Orbix - A WebAssembly-Powered Log Aggregator for Kubernetes

🚀 Status: Early Stage (Work in Progress)

Orbix is a WebAssembly (WASM)-powered, dynamic log aggregation system for Kubernetes (EKS, GKE, on-prem). It provides real-time log processing, filtering, transformation, and routing using dynamically loaded WASM modules.

Traditional log processing pipelines are often static, difficult to update, and prone to system-wide failures when plugins crash. Orbix addresses these challenges by leveraging sandboxed WASM execution, dynamic module updates, and seamless Kubernetes integration to offer a more flexible, efficient, and resilient logging system.

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Key Features

✅ WASM-powered log processing – Run custom filtering, parsing, and transformation logic securely in a sandboxed environment.
✅ Dynamic module updates – No need to restart your logging pipeline; update processing rules on the fly.
✅ Kubernetes-native – Easily integrates with Fluent Bit, Filebeat, Vector, and other log forwarders.
✅ Secure and isolated execution – WASM runtime ensures plugin safety and prevents system-wide failures.
✅ Scalable and lightweight – Designed for large-scale cloud environments with minimal resource usage.

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Planned Architecture

┌──────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│              Kubernetes Cluster             │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────┘
        │             │               │
        ▼             ▼               ▼
  [App Pod]      [App Pod]       [App Pod]
        │             │               │
        └──────┬──────┴──────┬──────┘
               ▼             ▼
   ┌─────────────────────────────┐
   │  Log Forwarder DaemonSet    │
   │ (Fluent Bit / Vector / etc) │
   └─────────────────────────────┘
               │
               ▼
   ┌─────────────────────────────┐
   │  Orbix Aggregator (WASM)    │
   │  (Dynamic log processing)   │
   └─────────────────────────────┘
               │
               ▼
   ┌─────────────────────────────┐
   │  Storage & Monitoring       │
   │ (Elasticsearch, CloudWatch) │
   └─────────────────────────────┘

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Getting Started (WIP 🚧)

Note: Orbix is in early development. More detailed setup instructions will be available soon!

Prerequisites

• Kubernetes cluster (EKS, GKE, Minikube, etc.)
• Fluent Bit, Filebeat, or Vector for log forwarding
• Helm & kubectl installed

Installation

kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/your-org/orbix/main/deploy.yaml

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Roadmap

📌 Phase 1: Core Implementation

• Implement WASM-based log processing
• Integrate Fluent Bit & Vector support
• Kubernetes deployment setup

📌 Phase 2: Dynamic Module Management

• WASM plugin hot-reloading
• Versioned module registry

📌 Phase 3: Scaling & Optimization

• Performance benchmarking
• Enhanced monitoring and alerting

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Contributing

We welcome contributions! Feel free to submit issues, suggest features, or contribute code to make Orbix better.

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License

Orbix is released under the MIT License.

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This README provides a concise introduction to the project while keeping it flexible for future updates. As development progresses, you can expand it with more detailed installation and usage guides. 🚀