Summary

Logs currently stay local in the Docker volume. For production multi-instance deployments, logs need to be shipped to centralized storage (syslog, cloud logging services, etc.).

Scope

• Add a new SinkType.SYSLOG option for shipping to syslog endpoints
• Add a new SinkType.HTTP option for cloud logging APIs (generic HTTP POST with JSON payloads)
• Investigate structured log shipping via Docker logging drivers (fluentd, gelf) as an alternative to app-level shipping
• Add compressed archival of rotated log files (gzip old .log.N files)

Acceptance Criteria

• Syslog sink type sends structured JSON to a configurable syslog endpoint
• HTTP sink type POSTs JSON log batches to a configurable URL
• Rotated log files are automatically compressed
• Documentation covers deployment patterns for centralized logging