SignalCost StackKit

AWS OpenObserve StackKit

Deploy a complete observability platform into your AWS account with data collection, telemetry management, backend storage, alerts, incidents, AI investigation, RCA, and SRE-agent workflows already wired together.

This is one StackKit, not a menu of separate services. OpenObserve, OTel Collector, Vector, Beyla, CloudWatch ingestion, Aurora, docs, and runbooks ship together; customers can disable subsystems they do not need.

The pack is licensed automation, not raw public snippets. SignalCost metadata is stamped into the generated bundle, AWS tags, and Kubernetes labels.

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Product announcement

The full architecture pack is open for deployment interest.

See the functional platform architecture and share your estate shape if you want to deploy it.

Interested to deploy

What ships in v1

Terraform/OpenTofu AWS deployment

EKS cluster and managed node group

S3-backed OpenObserve storage

OpenTelemetry Collector gateway

Vector Kubernetes log filters and redaction

Beyla/OBI eBPF instant app signals

CloudWatch EKS and Lambda log ingestion

OpenObserve alert starter pack

Aurora AI incident management, RCA, and postmortems

Optional OpenTelemetry demo app flag

Agent rollout guide for Kubernetes, EC2/VMs, and Lambda

Runbook, teardown, upgrade, and retention guidance

Sizing assistant for estate-to-tfvars scaling

SignalCost license metadata in AWS tags and Kubernetes labels

Default architecture

Apps / Lambda / EKS logs
        |
        v
Vector + Beyla/OBI + OpenTelemetry Collector
  - redaction
  - zero-code RED metrics
  - probe filtering
  - balanced trace sampling
        |
        v
OpenObserve on EKS
  - alerts
  - incidents
        |
        v
Aurora AI RCA + postmortems
        |
        v
S3 telemetry storage

Cloud

AWS first

VPC, EKS, S3, IAM, and CloudWatch log receivers are wired for the first production-lean profile.

Backend

OpenObserve

Chosen for the clearest low-cost storage story and a simpler operating model than multi-component stacks.

Pipeline

OTel + Vector

OTLP ingest for portability, Vector for log shaping, and cost-control policies before storage.

eBPF

Beyla/OBI included

Namespace-scoped zero-code RED metrics and basic traces for Linux HTTP/gRPC services.

Disable only what you do not need

The default deployment is the full SignalCost observability platform. Teams can turn off subsystems without changing the pack shape.

enable_vector = true
enable_ebpf_app_signals = true
enable_ai_investigator = true

# Disable examples:
# enable_ai_investigator = false
# enable_ebpf_app_signals = false

Size it from the customer estate

Start with the minimum full-stack footprint, then generate a sizing overlay from estate inputs like EC2 count, EKS clusters, pod count, services, retention, log posture, and trace posture.

make size \
  INPUT=sizing/examples/production-1000-pods.json \
  OUTPUT=terraform/sizing.auto.tfvars

# Example input: 50 EC2s, 2 EKS clusters, 1000 pods
# Output: production profile, scaled nodes, OpenObserve replicas,
# OTel gateway replicas, Beyla resources, and Aurora workers.

Coming soon

These packs stay marked as coming soon until they meet the same bar: deployable IaC, wired data flow, cost controls, runbooks, and validation.

Soon: AWS + SigNoz + OTel Collector
Soon: AWS + LGTM + Grafana Alloy
Soon: AWS + ClickStack
Soon: Azure OpenObserve, SigNoz, LGTM, and ClickStack packs
Soon: GCP OpenObserve, SigNoz, LGTM, and ClickStack packs
Soon: BindPlane-managed collector fleet option

Commercial packaging

The deploy pack is intended to be sold as a licensed SignalCost product with private updates and maintenance. The OSS projects keep their own licenses; SignalCost owns the packaging, presets, docs, and cost-control wiring.

Model savings before deployment

Frequently asked questions

Is this a managed service?

No. The AWS OpenObserve StackKit is licensed deployment automation for your AWS account. You own the infrastructure and data; SignalCost provides the pack, presets, docs, and maintenance updates.

What does the first StackKit include?

It deploys EKS, S3-backed OpenObserve, an OpenTelemetry Collector gateway, Vector Kubernetes log filtering, Beyla eBPF app signals, CloudWatch log receivers, Aurora AI incident/RCA, least-privilege IAM roles, an optional OTel demo app, and runbooks.

Can customers resell or redistribute it?

No. The StackKit is sold under a commercial license for internal use by the licensed organization. Redistribution, resale, sublicensing, and public sharing are prohibited.

Why start with OpenObserve on AWS?

OpenObserve has a strong low-cost storage story and a simpler operating model than a full LGTM stack, while AWS gives the broadest initial customer demand and CloudWatch cost pain.

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