A self-hosted dashboard for analyzing AWS CloudTrail logs using ElasticSearch and Kibana.
Traildash is an open-source dashboard that processes and visualizes AWS CloudTrail logs. It solves the problem of CloudTrail data being trapped in numerous small JSON files in S3 by ingesting them into ElasticSearch and presenting them through Kibana for analysis. This allows users to track API activity, investigate security incidents, and audit changes within their AWS environment.
DevOps engineers, cloud administrators, and security teams managing AWS infrastructure who need to monitor and audit API activity for compliance, troubleshooting, or security purposes.
Developers choose Traildash for its simplicity, self-hosted nature, and integrated Kibana dashboards specifically designed for CloudTrail. It provides a secure, read-only interface to log data without requiring direct ElasticSearch exposure, making it a compliant and easy-to-deploy alternative to building custom log analysis pipelines.
AWS CloudTrail Dashboard
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Can be set up in under 15 minutes using Docker with pre-configured environment variables, as highlighted in the Quickstart section, reducing initial setup time.
Includes a read-only ElasticSearch proxy that eliminates direct exposure, aiding in achieving PCI and HIPAA compliance, as mentioned in the features.
Provides customized Kibana 3.1.2 dashboards specifically designed for AWS CloudTrail logs, enabling users to quickly audit API activity and investigate incidents.
Supports IAM roles, environment variables, and config files for credential management, offering deployment flexibility across different AWS setups.
The README explicitly states Traildash is retired and unsupported, with AWS offering a built-in alternative, making it obsolete for new deployments.
Relies on Kibana 3.1.2, an old version lacking modern features, security updates, and compatibility with newer ElasticSearch releases.
Requires manual setup of S3, SNS, SQS, and IAM policies in AWS, which can be error-prone and time-consuming, as detailed in the setup section.