success(t *testing.T) {
+	f := func(s string) {
+		t.Helper()
+		fields, err := parsePromLabels(nil, s)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s", err)
+		}
+
+		var a []string
+		for _, f := range fields {
+			a = append(a, fmt.Sprintf("%s=%q", f.Name, f.Value))
+		}
+		result := "{" + strings.Join(a, ", ") + "}"
+		if result != s {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected result;\ngot\n%s\nwant\n%s", result, s)
+		}
+	}
+
+	f("{}")
+	f(`{foo="bar"}`)
+	f(`{foo="bar", baz="x", y="z"}`)
+	f(`{foo="ba\"r\\z\n", a="", b="\"\\"}`)
+}
+
+func TestParsePromLabels_Failure(t *testing.T) {
+	f := func(s string) {
+		t.Helper()
+		fields, err := parsePromLabels(nil, s)
+		if err == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("expecting non-nil error")
+		}
+		if len(fields) > 0 {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected non-empty fields: %s", fields)
+		}
+	}
+
+	f("")
+	f("{")
+	f(`{foo}`)
+	f(`{foo=bar}`)
+	f(`{foo="bar}`)
+	f(`{foo="ba\",r}`)
+	f(`{foo="bar" baz="aa"}`)
+	f(`foobar`)
+	f(`foo{bar="baz"}`)
+}

app/vlinsert/loki/loki_protobuf_timing_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+package loki
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/golang/snappy"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlinsert/insertutils"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/bytesutil"
+)
+
+func BenchmarkParseProtobufRequest(b *testing.B) {
+	for _, streams := range []int{5, 10} {
+		for _, rows := range []int{100, 1000} {
+			for _, labels := range []int{10, 50} {
+				b.Run(fmt.Sprintf("streams_%d/rows_%d/labels_%d", streams, rows, labels), func(b *testing.B) {
+					benchmarkParseProtobufRequest(b, streams, rows, labels)
+				})
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func benchmarkParseProtobufRequest(b *testing.B, streams, rows, labels int) {
+	blp := &insertutils.BenchmarkLogMessageProcessor{}
+	b.ReportAllocs()
+	b.SetBytes(int64(streams * rows))
+	b.RunParallel(func(pb *testing.PB) {
+		body := getProtobufBody(streams, rows, labels)
+		for pb.Next() {
+			if err := parseProtobufRequest(body, blp, false); err != nil {
+				panic(fmt.Errorf("unexpected error: %w", err))
+			}
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func getProtobufBody(streamsCount, rowsCount, labelsCount int) []byte {
+	var b []byte
+	var entries []Entry
+	streams := make([]Stream, streamsCount)
+	for i := range streams {
+		b = b[:0]
+		b = append(b, '{')
+		for j := 0; j < labelsCount; j++ {
+			b = append(b, "label_"...)
+			b = strconv.AppendInt(b, int64(j), 10)
+			b = append(b, `="value_`...)
+			b = strconv.AppendInt(b, int64(j), 10)
+			b = append(b, '"')
+			if j < labelsCount-1 {
+				b = append(b, ',')
+			}
+		}
+		b = append(b, '}')
+		labels := string(b)
+
+		var rowsBuf []byte
+		entriesLen := len(entries)
+		for j := 0; j < rowsCount; j++ {
+			rowsBufLen := len(rowsBuf)
+			rowsBuf = append(rowsBuf, "value_"...)
+			rowsBuf = strconv.AppendInt(rowsBuf, int64(j), 10)
+			entries = append(entries, Entry{
+				Timestamp: time.Now(),
+				Line:      bytesutil.ToUnsafeString(rowsBuf[rowsBufLen:]),
+			})
+		}
+
+		st := &streams[i]
+		st.Labels = labels
+		st.Entries = entries[entriesLen:]
+	}
+	pr := PushRequest{
+		Streams: streams,
+	}
+
+	body := pr.MarshalProtobuf(nil)
+	encodedBody := snappy.Encode(nil, body)
+
+	return encodedBody
+}

app/vlinsert/loki/pb.go

@@ -0,0 +1,302 @@
+// Code generated by protoc-gen-gogo. DO NOT EDIT.
+// source: push_request.proto
+// source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/grafana/loki/main/pkg/push/push_request.proto
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// https://github.com/grafana/loki/blob/main/pkg/push/LICENSE
+
+package loki
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/easyproto"
+)
+
+var mp easyproto.MarshalerPool
+
+// PushRequest represents Loki PushRequest
+//
+// See https://github.com/grafana/loki/blob/ada4b7b8713385fbe9f5984a5a0aaaddf1a7b851/pkg/push/push.proto#L14
+type PushRequest struct {
+	Streams []Stream
+
+	entriesBuf   []Entry
+	labelPairBuf []LabelPair
+}
+
+func (pr *PushRequest) reset() {
+	pr.Streams = pr.Streams[:0]
+
+	pr.entriesBuf = pr.entriesBuf[:0]
+	pr.labelPairBuf = pr.labelPairBuf[:0]
+}
+
+// UnmarshalProtobuf unmarshals pr from protobuf message at src.
+//
+// pr remains valid until src is modified.
+func (pr *PushRequest) UnmarshalProtobuf(src []byte) error {
+	pr.reset()
+	var err error
+	pr.entriesBuf, pr.labelPairBuf, err = pr.unmarshalProtobuf(pr.entriesBuf, pr.labelPairBuf, src)
+	return err
+}
+
+// MarshalProtobuf marshals r to protobuf message, appends it to dst and returns the result.
+func (pr *PushRequest) MarshalProtobuf(dst []byte) []byte {
+	m := mp.Get()
+	pr.marshalProtobuf(m.MessageMarshaler())
+	dst = m.Marshal(dst)
+	mp.Put(m)
+	return dst
+}
+
+func (pr *PushRequest) marshalProtobuf(mm *easyproto.MessageMarshaler) {
+	for _, s := range pr.Streams {
+		s.marshalProtobuf(mm.AppendMessage(1))
+	}
+}
+
+func (pr *PushRequest) unmarshalProtobuf(entriesBuf []Entry, labelPairBuf []LabelPair, src []byte) ([]Entry, []LabelPair, error) {
+	// message PushRequest {
+	//   repeated Stream streams = 1;
+	// }
+	var err error
+	var fc easyproto.FieldContext
+	for len(src) > 0 {
+		src, err = fc.NextField(src)
+		if err != nil {
+			return entriesBuf, labelPairBuf, fmt.Errorf("cannot read next field in PushRequest: %w", err)
+		}
+		switch fc.FieldNum {
+		case 1:
+			data, ok := fc.MessageData()
+			if !ok {
+				return entriesBuf, labelPairBuf, fmt.Errorf("cannot read Stream data")
+			}
+			pr.Streams = append(pr.Streams, Stream{})
+			s := &pr.Streams[len(pr.Streams)-1]
+			entriesBuf, labelPairBuf, err = s.unmarshalProtobuf(entriesBuf, labelPairBuf, data)
+			if err != nil {
+				return entriesBuf, labelPairBuf, fmt.Errorf("cannot unmarshal Stream: %w", err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return entriesBuf, labelPairBuf, nil
+}
+
+// Stream represents Loki stream.
+//
+// See https://github.com/grafana/loki/blob/ada4b7b8713385fbe9f5984a5a0aaaddf1a7b851/pkg/push/push.proto#L23
+type Stream struct {
+	Labels  string
+	Entries []Entry
+}
+
+func (s *Stream) marshalProtobuf(mm *easyproto.MessageMarshaler) {
+	mm.AppendString(1, s.Labels)
+	for _, e := range s.Entries {
+		e.marshalProtobuf(mm.AppendMessage(2))
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *Stream) unmarshalProtobuf(entriesBuf []Entry, labelPairBuf []LabelPair, src []byte) ([]Entry, []LabelPair, error) {
+	// message Stream {
+	//   string labels = 1;
+	//   repeated Entry entries = 2;
+	// }
+	var err error
+	var fc easyproto.FieldContext
+	entriesBufLen := len(entriesBuf)
+	for len(src) > 0 {
+		src, err = fc.NextField(src)
+		if err != nil {
+			return entriesBuf, labelPairBuf, fmt.Errorf("cannot read next field in Stream: %w", err)
+		}
+		switch fc.FieldNum {
+		case 1:
+			labels, ok := fc.String()
+			if !ok {
+				return entriesBuf, labelPairBuf, fmt.Errorf("cannot read labels")
+			}
+			s.Labels = labels
+		case 2:
+			data, ok := fc.MessageData()
+			if !ok {
+				return entriesBuf, labelPairBuf, fmt.Errorf("cannot read Entry data")
+			}
+			entriesBuf = append(entriesBuf, Entry{})
+			e := &entriesBuf[len(entriesBuf)-1]
+			labelPairBuf, err = e.unmarshalProtobuf(labelPairBuf, data)
+			if err != nil {
+				return entriesBuf, labelPairBuf, fmt.Errorf("cannot unmarshal Entry: %w", err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	s.Entries = entriesBuf[entriesBufLen:]
+	return entriesBuf, labelPairBuf, nil
+}
+
+// Entry represents Loki entry.
+//
+// See https://github.com/grafana/loki/blob/ada4b7b8713385fbe9f5984a5a0aaaddf1a7b851/pkg/push/push.proto#L38
+type Entry struct {
+	Timestamp          time.Time
+	Line               string
+	StructuredMetadata []LabelPair
+}
+
+func (e *Entry) marshalProtobuf(mm *easyproto.MessageMarshaler) {
+	marshalTime(mm, 1, e.Timestamp)
+	mm.AppendString(2, e.Line)
+	for _, lp := range e.StructuredMetadata {
+		lp.marshalProtobuf(mm.AppendMessage(3))
+	}
+}
+
+func (e *Entry) unmarshalProtobuf(labelPairBuf []LabelPair, src []byte) ([]LabelPair, error) {
+	// message Entry {
+	//   Timestamp timestamp = 1;
+	//   string line = 2;
+	//   repeated LabelPair structuredMetadata = 3;
+	// }
+	var err error
+	var fc easyproto.FieldContext
+	labelPairBufLen := len(labelPairBuf)
+	for len(src) > 0 {
+		src, err = fc.NextField(src)
+		if err != nil {
+			return labelPairBuf, fmt.Errorf("cannot read next field in Entry: %w", err)
+		}
+		switch fc.FieldNum {
+		case 1:
+			data, ok := fc.MessageData()
+			if !ok {
+				return labelPairBuf, fmt.Errorf("cannot read Timestamp data")
+			}
+			timestamp, err := unmarshalTime(data)
+			if err != nil {
+				return labelPairBuf, fmt.Errorf("cannot unmarshal Timestamp: %w", err)
+			}
+			e.Timestamp = timestamp
+		case 2:
+			line, ok := fc.String()
+			if !ok {
+				return labelPairBuf, fmt.Errorf("cannot read Line")
+			}
+			e.Line = line
+		case 3:
+			data, ok := fc.MessageData()
+			if !ok {
+				return labelPairBuf, fmt.Errorf("cannot read StructuredMetadata")
+			}
+			labelPairBuf = append(labelPairBuf, LabelPair{})
+			lp := &labelPairBuf[len(labelPairBuf)-1]
+			if err := lp.unmarshalProtobuf(data); err != nil {
+				return labelPairBuf, fmt.Errorf("cannot unmarshal StructuredMetadata: %w", err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	e.StructuredMetadata = labelPairBuf[labelPairBufLen:]
+	return labelPairBuf, nil
+}
+
+// LabelPair represents Loki label pair.
+//
+// See https://github.com/grafana/loki/blob/ada4b7b8713385fbe9f5984a5a0aaaddf1a7b851/pkg/push/push.proto#L33
+type LabelPair struct {
+	Name  string
+	Value string
+}
+
+func (lp *LabelPair) marshalProtobuf(mm *easyproto.MessageMarshaler) {
+	mm.AppendString(1, lp.Name)
+	mm.AppendString(2, lp.Value)
+}
+
+func (lp *LabelPair) unmarshalProtobuf(src []byte) (err error) {
+	// message LabelPair {
+	//   string name = 1;
+	//   string value = 2;
+	// }
+	var fc easyproto.FieldContext
+	for len(src) > 0 {
+		src, err = fc.NextField(src)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("cannot read next field in LabelPair: %w", err)
+		}
+		switch fc.FieldNum {
+		case 1:
+			name, ok := fc.String()
+			if !ok {
+				return fmt.Errorf("cannot read name")
+			}
+			lp.Name = name
+		case 2:
+			value, ok := fc.String()
+			if !ok {
+				return fmt.Errorf("cannot unmarshal value")
+			}
+			lp.Value = value
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func marshalTime(mm *easyproto.MessageMarshaler, fieldNum uint32, timestamp time.Time) {
+	nsecs := timestamp.UnixNano()
+	ts := Timestamp{
+		Seconds: nsecs / 1e9,
+		Nanos:   int32(nsecs % 1e9),
+	}
+	ts.marshalProtobuf(mm.AppendMessage(fieldNum))
+}
+
+func unmarshalTime(src []byte) (time.Time, error) {
+	var ts Timestamp
+	if err := ts.unmarshalProtobuf(src); err != nil {
+		return time.Time{}, err
+	}
+	timestamp := time.Unix(ts.Seconds, int64(ts.Nanos)).UTC()
+	return timestamp, nil
+}
+
+// Timestamp is protobuf well-known timestamp type.
+type Timestamp struct {
+	Seconds int64
+	Nanos   int32
+}
+
+func (ts *Timestamp) marshalProtobuf(mm *easyproto.MessageMarshaler) {
+	mm.AppendInt64(1, ts.Seconds)
+	mm.AppendInt32(2, ts.Nanos)
+}
+
+func (ts *Timestamp) unmarshalProtobuf(src []byte) (err error) {
+	// message Timestamp {
+	//   int64 seconds = 1;
+	//   int32 nanos = 2;
+	// }
+	var fc easyproto.FieldContext
+	for len(src) > 0 {
+		src, err = fc.NextField(src)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("cannot read next field in Timestamp: %w", err)
+		}
+		switch fc.FieldNum {
+		case 1:
+			seconds, ok := fc.Int64()
+			if !ok {
+				return fmt.Errorf("cannot read Seconds")
+			}
+			ts.Seconds = seconds
+		case 2:
+			nanos, ok := fc.Int32()
+			if !ok {
+				return fmt.Errorf("cannot read Nanos")
+			}
+			ts.Nanos = nanos
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}

app/vlinsert/main.go

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package vlinsert
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlinsert/datadog"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlinsert/elasticsearch"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlinsert/journald"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlinsert/jsonline"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlinsert/loki"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlinsert/opentelemetry"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlinsert/syslog"
+)
+
+// Init initializes vlinsert
+func Init() {
+	syslog.MustInit()
+}
+
+// Stop stops vlinsert
+func Stop() {
+	syslog.MustStop()
+}
+
+// RequestHandler handles insert requests for VictoriaLogs
+func RequestHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) bool {
+	path := r.URL.Path
+
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(path, "/insert/") {
+		// Skip requests, which do not start with /insert/, since these aren't our requests.
+		return false
+	}
+	path = strings.TrimPrefix(path, "/insert")
+	path = strings.ReplaceAll(path, "//", "/")
+
+	switch path {
+	case "/jsonline":
+		jsonline.RequestHandler(w, r)
+		return true
+	case "/ready":
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		w.WriteHeader(200)
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, `{"status":"ok"}`)
+		return true
+	}
+	switch {
+	case strings.HasPrefix(path, "/elasticsearch/"):
+		path = strings.TrimPrefix(path, "/elasticsearch")
+		return elasticsearch.RequestHandler(path, w, r)
+	case strings.HasPrefix(path, "/loki/"):
+		path = strings.TrimPrefix(path, "/loki")
+		return loki.RequestHandler(path, w, r)
+	case strings.HasPrefix(path, "/opentelemetry/"):
+		path = strings.TrimPrefix(path, "/opentelemetry")
+		return opentelemetry.RequestHandler(path, w, r)
+	case strings.HasPrefix(path, "/journald/"):
+		path = strings.TrimPrefix(path, "/journald")
+		return journald.RequestHandler(path, w, r)
+	case strings.HasPrefix(path, "/datadog/"):
+		path = strings.TrimPrefix(path, "/datadog")
+		return datadog.RequestHandler(path, w, r)
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+}

app/vlinsert/opentelemetry/opentelemetry.go

@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+package opentelemetry
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlinsert/insertutils"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlstorage"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/httpserver"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/logstorage"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/protoparser/common"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/protoparser/opentelemetry/pb"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/slicesutil"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/writeconcurrencylimiter"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/metrics"
+)
+
+// RequestHandler processes Opentelemetry insert requests
+func RequestHandler(path string, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) bool {
+	switch path {
+	// use the same path as opentelemetry collector
+	// https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/otlp/#otlphttp-request
+	case "/v1/logs":
+		if r.Header.Get("Content-Type") == "application/json" {
+			httpserver.Errorf(w, r, "json encoding isn't supported for opentelemetry format. Use protobuf encoding")
+			return true
+		}
+		handleProtobuf(r, w)
+		return true
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
+}
+
+func handleProtobuf(r *http.Request, w http.ResponseWriter) {
+	startTime := time.Now()
+	requestsProtobufTotal.Inc()
+	reader := r.Body
+	if r.Header.Get("Content-Encoding") == "gzip" {
+		zr, err := common.GetGzipReader(reader)
+		if err != nil {
+			httpserver.Errorf(w, r, "cannot initialize gzip reader: %s", err)
+			return
+		}
+		defer common.PutGzipReader(zr)
+		reader = zr
+	}
+
+	wcr := writeconcurrencylimiter.GetReader(reader)
+	data, err := io.ReadAll(wcr)
+	writeconcurrencylimiter.PutReader(wcr)
+	if err != nil {
+		httpserver.Errorf(w, r, "cannot read request body: %s", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	cp, err := insertutils.GetCommonParams(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		httpserver.Errorf(w, r, "cannot parse common params from request: %s", err)
+		return
+	}
+	if err := vlstorage.CanWriteData(); err != nil {
+		httpserver.Errorf(w, r, "%s", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	lmp := cp.NewLogMessageProcessor("opentelelemtry_protobuf")
+	useDefaultStreamFields := len(cp.StreamFields) == 0
+	err = pushProtobufRequest(data, lmp, useDefaultStreamFields)
+	lmp.MustClose()
+	if err != nil {
+		httpserver.Errorf(w, r, "cannot parse OpenTelemetry protobuf request: %s", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	// update requestProtobufDuration only for successfully parsed requests
+	// There is no need in updating requestProtobufDuration for request errors,
+	// since their timings are usually much smaller than the timing for successful request parsing.
+	requestProtobufDuration.UpdateDuration(startTime)
+}
+
+var (
+	requestsProtobufTotal = metrics.NewCounter(`vl_http_requests_total{path="/insert/opentelemetry/v1/logs",format="protobuf"}`)
+	errorsTotal           = metrics.NewCounter(`vl_http_errors_total{path="/insert/opentelemetry/v1/logs",format="protobuf"}`)
+
+	requestProtobufDuration = metrics.NewHistogram(`vl_http_request_duration_seconds{path="/insert/opentelemetry/v1/logs",format="protobuf"}`)
+)
+
+func pushProtobufRequest(data []byte, lmp insertutils.LogMessageProcessor, useDefaultStreamFields bool) error {
+	var req pb.ExportLogsServiceRequest
+	if err := req.UnmarshalProtobuf(data); err != nil {
+		errorsTotal.Inc()
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot unmarshal request from %d bytes: %w", len(data), err)
+	}
+
+	var commonFields []logstorage.Field
+	for _, rl := range req.ResourceLogs {
+		attributes := rl.Resource.Attributes
+		commonFields = slicesutil.SetLength(commonFields, len(attributes))
+		for i, attr := range attributes {
+			commonFields[i].Name = attr.Key
+			commonFields[i].Value = attr.Value.FormatString()
+		}
+		commonFieldsLen := len(commonFields)
+		for _, sc := range rl.ScopeLogs {
+			commonFields = pushFieldsFromScopeLogs(&sc, commonFields[:commonFieldsLen], lmp, useDefaultStreamFields)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func pushFieldsFromScopeLogs(sc *pb.ScopeLogs, commonFields []logstorage.Field, lmp insertutils.LogMessageProcessor, useDefaultStreamFields bool) []logstorage.Field {
+	fields := commonFields
+	for _, lr := range sc.LogRecords {
+		fields = fields[:len(commonFields)]
+		fields = append(fields, logstorage.Field{
+			Name:  "_msg",
+			Value: lr.Body.FormatString(),
+		})
+		for _, attr := range lr.Attributes {
+			fields = append(fields, logstorage.Field{
+				Name:  attr.Key,
+				Value: attr.Value.FormatString(),
+			})
+		}
+		fields = append(fields, logstorage.Field{
+			Name:  "severity",
+			Value: lr.FormatSeverity(),
+		})
+
+		var streamFields []logstorage.Field
+		if useDefaultStreamFields {
+			streamFields = commonFields
+		}
+		lmp.AddRow(lr.ExtractTimestampNano(), fields, streamFields)
+	}
+	return fields
+}

app/vlinsert/opentelemetry/opentelemetry_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+package opentelemetry
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlinsert/insertutils"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/protoparser/opentelemetry/pb"
+)
+
+func TestPushProtoOk(t *testing.T) {
+	f := func(src []pb.ResourceLogs, timestampsExpected []int64, resultExpected string) {
+		t.Helper()
+		lr := pb.ExportLogsServiceRequest{
+			ResourceLogs: src,
+		}
+
+		pData := lr.MarshalProtobuf(nil)
+		tlp := &insertutils.TestLogMessageProcessor{}
+		if err := pushProtobufRequest(pData, tlp, false); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s", err)
+		}
+
+		if err := tlp.Verify(timestampsExpected, resultExpected); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+	// single line without resource attributes
+	f([]pb.ResourceLogs{
+		{
+			ScopeLogs: []pb.ScopeLogs{
+				{
+					LogRecords: []pb.LogRecord{
+						{Attributes: []*pb.KeyValue{}, TimeUnixNano: 1234, SeverityNumber: 1, Body: pb.AnyValue{StringValue: ptrTo("log-line-message")}},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	},
+		[]int64{1234},
+		`{"_msg":"log-line-message","severity":"Trace"}`,
+	)
+	// multi-line with resource attributes
+	f([]pb.ResourceLogs{
+		{
+			Resource: pb.Resource{
+				Attributes: []*pb.KeyValue{
+					{Key: "logger", Value: &pb.AnyValue{StringValue: ptrTo("context")}},
+					{Key: "instance_id", Value: &pb.AnyValue{IntValue: ptrTo[int64](10)}},
+					{Key: "node_taints", Value: &pb.AnyValue{KeyValueList: &pb.KeyValueList{
+						Values: []*pb.KeyValue{
+							{Key: "role", Value: &pb.AnyValue{StringValue: ptrTo("dev")}},
+							{Key: "cluster_load_percent", Value: &pb.AnyValue{DoubleValue: ptrTo(0.55)}},
+						},
+					}}},
+				},
+			},
+			ScopeLogs: []pb.ScopeLogs{
+				{
+					LogRecords: []pb.LogRecord{
+						{Attributes: []*pb.KeyValue{}, TimeUnixNano: 1234, SeverityNumber: 1, Body: pb.AnyValue{StringValue: ptrTo("log-line-message")}},
+						{Attributes: []*pb.KeyValue{}, TimeUnixNano: 1235, SeverityNumber: 21, Body: pb.AnyValue{StringValue: ptrTo("log-line-message-msg-2")}},
+						{Attributes: []*pb.KeyValue{}, TimeUnixNano: 1236, SeverityNumber: -1, Body: pb.AnyValue{StringValue: ptrTo("log-line-message-msg-2")}},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	},
+		[]int64{1234, 1235, 1236},
+		`{"logger":"context","instance_id":"10","node_taints":"[{\"Key\":\"role\",\"Value\":{\"StringValue\":\"dev\",\"BoolValue\":null,\"IntValue\":null,\"DoubleValue\":null,\"ArrayValue\":null,\"KeyValueList\":null,\"BytesValue\":null}},{\"Key\":\"cluster_load_percent\",\"Value\":{\"StringValue\":null,\"BoolValue\":null,\"IntValue\":null,\"DoubleValue\":0.55,\"ArrayValue\":null,\"KeyValueList\":null,\"BytesValue\":null}}]","_msg":"log-line-message","severity":"Trace"}
+{"logger":"context","instance_id":"10","node_taints":"[{\"Key\":\"role\",\"Value\":{\"StringValue\":\"dev\",\"BoolValue\":null,\"IntValue\":null,\"DoubleValue\":null,\"ArrayValue\":null,\"KeyValueList\":null,\"BytesValue\":null}},{\"Key\":\"cluster_load_percent\",\"Value\":{\"StringValue\":null,\"BoolValue\":null,\"IntValue\":null,\"DoubleValue\":0.55,\"ArrayValue\":null,\"KeyValueList\":null,\"BytesValue\":null}}]","_msg":"log-line-message-msg-2","severity":"Unspecified"}
+{"logger":"context","instance_id":"10","node_taints":"[{\"Key\":\"role\",\"Value\":{\"StringValue\":\"dev\",\"BoolValue\":null,\"IntValue\":null,\"DoubleValue\":null,\"ArrayValue\":null,\"KeyValueList\":null,\"BytesValue\":null}},{\"Key\":\"cluster_load_percent\",\"Value\":{\"StringValue\":null,\"BoolValue\":null,\"IntValue\":null,\"DoubleValue\":0.55,\"ArrayValue\":null,\"KeyValueList\":null,\"BytesValue\":null}}]","_msg":"log-line-message-msg-2","severity":"Unspecified"}`,
+	)
+
+	// multi-scope with resource attributes and multi-line
+	f([]pb.ResourceLogs{
+		{
+			Resource: pb.Resource{
+				Attributes: []*pb.KeyValue{
+					{Key: "logger", Value: &pb.AnyValue{StringValue: ptrTo("context")}},
+					{Key: "instance_id", Value: &pb.AnyValue{IntValue: ptrTo[int64](10)}},
+					{Key: "node_taints", Value: &pb.AnyValue{KeyValueList: &pb.KeyValueList{
+						Values: []*pb.KeyValue{
+							{Key: "role", Value: &pb.AnyValue{StringValue: ptrTo("dev")}},
+							{Key: "cluster_load_percent", Value: &pb.AnyValue{DoubleValue: ptrTo(0.55)}},
+						},
+					}}},
+				},
+			},
+			ScopeLogs: []pb.ScopeLogs{
+				{
+					LogRecords: []pb.LogRecord{
+						{TimeUnixNano: 1234, SeverityNumber: 1, Body: pb.AnyValue{StringValue: ptrTo("log-line-message")}},
+						{TimeUnixNano: 1235, SeverityNumber: 5, Body: pb.AnyValue{StringValue: ptrTo("log-line-message-msg-2")}},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			ScopeLogs: []pb.ScopeLogs{
+				{
+					LogRecords: []pb.LogRecord{
+						{TimeUnixNano: 2345, SeverityNumber: 10, Body: pb.AnyValue{StringValue: ptrTo("log-line-resource-scope-1-0-0")}},
+						{TimeUnixNano: 2346, SeverityNumber: 10, Body: pb.AnyValue{StringValue: ptrTo("log-line-resource-scope-1-0-1")}},
+					},
+				},
+				{
+					LogRecords: []pb.LogRecord{
+						{TimeUnixNano: 2347, SeverityNumber: 12, Body: pb.AnyValue{StringValue: ptrTo("log-line-resource-scope-1-1-0")}},
+						{ObservedTimeUnixNano: 2348, SeverityNumber: 12, Body: pb.AnyValue{StringValue: ptrTo("log-line-resource-scope-1-1-1")}},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	},
+		[]int64{1234, 1235, 2345, 2346, 2347, 2348},
+		`{"logger":"context","instance_id":"10","node_taints":"[{\"Key\":\"role\",\"Value\":{\"StringValue\":\"dev\",\"BoolValue\":null,\"IntValue\":null,\"DoubleValue\":null,\"ArrayValue\":null,\"KeyValueList\":null,\"BytesValue\":null}},{\"Key\":\"cluster_load_percent\",\"Value\":{\"StringValue\":null,\"BoolValue\":null,\"IntValue\":null,\"DoubleValue\":0.55,\"ArrayValue\":null,\"KeyValueList\":null,\"BytesValue\":null}}]","_msg":"log-line-message","severity":"Trace"}
+{"logger":"context","instance_id":"10","node_taints":"[{\"Key\":\"role\",\"Value\":{\"StringValue\":\"dev\",\"BoolValue\":null,\"IntValue\":null,\"DoubleValue\":null,\"ArrayValue\":null,\"KeyValueList\":null,\"BytesValue\":null}},{\"Key\":\"cluster_load_percent\",\"Value\":{\"StringValue\":null,\"BoolValue\":null,\"IntValue\":null,\"DoubleValue\":0.55,\"ArrayValue\":null,\"KeyValueList\":null,\"BytesValue\":null}}]","_msg":"log-line-message-msg-2","severity":"Debug"}
+{"_msg":"log-line-resource-scope-1-0-0","severity":"Info2"}
+{"_msg":"log-line-resource-scope-1-0-1","severity":"Info2"}
+{"_msg":"log-line-resource-scope-1-1-0","severity":"Info4"}
+{"_msg":"log-line-resource-scope-1-1-1","severity":"Info4"}`,
+	)
+}
+
+func ptrTo[T any](s T) *T {
+	return &s
+}

app/vlinsert/opentelemetry/opentelemetry_timing_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+package opentelemetry
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlinsert/insertutils"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/protoparser/opentelemetry/pb"
+)
+
+func BenchmarkParseProtobufRequest(b *testing.B) {
+	for _, scopes := range []int{1, 2} {
+		for _, rows := range []int{100, 1000} {
+			for _, attributes := range []int{5, 10} {
+				b.Run(fmt.Sprintf("scopes_%d/rows_%d/attributes_%d", scopes, rows, attributes), func(b *testing.B) {
+					benchmarkParseProtobufRequest(b, scopes, rows, attributes)
+				})
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func benchmarkParseProtobufRequest(b *testing.B, streams, rows, labels int) {
+	blp := &insertutils.BenchmarkLogMessageProcessor{}
+	b.ReportAllocs()
+	b.SetBytes(int64(streams * rows))
+	b.RunParallel(func(pb *testing.PB) {
+		body := getProtobufBody(streams, rows, labels)
+		for pb.Next() {
+			if err := pushProtobufRequest(body, blp, false); err != nil {
+				panic(fmt.Errorf("unexpected error: %w", err))
+			}
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func getProtobufBody(scopesCount, rowsCount, attributesCount int) []byte {
+	msg := "12345678910"
+
+	attrValues := []*pb.AnyValue{
+		{StringValue: ptrTo("string-attribute")},
+		{IntValue: ptrTo[int64](12345)},
+		{DoubleValue: ptrTo(3.14)},
+	}
+	attrs := make([]*pb.KeyValue, attributesCount)
+	for j := 0; j < attributesCount; j++ {
+		attrs[j] = &pb.KeyValue{
+			Key:   fmt.Sprintf("key-%d", j),
+			Value: attrValues[j%3],
+		}
+	}
+	entries := make([]pb.LogRecord, rowsCount)
+	for j := 0; j < rowsCount; j++ {
+		entries[j] = pb.LogRecord{
+			TimeUnixNano: 12345678910, ObservedTimeUnixNano: 12345678910, Body: pb.AnyValue{StringValue: &msg},
+		}
+	}
+	scopes := make([]pb.ScopeLogs, scopesCount)
+
+	for j := 0; j < scopesCount; j++ {
+		scopes[j] = pb.ScopeLogs{
+			LogRecords: entries,
+		}
+	}
+
+	pr := pb.ExportLogsServiceRequest{
+		ResourceLogs: []pb.ResourceLogs{
+			{
+				Resource: pb.Resource{
+					Attributes: attrs,
+				},
+				ScopeLogs: scopes,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	return pr.MarshalProtobuf(nil)
+}

app/vlinsert/syslog/syslog.go

@@ -0,0 +1,615 @@
+package syslog
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net"
+	"sort"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/klauspost/compress/gzip"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlinsert/insertutils"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlstorage"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/bytesutil"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/cgroup"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/flagutil"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/ingestserver"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/logger"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/logstorage"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/netutil"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/protoparser/common"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/slicesutil"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/writeconcurrencylimiter"
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/metrics"
+)
+
+var (
+	syslogTimezone = flag.String("syslog.timezone", "Local", "Timezone to use when parsing timestamps in RFC3164 syslog messages. Timezone must be a valid IANA Time Zone. "+
+		"For example: America/New_York, Europe/Berlin, Etc/GMT+3 . See https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/data-ingestion/syslog/")
+
+	streamFieldsTCP = flagutil.NewArrayString("syslog.streamFields.tcp", "Fields to use as log stream labels for logs ingested via the corresponding -syslog.listenAddr.tcp. "+
+		`See https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/data-ingestion/syslog/#stream-fields`)
+	streamFieldsUDP = flagutil.NewArrayString("syslog.streamFields.udp", "Fields to use as log stream labels for logs ingested via the corresponding -syslog.listenAddr.udp. "+
+		`See https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/data-ingestion/syslog/#stream-fields`)
+
+	ignoreFieldsTCP = flagutil.NewArrayString("syslog.ignoreFields.tcp", "Fields to ignore at logs ingested via the corresponding -syslog.listenAddr.tcp. "+
+		`See https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/data-ingestion/syslog/#dropping-fields`)
+	ignoreFieldsUDP = flagutil.NewArrayString("syslog.ignoreFields.udp", "Fields to ignore at logs ingested via the corresponding -syslog.listenAddr.udp. "+
+		`See https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/data-ingestion/syslog/#dropping-fields`)
+
+	extraFieldsTCP = flagutil.NewArrayString("syslog.extraFields.tcp", "Fields to add to logs ingested via the corresponding -syslog.listenAddr.tcp. "+
+		`See https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/data-ingestion/syslog/#adding-extra-fields`)
+	extraFieldsUDP = flagutil.NewArrayString("syslog.extraFields.udp", "Fields to add to logs ingested via the corresponding -syslog.listenAddr.udp. "+
+		`See https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/data-ingestion/syslog/#adding-extra-fields`)
+
+	tenantIDTCP = flagutil.NewArrayString("syslog.tenantID.tcp", "TenantID for logs ingested via the corresponding -syslog.listenAddr.tcp. "+
+		"See https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/data-ingestion/syslog/#multitenancy")
+	tenantIDUDP = flagutil.NewArrayString("syslog.tenantID.udp", "TenantID for logs ingested via the corresponding -syslog.listenAddr.udp. "+
+		"See https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/data-ingestion/syslog/#multitenancy")
+
+	listenAddrTCP = flagutil.NewArrayString("syslog.listenAddr.tcp", "Comma-separated list of TCP addresses to listen to for Syslog messages. "+
+		"See https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/data-ingestion/syslog/")
+	listenAddrUDP = flagutil.NewArrayString("syslog.listenAddr.udp", "Comma-separated list of UDP address to listen to for Syslog messages. "+
+		"See https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/data-ingestion/syslog/")
+
+	tlsEnable = flagutil.NewArrayBool("syslog.tls", "Whether to enable TLS for receiving syslog messages at the corresponding -syslog.listenAddr.tcp. "+
+		"The corresponding -syslog.tlsCertFile and -syslog.tlsKeyFile must be set if -syslog.tls is set. See https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/data-ingestion/syslog/#security")
+	tlsCertFile = flagutil.NewArrayString("syslog.tlsCertFile", "Path to file with TLS certificate for the corresponding -syslog.listenAddr.tcp if the corresponding -syslog.tls is set. "+
+		"Prefer ECDSA certs instead of RSA certs as RSA certs are slower. The provided certificate file is automatically re-read every second, so it can be dynamically updated. "+
+		"See https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/data-ingestion/syslog/#security")
+	tlsKeyFile = flagutil.NewArrayString("syslog.tlsKeyFile", "Path to file with TLS key for the corresponding -syslog.listenAddr.tcp if the corresponding -syslog.tls is set. "+
+		"The provided key file is automatically re-read every second, so it can be dynamically updated. "+
+		"See https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/data-ingestion/syslog/#security")
+	tlsCipherSuites = flagutil.NewArrayString("syslog.tlsCipherSuites", "Optional list of TLS cipher suites for -syslog.listenAddr.tcp if -syslog.tls is set. "+
+		"See the list of supported cipher suites at https://pkg.go.dev/crypto/tls#pkg-constants . "+
+		"See also https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/data-ingestion/syslog/#security")
+	tlsMinVersion = flag.String("syslog.tlsMinVersion", "TLS13", "The minimum TLS version to use for -syslog.listenAddr.tcp if -syslog.tls is set. "+
+		"Supported values: TLS10, TLS11, TLS12, TLS13. "+
+		"See https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/data-ingestion/syslog/#security")
+
+	compressMethodTCP = flagutil.NewArrayString("syslog.compressMethod.tcp", "Compression method for syslog messages received at the corresponding -syslog.listenAddr.tcp. "+
+		"Supported values: none, gzip, deflate. See https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/data-ingestion/syslog/#compression")
+	compressMethodUDP = flagutil.NewArrayString("syslog.compressMethod.udp", "Compression method for syslog messages received at the corresponding -syslog.listenAddr.udp. "+
+		"Supported values: none, gzip, deflate. See https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/data-ingestion/syslog/#compression")
+
+	useLocalTimestampTCP = flagutil.NewArrayBool("syslog.useLocalTimestamp.tcp", "Whether to use local timestamp instead of the original timestamp for the ingested syslog messages "+
+		"at the corresponding -syslog.listenAddr.tcp. See https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/data-ingestion/syslog/#log-timestamps")
+	useLocalTimestampUDP = flagutil.NewArrayBool("syslog.useLocalTimestamp.udp", "Whether to use local timestamp instead of the original timestamp for the ingested syslog messages "+
+		"at the corresponding -syslog.listenAddr.udp. See https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/data-ingestion/syslog/#log-timestamps")
+)
+
+// MustInit initializes syslog parser at the given -syslog.listenAddr.tcp and -syslog.listenAddr.udp ports
+//
+// This function must be called after flag.Parse().
+//
+// MustStop() must be called in order to free up resources occupied by the initialized syslog parser.
+func MustInit() {
+	if workersStopCh != nil {
+		logger.Panicf("BUG: MustInit() called twice without MustStop() call")
+	}
+	workersStopCh = make(chan struct{})
+
+	for argIdx, addr := range *listenAddrTCP {
+		workersWG.Add(1)
+		go func(addr string, argIdx int) {
+			runTCPListener(addr, argIdx)
+			workersWG.Done()
+		}(addr, argIdx)
+	}
+
+	for argIdx, addr := range *listenAddrUDP {
+		workersWG.Add(1)
+		go func(addr string, argIdx int) {
+			runUDPListener(addr, argIdx)
+			workersWG.Done()
+		}(addr, argIdx)
+	}
+
+	currentYear := time.Now().Year()
+	globalCurrentYear.Store(int64(currentYear))
+	workersWG.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Minute)
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-workersStopCh:
+				ticker.Stop()
+				workersWG.Done()
+				return
+			case <-ticker.C:
+				currentYear := time.Now().Year()
+				globalCurrentYear.Store(int64(currentYear))
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	if *syslogTimezone != "" {
+		tz, err := time.LoadLocation(*syslogTimezone)
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Fatalf("cannot parse -syslog.timezone=%q: %s", *syslogTimezone, err)
+		}
+		globalTimezone = tz
+	} else {
+		globalTimezone = time.Local
+	}
+}
+
+var (
+	globalCurrentYear atomic.Int64
+	globalTimezone    *time.Location
+)
+
+var (
+	workersWG     sync.WaitGroup
+	workersStopCh chan struct{}
+)
+
+// MustStop stops syslog parser initialized via MustInit()
+func MustStop() {
+	close(workersStopCh)
+	workersWG.Wait()
+	workersStopCh = nil
+}
+
+func runUDPListener(addr string, argIdx int) {
+	ln, err := net.ListenPacket(netutil.GetUDPNetwork(), addr)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Fatalf("cannot start UDP syslog server at %q: %s", addr, err)
+	}
+
+	tenantIDStr := tenantIDUDP.GetOptionalArg(argIdx)
+	tenantID, err := logstorage.ParseTenantID(tenantIDStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Fatalf("cannot parse -syslog.tenantID.udp=%q for -syslog.listenAddr.udp=%q: %s", tenantIDStr, addr, err)
+	}
+
+	compressMethod := compressMethodUDP.GetOptionalArg(argIdx)
+	checkCompressMethod(compressMethod, addr, "udp")
+
+	useLocalTimestamp := useLocalTimestampUDP.GetOptionalArg(argIdx)
+
+	streamFieldsStr := streamFieldsUDP.GetOptionalArg(argIdx)
+	streamFields, err := parseFieldsList(streamFieldsStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Fatalf("cannot parse -syslog.streamFields.udp=%q for -syslog.listenAddr.udp=%q: %s", streamFieldsStr, addr, err)
+	}
+
+	ignoreFieldsStr := ignoreFieldsUDP.GetOptionalArg(argIdx)
+	ignoreFields, err := parseFieldsList(ignoreFieldsStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Fatalf("cannot parse -syslog.ignoreFields.udp=%q for -syslog.listenAddr.udp=%q: %s", ignoreFieldsStr, addr, err)
+	}
+
+	extraFieldsStr := extraFieldsUDP.GetOptionalArg(argIdx)
+	extraFields, err := parseExtraFields(extraFieldsStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Fatalf("cannot parse -syslog.extraFields.udp=%q for -syslog.listenAddr.udp=%q: %s", extraFieldsStr, addr, err)
+	}
+
+	doneCh := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		serveUDP(ln, tenantID, compressMethod, useLocalTimestamp, streamFields, ignoreFields, extraFields)
+		close(doneCh)
+	}()
+
+	logger.Infof("started accepting syslog messages at -syslog.listenAddr.udp=%q", addr)
+	<-workersStopCh
+	if err := ln.Close(); err != nil {
+		logger.Fatalf("syslog: cannot close UDP listener at %s: %s", addr, err)
+	}
+	<-doneCh
+	logger.Infof("finished accepting syslog messages at -syslog.listenAddr.udp=%q", addr)
+}
+
+func runTCPListener(addr string, argIdx int) {
+	var tlsConfig *tls.Config
+	if tlsEnable.GetOptionalArg(argIdx) {
+		certFile := tlsCertFile.GetOptionalArg(argIdx)
+		keyFile := tlsKeyFile.GetOptionalArg(argIdx)
+		tc, err := netutil.GetServerTLSConfig(certFile, keyFile, *tlsMinVersion, *tlsCipherSuites)
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Fatalf("cannot load TLS cert from -syslog.tlsCertFile=%q, -syslog.tlsKeyFile=%q, -syslog.tlsMinVersion=%q, -syslog.tlsCipherSuites=%q: %s",
+				certFile, keyFile, *tlsMinVersion, *tlsCipherSuites, err)
+		}
+		tlsConfig = tc
+	}
+	ln, err := netutil.NewTCPListener("syslog", addr, false, tlsConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Fatalf("syslog: cannot start TCP listener at %s: %s", addr, err)
+	}
+
+	tenantIDStr := tenantIDTCP.GetOptionalArg(argIdx)
+	tenantID, err := logstorage.ParseTenantID(tenantIDStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Fatalf("cannot parse -syslog.tenantID.tcp=%q for -syslog.listenAddr.tcp=%q: %s", tenantIDStr, addr, err)
+	}
+
+	compressMethod := compressMethodTCP.GetOptionalArg(argIdx)
+	checkCompressMethod(compressMethod, addr, "tcp")
+
+	useLocalTimestamp := useLocalTimestampTCP.GetOptionalArg(argIdx)
+
+	streamFieldsStr := streamFieldsTCP.GetOptionalArg(argIdx)
+	streamFields, err := parseFieldsList(streamFieldsStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Fatalf("cannot parse -syslog.streamFields.tcp=%q for -syslog.listenAddr.tcp=%q: %s", streamFieldsStr, addr, err)
+	}
+
+	ignoreFieldsStr := ignoreFieldsTCP.GetOptionalArg(argIdx)
+	ignoreFields, err := parseFieldsList(ignoreFieldsStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Fatalf("cannot parse -syslog.ignoreFields.tcp=%q for -syslog.listenAddr.tcp=%q: %s", ignoreFieldsStr, addr, err)
+	}
+
+	extraFieldsStr := extraFieldsTCP.GetOptionalArg(argIdx)
+	extraFields, err := parseExtraFields(extraFieldsStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Fatalf("cannot parse -syslog.extraFields.tcp=%q for -syslog.listenAddr.tcp=%q: %s", extraFieldsStr, addr, err)
+	}
+
+	doneCh := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		serveTCP(ln, tenantID, compressMethod, useLocalTimestamp, streamFields, ignoreFields, extraFields)
+		close(doneCh)
+	}()
+
+	logger.Infof("started accepting syslog messages at -syslog.listenAddr.tcp=%q", addr)
+	<-workersStopCh
+	if err := ln.Close(); err != nil {
+		logger.Fatalf("syslog: cannot close TCP listener at %s: %s", addr, err)
+	}
+	<-doneCh
+	logger.Infof("finished accepting syslog messages at -syslog.listenAddr.tcp=%q", addr)
+}
+
+func checkCompressMethod(compressMethod, addr, protocol string) {
+	switch compressMethod {
+	case "", "none", "gzip", "deflate":
+		return
+	default:
+		logger.Fatalf("unsupported -syslog.compressMethod.%s=%q for -syslog.listenAddr.%s=%q; supported values: 'none', 'gzip', 'deflate'", protocol, compressMethod, protocol, addr)
+	}
+}
+
+func serveUDP(ln net.PacketConn, tenantID logstorage.TenantID, compressMethod string, useLocalTimestamp bool, streamFields, ignoreFields []string, extraFields []logstorage.Field) {
+	gomaxprocs := cgroup.AvailableCPUs()
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	localAddr := ln.LocalAddr()
+	for i := 0; i < gomaxprocs; i++ {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			cp := insertutils.GetCommonParamsForSyslog(tenantID, streamFields, ignoreFields, extraFields)
+			var bb bytesutil.ByteBuffer
+			bb.B = bytesutil.ResizeNoCopyNoOverallocate(bb.B, 64*1024)
+			for {
+				bb.Reset()
+				bb.B = bb.B[:cap(bb.B)]
+				n, remoteAddr, err := ln.ReadFrom(bb.B)
+				if err != nil {
+					udpErrorsTotal.Inc()
+					var ne net.Error
+					if errors.As(err, &ne) {
+						if ne.Temporary() {
+							logger.Errorf("syslog: temporary error when listening for UDP at %q: %s", localAddr, err)
+							time.Sleep(time.Second)
+							continue
+						}
+						if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "use of closed network connection") {
+							break
+						}
+					}
+					logger.Errorf("syslog: cannot read UDP data from %s at %s: %s", remoteAddr, localAddr, err)
+					continue
+				}
+				bb.B = bb.B[:n]
+				udpRequestsTotal.Inc()
+				if err := processStream("udp", bb.NewReader(), compressMethod, useLocalTimestamp, cp); err != nil {
+					logger.Errorf("syslog: cannot process UDP data from %s at %s: %s", remoteAddr, localAddr, err)
+				}
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+}
+
+func serveTCP(ln net.Listener, tenantID logstorage.TenantID, compressMethod string, useLocalTimestamp bool, streamFields, ignoreFields []string, extraFields []logstorage.Field) {
+	var cm ingestserver.ConnsMap
+	cm.Init("syslog")
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	addr := ln.Addr()
+	for {
+		c, err := ln.Accept()
+		if err != nil {
+			var ne net.Error
+			if errors.As(err, &ne) {
+				if ne.Temporary() {
+					logger.Errorf("syslog: temporary error when listening for TCP addr %q: %s", addr, err)
+					time.Sleep(time.Second)
+					continue
+				}
+				if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "use of closed network connection") {
+					break
+				}
+				logger.Fatalf("syslog: unrecoverable error when accepting TCP connections at %q: %s", addr, err)
+			}
+			logger.Fatalf("syslog: unexpected error when accepting TCP connections at %q: %s", addr, err)
+		}
+		if !cm.Add(c) {
+			_ = c.Close()
+			break
+		}
+
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			cp := insertutils.GetCommonParamsForSyslog(tenantID, streamFields, ignoreFields, extraFields)
+			if err := processStream("tcp", c, compressMethod, useLocalTimestamp, cp); err != nil {
+				logger.Errorf("syslog: cannot process TCP data at %q: %s", addr, err)
+			}
+
+			cm.Delete(c)
+			_ = c.Close()
+			wg.Done()
+		}()
+	}
+
+	cm.CloseAll(0)
+	wg.Wait()
+}
+
+// processStream parses a stream of syslog messages from r and ingests them into vlstorage.
+func processStream(protocol string, r io.Reader, compressMethod string, useLocalTimestamp bool, cp *insertutils.CommonParams) error {
+	if err := vlstorage.CanWriteData(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	lmp := cp.NewLogMessageProcessor("syslog_" + protocol)
+	err := processStreamInternal(r, compressMethod, useLocalTimestamp, lmp)
+	lmp.MustClose()
+
+	return err
+}
+
+func processStreamInternal(r io.Reader, compressMethod string, useLocalTimestamp bool, lmp insertutils.LogMessageProcessor) error {
+	switch compressMethod {
+	case "", "none":
+	case "gzip":
+		zr, err := common.GetGzipReader(r)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("cannot read gzipped data: %w", err)
+		}
+		r = zr
+	case "deflate":
+		zr, err := common.GetZlibReader(r)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("cannot read deflated data: %w", err)
+		}
+		r = zr
+	default:
+		logger.Panicf("BUG: unsupported compressMethod=%q; supported values: none, gzip, deflate", compressMethod)
+	}
+
+	err := processUncompressedStream(r, useLocalTimestamp, lmp)
+
+	switch compressMethod {
+	case "gzip":
+		zr := r.(*gzip.Reader)
+		common.PutGzipReader(zr)
+	case "deflate":
+		zr := r.(io.ReadCloser)
+		common.PutZlibReader(zr)
+	}
+
+	return err
+}
+
+func processUncompressedStream(r io.Reader, useLocalTimestamp bool, lmp insertutils.LogMessageProcessor) error {
+	wcr := writeconcurrencylimiter.GetReader(r)
+	defer writeconcurrencylimiter.PutReader(wcr)
+
+	slr := getSyslogLineReader(wcr)
+	defer putSyslogLineReader(slr)
+
+	n := 0
+	for {
+		ok := slr.nextLine()
+		wcr.DecConcurrency()
+		if !ok {
+			break
+		}
+
+		currentYear := int(globalCurrentYear.Load())
+		err := processLine(slr.line, currentYear, globalTimezone, useLocalTimestamp, lmp)
+		if err != nil {
+			errorsTotal.Inc()
+			return fmt.Errorf("cannot read line #%d: %s", n, err)
+		}
+		n++
+	}
+	return slr.Error()
+}
+
+type syslogLineReader struct {
+	line []byte
+
+	br  *bufio.Reader
+	err error
+}
+
+func (slr *syslogLineReader) reset(r io.Reader) {
+	slr.line = slr.line[:0]
+	slr.br.Reset(r)
+	slr.err = nil
+}
+
+// Error returns the last error occurred in slr.
+func (slr *syslogLineReader) Error() error {
+	if slr.err == nil || slr.err == io.EOF {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return slr.err
+}
+
+// nextLine reads the next syslog line from slr and stores it at slr.line.
+//
+// false is returned if the next line cannot be read. Error() must be called in this case
+// in order to verify whether there is an error or just slr stream has been finished.
+func (slr *syslogLineReader) nextLine() bool {
+	if slr.err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+again:
+	prefix, err := slr.br.ReadSlice(' ')
+	if err != nil {
+		if err != io.EOF {
+			slr.err = fmt.Errorf("cannot read message frame prefix: %w", err)
+			return false
+		}
+		if len(prefix) == 0 {
+			slr.err = err
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	// skip empty lines
+	for len(prefix) > 0 && prefix[0] == '\n' {
+		prefix = prefix[1:]
+	}
+	if len(prefix) == 0 {
+		// An empty prefix or a prefix with empty lines - try reading yet another prefix.
+		goto again
+	}
+
+	if prefix[0] >= '0' && prefix[0] <= '9' {
+		// This is octet-counting method. See https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-gerhards-syslog-plain-tcp-07.html#msgxfer
+		msgLenStr := bytesutil.ToUnsafeString(prefix[:len(prefix)-1])
+		msgLen, err := strconv.ParseUint(msgLenStr, 10, 64)
+		if err != nil {
+			slr.err = fmt.Errorf("cannot parse message length from %q: %w", msgLenStr, err)
+			return false
+		}
+		if maxMsgLen := insertutils.MaxLineSizeBytes.IntN(); msgLen > uint64(maxMsgLen) {
+			slr.err = fmt.Errorf("cannot read message longer than %d bytes; msgLen=%d", maxMsgLen, msgLen)
+			return false
+		}
+		slr.line = slicesutil.SetLength(slr.line, int(msgLen))
+		if _, err := io.ReadFull(slr.br, slr.line); err != nil {
+			slr.err = fmt.Errorf("cannot read message with size %d bytes: %w", msgLen, err)
+			return false
+		}
+		return true
+	}
+
+	// This is octet-stuffing method. See https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-gerhards-syslog-plain-tcp-07.html#octet-stuffing-legacy
+	slr.line = append(slr.line[:0], prefix...)
+	for {
+		line, err := slr.br.ReadSlice('\n')
+		if err == nil {
+			slr.line = append(slr.line, line[:len(line)-1]...)
+			return true
+		}
+		if err == io.EOF {
+			slr.line = append(slr.line, line...)
+			return true
+		}
+		if err == bufio.ErrBufferFull {
+			slr.line = append(slr.line, line...)
+			continue
+		}
+		slr.err = fmt.Errorf("cannot read message in octet-stuffing method: %w", err)
+		return false
+	}
+}
+
+func getSyslogLineReader(r io.Reader) *syslogLineReader {
+	v := syslogLineReaderPool.Get()
+	if v == nil {
+		br := bufio.NewReaderSize(r, 64*1024)
+		return &syslogLineReader{
+			br: br,
+		}
+	}
+	slr := v.(*syslogLineReader)
+	slr.reset(r)
+	return slr
+}
+
+func putSyslogLineReader(slr *syslogLineReader) {
+	syslogLineReaderPool.Put(slr)
+}
+
+var syslogLineReaderPool sync.Pool
+
+func processLine(line []byte, currentYear int, timezone *time.Location, useLocalTimestamp bool, lmp insertutils.LogMessageProcessor) error {
+	p := logstorage.GetSyslogParser(currentYear, timezone)
+	lineStr := bytesutil.ToUnsafeString(line)
+	p.Parse(lineStr)
+
+	var ts int64
+	if useLocalTimestamp {
+		ts = time.Now().UnixNano()
+	} else {
+		nsecs, err := insertutils.ExtractTimestampFromFields("timestamp", p.Fields)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("cannot get timestamp from syslog line %q: %w", line, err)
+		}
+		ts = nsecs
+	}
+	logstorage.RenameField(p.Fields, msgFields, "_msg")
+	lmp.AddRow(ts, p.Fields, nil)
+	logstorage.PutSyslogParser(p)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+var msgFields = []string{"message"}
+
+var (
+	errorsTotal = metrics.NewCounter(`vl_errors_total{type="syslog"}`)
+
+	udpRequestsTotal = metrics.NewCounter(`vl_udp_reqests_total{type="syslog"}`)
+	udpErrorsTotal   = metrics.NewCounter(`vl_udp_errors_total{type="syslog"}`)
+)
+
+func parseFieldsList(s string) ([]string, error) {
+	if s == "" {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	var a []string
+	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(s), &a)
+	return a, err
+}
+
+func parseExtraFields(s string) ([]logstorage.Field, error) {
+	if s == "" {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+
+	var m map[string]string
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(s), &m); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	fields := make([]logstorage.Field, 0, len(m))
+	for k, v := range m {
+		fields = append(fields, logstorage.Field{
+			Name:  k,
+			Value: v,
+		})
+	}
+	sort.Slice(fields, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return fields[i].Name < fields[j].Name
+	})
+	return fields, nil
+}

app/vlinsert/syslog/syslog_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+package syslog
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/app/vlinsert/insertutils"
+)
+
+func TestSyslogLineReader_Success(t *testing.T) {
+	f := func(data string, linesExpected []string) {
+		t.Helper()
+
+		r := bytes.NewBufferString(data)
+		slr := getSyslogLineReader(r)
+		defer putSyslogLineReader(slr)
+
+		var lines []string
+		for slr.nextLine() {
+			lines = append(lines, string(slr.line))
+		}
+		if err := slr.Error(); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s", err)
+		}
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(lines, linesExpected) {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected lines read;\ngot\n%q\nwant\n%q", lines, linesExpected)
+		}
+	}
+
+	f("", nil)
+	f("\n", nil)
+	f("\n\n\n", nil)
+
+	f("foobar", []string{"foobar"})
+	f("foobar\n", []string{"foobar\n"})
+	f("\n\nfoo\n\nbar\n\n", []string{"foo\n\nbar\n\n"})
+
+	f(`Jun  3 12:08:33 abcd systemd: Starting Update the local ESM caches...`, []string{"Jun  3 12:08:33 abcd systemd: Starting Update the local ESM caches..."})
+
+	f(`Jun  3 12:08:33 abcd systemd: Starting Update the local ESM caches...
+
+48 <165>Jun  4 12:08:33 abcd systemd[345]: abc defg<123>1 2023-06-03T17:42:12.345Z mymachine.example.com appname 12345 ID47 [exampleSDID@32473 iut="3" eventSource="Application 123 = ] 56" eventID="11211"] This is a test message with structured data.
+
+`, []string{
+		"Jun  3 12:08:33 abcd systemd: Starting Update the local ESM caches...",
+		"<165>Jun  4 12:08:33 abcd systemd[345]: abc defg",
+		`<123>1 2023-06-03T17:42:12.345Z mymachine.example.com appname 12345 ID47 [exampleSDID@32473 iut="3" eventSource="Application 123 = ] 56" eventID="11211"] This is a test message with structured data.`,
+	})
+}
+
+func TestSyslogLineReader_Failure(t *testing.T) {
+	f := func(data string) {
+		t.Helper()
+
+		r := bytes.NewBufferString(data)
+		slr := getSyslogLineReader(r)
+		defer putSyslogLineReader(slr)
+
+		if slr.nextLine() {
+			t.Fatalf("expecting failure to read the first line")
+		}
+		if err := slr.Error(); err == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("expecting non-nil error")
+		}
+	}
+
+	// invalid format for message size
+	f("12foo bar")
+
+	// too big message size
+	f("123 aa")
+	f("1233423432 abc")
+}
+
+func TestProcessStreamInternal_Success(t *testing.T) {
+	f := func(data string, currentYear int, timestampsExpected []int64, resultExpected string) {
+		t.Helper()
+
+		MustInit()
+		defer MustStop()
+
+		globalTimezone = time.UTC
+		globalCurrentYear.Store(int64(currentYear))
+
+		tlp := &insertutils.TestLogMessageProcessor{}
+		r := bytes.NewBufferString(data)
+		if err := processStreamInternal(r, "", false, tlp); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %s", err)
+		}
+		if err := tlp.Verify(timestampsExpected, resultExpected); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	data := `Jun  3 12:08:33 abcd systemd: Starting Update the local ESM caches...
+
+48 <165>Jun  4 12:08:33 abcd systemd[345]: abc defg<123>1 2023-06-03T17:42:12.345Z mymachine.example.com appname 12345 ID47 [exampleSDID@32473 iut="3" eventSource="Application 123 = ] 56" eventID="11211"] This is a test message with structured data.
+`
+	currentYear := 2023
+	timestampsExpected := []int64{1685794113000000000, 1685880513000000000, 1685814132345000000}
+	resultExpected := `{"format":"rfc3164","hostname":"abcd","app_name":"systemd","_msg":"Starting Update the local ESM caches..."}
+{"priority":"165","facility":"20","severity":"5","format":"rfc3164","hostname":"abcd","app_name":"systemd","proc_id":"345","_msg":"abc defg"}
+{"priority":"123","facility":"15","severity":"3","format":"rfc5424","hostname":"mymachine.example.com","app_name":"appname","proc_id":"12345","msg_id":"ID47","exampleSDID@32473.iut":"3","exampleSDID@32473.eventSource":"Application 123 = ] 56","exampleSDID@32473.eventID":"11211","_msg":"This is a test message with structured data."}`
+	f(data, currentYear, timestampsExpected, resultExpected)
+}
+
+func TestProcessStreamInternal_Failure(t *testing.T) {
+	f := func(data string) {
+		t.Helper()
+
+		MustInit()
+		defer MustStop()
+
+		tlp := &insertutils.TestLogMessageProcessor{}
+		r := bytes.NewBufferString(data)
+		if err := processStreamInternal(r, "", false, tlp); err == nil {
+			t.Fatalf("expecting non-nil error")
+		}
+	}
+
+	// invalid format for message size
+	f("12foo bar")
+
+	// too big message size
+	f("123 foo")
+	f("123456789 bar")
+}

app/vlogscli/Makefile

@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+# All these commands must run from repository root.
+
+vlogscli:
+	APP_NAME=vlogscli $(MAKE) app-local
+
+vlogscli-race:
+	APP_NAME=vlogscli RACE=-race $(MAKE) app-local
+
+vlogscli-prod:
+	APP_NAME=vlogscli $(MAKE) app-via-docker
+
+vlogscli-pure-prod:
+	APP_NAME=vlogscli $(MAKE) app-via-docker-pure
+
+vlogscli-linux-amd64-prod:
+	APP_NAME=vlogscli $(MAKE) app-via-docker-linux-amd64
+
+vlogscli-linux-arm-prod:
+	APP_NAME=vlogscli $(MAKE) app-via-docker-linux-arm
+
+vlogscli-linux-arm64-prod:
+	APP_NAME=vlogscli $(MAKE) app-via-docker-linux-arm64
+
+vlogscli-linux-ppc64le-prod:
+	APP_NAME=vlogscli $(MAKE) app-via-docker-linux-ppc64le
+
+vlogscli-linux-386-prod:
+	APP_NAME=vlogscli $(MAKE) app-via-docker-linux-386
+
+vlogscli-darwin-amd64-prod:
+	APP_NAME=vlogscli $(MAKE) app-via-docker-darwin-amd64
+
+vlogscli-darwin-arm64-prod:
+	APP_NAME=vlogscli $(MAKE) app-via-docker-darwin-arm64
+
+vlogscli-freebsd-amd64-prod:
+	APP_NAME=vlogscli $(MAKE) app-via-docker-freebsd-amd64
+
+vlogscli-openbsd-amd64-prod:
+	APP_NAME=vlogscli $(MAKE) app-via-docker-openbsd-amd64
+
+vlogscli-windows-amd64-prod:
+	APP_NAME=vlogscli $(MAKE) app-via-docker-windows-amd64
+
+package-vlogscli:
+	APP_NAME=vlogscli $(MAKE) package-via-docker
+
+package-vlogscli-pure:
+	APP_NAME=vlogscli $(MAKE) package-via-docker-pure
+
+package-vlogscli-amd64:
+	APP_NAME=vlogscli $(MAKE) package-via-docker-amd64
+
+package-vlogscli-arm:
+	APP_NAME=vlogscli $(MAKE) package-via-docker-arm
+
+package-vlogscli-arm64:
+	APP_NAME=vlogscli $(MAKE) package-via-docker-arm64
+
+package-vlogscli-ppc64le:
+	APP_NAME=vlogscli $(MAKE) package-via-docker-ppc64le
+
+package-vlogscli-386:
+	APP_NAME=vlogscli $(MAKE) package-via-docker-386
+
+publish-vlogscli:
+	APP_NAME=vlogscli $(MAKE) publish-via-docker
+
+vlogscli-linux-amd64:
+	APP_NAME=vlogscli CGO_ENABLED=1 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 $(MAKE) app-local-goos-goarch
+
+vlogscli-linux-arm:
+	APP_NAME=vlogscli CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm $(MAKE) app-local-goos-goarch
+
+vlogscli-linux-arm64:
+	APP_NAME=vlogscli CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=arm64 $(MAKE) app-local-goos-goarch
+
+vlogscli-linux-ppc64le:
+	APP_NAME=vlogscli CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=ppc64le $(MAKE) app-local-goos-goarch
+
+vlogscli-linux-s390x:
+	APP_NAME=vlogscli CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=s390x $(MAKE) app-local-goos-goarch
+
+vlogscli-linux-loong64:
+	APP_NAME=vlogscli CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=loong64 $(MAKE) app-local-goos-goarch
+
+vlogscli-linux-386:
+	APP_NAME=vlogscli CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=386 $(MAKE) app-local-goos-goarch
+
+vlogscli-darwin-amd64:
+	APP_NAME=vlogscli CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 $(MAKE) app-local-goos-goarch
+
+vlogscli-darwin-arm64:
+	APP_NAME=vlogscli CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=darwin GOARCH=arm64 $(MAKE) app-local-goos-goarch
+
+vlogscli-freebsd-amd64:
+	APP_NAME=vlogscli CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=freebsd GOARCH=amd64 $(MAKE) app-local-goos-goarch
+
+vlogscli-openbsd-amd64:
+	APP_NAME=vlogscli CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=openbsd GOARCH=amd64 $(MAKE) app-local-goos-goarch
+
+vlogscli-windows-amd64:
+	GOARCH=amd64 APP_NAME=vlogscli $(MAKE) app-local-windows-goarch
+
+vlogscli-pure:
+	APP_NAME=vlogscli $(MAKE) app-local-pure
+
+run-vlogscli:
+	APP_NAME=vlogscli $(MAKE) run-via-docker

app/vlogscli/README.md

@@ -1 +1,5 @@
-VictoriaLogs source code has been moved to [github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaLogs](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaLogs/).
+# vlogscli
+
+Command-line utility for querying [VictoriaLogs](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/).
+
+See [these docs](https://docs.victoriametrics.com/victorialogs/querying/vlogscli/).

app/vlogscli/deployment/Dockerfile

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+ARG base_image=non-existing
+FROM $base_image
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/vlogscli-prod"]
+ARG src_binary=non-existing
+COPY $src_binary ./vlogscli-prod

app/vlogscli/json_prettifier.go

@@ -0,0 +1,245 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics/lib/logstorage"
+)
+
+type outputMode int
+
+const (
+	outputModeJSONMultiline  = outputMode(0)
+	outputModeJSONSingleline = outputMode(1)
+	outputModeLogfmt         = outputMode(2)
+	outputModeCompact        = outputMode(3)
+)
+
+func getOutputFormatter(outputMode outputMode) func(w io.Writer, fields []logstorage.Field) error {
+	switch outputMode {
+	case outputModeJSONMultiline:
+		return func(w io.Writer, fields []logstorage.Field) error {
+			return writeJSONObject(w, fields, true)
+		}
+	case outputModeJSONSingleline:
+		return func(w io.Writer, fields []logstorage.Field) error {
+			return writeJSONObject(w, fields, false)
+		}
+	case outputModeLogfmt:
+		return writeLogfmtObject
+	case outputModeCompact:
+		return writeCompactObject
+	default:
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("BUG: unexpected outputMode=%d", outputMode))
+	}
+}
+
+type jsonPrettifier struct {
+	r         io.ReadCloser
+	formatter func(w io.Writer, fields []logstorage.Field) error
+
+	d *json.Decoder
+
+	pr *io.PipeReader
+	pw *io.PipeWriter
+	bw *bufio.Writer
+
+	wg sync.WaitGroup
+}
+
+func newJSONPrettifier(r io.ReadCloser, outputMode outputMode) *jsonPrettifier {
+	d := json.NewDecoder(r)
+	pr, pw := io.Pipe()
+	bw := bufio.NewWriter(pw)
+
+	formatter := getOutputFormatter(outputMode)
+
+	jp := &jsonPrettifier{
+		r:         r,
+		formatter: formatter,
+
+		d: d,
+
+		pr: pr,
+		pw: pw,
+		bw: bw,
+	}
+
+	jp.wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer jp.wg.Done()
+		err := jp.prettifyJSONLines()
+		jp.closePipesWithError(err)
+	}()
+
+	return jp
+}
+
+func (jp *jsonPrettifier) closePipesWithError(err error) {
+	_ = jp.pr.CloseWithError(err)
+	_ = jp.pw.CloseWithError(err)
+}
+
+func (jp *jsonPrettifier) prettifyJSONLines() error {
+	for jp.d.More() {
+		fields, err := readNextJSONObject(jp.d)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		sort.Slice(fields, func(i, j int) bool {
+			return fields[i].Name < fields[j].Name
+		})
+		if err := jp.formatter(jp.bw, fields); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// Flush bw after every output line in order to show results as soon as they appear.
+		if err := jp.bw.Flush(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (jp *jsonPrettifier) Close() error {
+	jp.closePipesWithError(io.ErrUnexpectedEOF)
+	err := jp.r.Close()
+	jp.wg.Wait()
+	return err
+}
+
+func (jp *jsonPrettifier) Read(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	return jp.pr.Read(p)
+}
+
+func readNextJSONObject(d *json.Decoder) ([]logstorage.Field, error) {
+	t, err := d.Token()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot read '{': %w", err)
+	}
+	delim, ok := t.(json.Delim)
+	if !ok || delim.String() != "{" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected token read; got %q; want '{'", delim)
+	}
+
+	var fields []logstorage.Field
+	for {
+		// Read object key
+		t, err := d.Token()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot read JSON object key or closing brace: %w", err)
+		}
+		delim, ok := t.(json.Delim)
+		if ok {
+			if delim.String() == "}" {
+				return fields, nil
+			}
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected delimiter read; got %q; want '}'", delim)
+		}
+		key, ok := t.(string)
+		if !ok {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected token read for object key: %v; want string or '}'", t)
+		}
+
+		// read object value
+		t, err = d.Token()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot read JSON object value: %w", err)
+		}
+		value, ok := t.(string)
+		if !ok {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected token read for oject value: %v; want string", t)
+		}
+
+		fields = append(fields, logstorage.Field{
+			Name:  key,
+			Value: value,
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func writeLogfmtObject(w io.Writer, fields []logstorage.Field) error {
+	data := logstorage.MarshalFieldsToLogfmt(nil, fields)
+	_, err := fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s\n", data)
+	return err
+}
+
+func writeCompactObject(w io.Writer, fields []logstorage.Field) error {
+	if len(fields) == 1 {
+		// Just write field value as is without name
+		_, err := fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s\n", fields[0].Value)
+		return err
+	}
+	if len(fields) == 2 && (fields[0].Name == "_time" || fields[1].Name == "_time") {
+		// Write _time\tfieldValue as is
+		if fields[0].Name == "_time" {
+			_, err := fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s\t%s\n", fields[0].Value, fields[1].Value)
+			return err
+		}
+		_, err := fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s\t%s\n", fields[1].Value, fields[0].Value)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Fall back to logfmt
+	return writeLogfmtObject(w, fields)
+}
+
+func writeJSONObject(w io.Writer, fields []logstorage.Field, isMultiline bool) error {
+	if len(fields) == 0 {
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "{}\n")
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "{")
+	writeNewlineIfNeeded(w, isMultiline)
+	if err := writeJSONObjectKeyValue(w, fields[0], isMultiline); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	for _, f := range fields[1:] {
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, ",")
+		writeNewlineIfNeeded(w, isMultiline)
+		if err := writeJSONObjectKeyValue(w, f, isMultiline); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	writeNewlineIfNeeded(w, isMultiline)
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "}\n")
+	return nil
+}
+
+func writeNewlineIfNeeded(w io.Writer, isMultiline bool) {
+	if isMultiline {
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "\n")
+	}
+}
+
+func writeJSONObjectKeyValue(w io.Writer, f logstorage.Field, isMultiline bool) error {
+	key := getJSONString(f.Name)
+	value := getJSONString(f.Value)
+	if isMultiline {
+		_, err := fmt.Fprintf(w, "  %s: %s", key, value)
+		return err
+	}
+	_, err := fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s:%s", key, value)
+	return err
+}
+
+func getJSONString(s string) string {
+	data, err := json.Marshal(s)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(fmt.Errorf("unexpected error when marshaling string to JSON: %w", err))
+	}
+	return jsonHTMLReplacer.Replace(string(data))
+}
+
+var jsonHTMLReplacer = strings.NewReplacer(
+	`\u003c`, "\u003c",
+	`\u003e`, "\u003e",
+	`\u0026`, "\u0026",
+)

app/vlogscli/less_wrapper.go

@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"os/signal"
+	"sync"
+	"syscall"
+
+	"github.com/mattn/go-isatty"
+)
+
+func isTerminal() bool {
+	return isatty.IsTerminal(os.Stdout.Fd()) && isatty.IsTerminal(os.Stderr.Fd())
+}
+
+func readWithLess(r io.Reader, wrapLongLines bool) error {
+	if !isTerminal() {
+		// Just write everything to stdout if no terminal is available.
+		_, err := io.Copy(os.Stdout, r)
+		if err != nil && !isErrPipe(err) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error when forwarding data to stdout: %w", err)
+		}
+		if err := os.Stdout.Sync(); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("cannot sync data to stdout: %w", err)
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	pr, pw, err := os.Pipe()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot create pipe: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		_ = pr.Close()
+		_ = pw.Close()
+	}()
+
+	// Ignore Ctrl+C in the current process, so 'less' could handle it properly
+	cancel := ignoreSignals(os.Interrupt)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	// Start 'less' process
+	path, err := exec.LookPath("less")
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot find 'less' command: %w", err)
+	}
+	opts := []string{"less", "-F", "-X"}
+	if !wrapLongLines {
+		opts = append(opts, "-S")
+	}
+	p, err := os.StartProcess(path, opts, &os.ProcAttr{
+		Env:   append(os.Environ(), "LESSCHARSET=utf-8"),
+		Files: []*os.File{pr, os.Stdout, os.Stderr},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot start 'less' process: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Close pr after 'less' finishes in a parallel goroutine
+	// in order to unblock forwarding data to stopped 'less' below.
+	waitch := make(chan *os.ProcessState)
+	go func() {
+		// Wait for 'less' process to finish.
+		ps, err := p.Wait()
+		if err != nil {
+			fatalf("unexpected error when waiting for 'less' process: %w", err)
+		}
+		_ = pr.Close()
+		waitch <- ps
+	}()
+
+	// Forward data from r to 'less'
+	_, err = io.Copy(pw, r)
+	_ = pw.Sync()
+	_ = pw.Close()
+
+	// Wait until 'less' finished
+	ps := <-waitch
+
+	// Verify 'less' status.
+	if !ps.Success() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("'less' finished with unexpected code %d", ps.ExitCode())
+	}
+
+	if err != nil && !isErrPipe(err) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error when forwarding data to 'less': %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func isErrPipe(err error) bool {
+	return errors.Is(err, syscall.EPIPE) || errors.Is(err, io.ErrClosedPipe)
+}
+
+func ignoreSignals(sigs ...os.Signal) func() {
+	ch := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
+	signal.Notify(ch, sigs...)
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		for {
+			_, ok := <-ch
+			if !ok {
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+	return func() {
+		signal.Stop(ch)
+		close(ch)
+		wg.Wait()
+	}
+}