// infrastructure / azure
Graylog on Azure
Many organisations standardised on Azure still need an independent log platform for Linux, network and application logs. We run Graylog inside your subscriptions and network policies.
We deploy Graylog on Azure Virtual Machines across Availability Zones where the region supports them, with Azure Load Balancer (Standard) handling TCP and UDP inputs.
Identity integration, network security groups and Key Vault usage are designed to fit your existing Azure governance rather than working around it.
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How a Graylog environment on Azure is typically built
Compute
VM sizes chosen per role, with memory-optimised sizes for search nodes.
Storage
Premium SSD or Premium SSD v2 managed disks, sized for indexing throughput.
Networking
VNets with subnets per tier, Network Security Groups, private endpoints where appropriate.
Load balancing
Azure Load Balancer (Standard) for TCP/UDP inputs, Application Gateway or internal access for the web UI.
Backups
Blob Storage for snapshots where the backend supports it and for MongoDB backups, with lifecycle management.
Automation
Terraform with the AzureRM provider, Ansible for configuration.
Azure is a trademark of its respective owner. We are an independent provider and not an official Azure partner. Provider capabilities change; we verify current features and pricing during design.
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Comparing providers?
Hetzner
Cost-efficient cloud servers and dedicated hardware in EU and US locations. A strong fit for high-volume, storage-heavy logging.
graylog-on-hetzner Public cloudAWS
Run Graylog inside your AWS accounts, next to the workloads it collects from, with VPC-private components and S3-based backups.
graylog-on-aws Public cloudGoogle Cloud
Graylog on Compute Engine with Persistent Disk or Hyperdisk, passthrough load balancing and Cloud Storage backups.
graylog-on-google-cloud Public cloudAzure
Graylog on Azure VMs with Managed Disks, Azure Load Balancer and Blob Storage backups, integrated into your existing subscriptions.
graylog-on-azureOVHcloud
Bare-metal and public cloud options in European and other regions, with private networking between servers.
Other VPS & dedicated
Any provider that gives us modern Linux, predictable disks and private networking.
Your own servers
Bare metal or virtualised infrastructure in your data center, including restricted networks.
Planning Graylog on Azure?
Send us your ingest volume and retention requirements and we will outline a topology and sizing for Azure.