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Langfuse LLM Observability Server: Collecting Traces Is Not the Same as Operating Production Observability

The current Langfuse v4 self-hosted architecture uses Web and Worker containers plus PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, Redis/Valkey and S3/blob storage. As trace ingestion grows, bottlenecks often move to workers, ClickHouse or queue/storage layers rather than the web container.

sectors / 2026
01Web + Worker
02ClickHouse
03Redis / Valkey
04S3 Blob
Updated · 18.08.2026
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Why is self-hosted Langfuse more than Postgres?

Current Langfuse v4 uses Postgres for transactional state, ClickHouse for traces/observations/scores, Redis or Valkey for queues/cache and S3/blob storage for raw events, multimodal inputs and exports. Web accepts events quickly and workers process them asynchronously into ClickHouse.

On this pageLangfuse LLM Observability Server: Collecting Traces Is Not the Same as Operating Production Observability
01
Trace ingestion

Langfuse event flow from SDK to ClickHouse

SDK/API events reach the Web container, raw events are written to S3, references are queued in Redis and Workers process and batch-insert into ClickHouse.

01SDK / API
02Langfuse Web
03S3 + Redis Queue
04Langfuse Worker
05ClickHouse
02
Data layers

Do not confuse the responsibilities of Langfuse storage components

Each storage component has different backup and scaling requirements.

PostgresUsers/projects/promptsTransactionalBackups
ClickHouseTraces/observations/scoresOLAPWrite/query
Redis/ValkeyQueue/cacheTransientNoeviction
S3/BlobRaw events/filesObject storageDurability
03
Worker scaling

Inspect Worker and ClickHouse before scaling everything

Langfuse scaling guidance recommends horizontally scaling worker containers based on CPU load. Observe Web, Worker, ClickHouse and Redis saturation separately.

Web CPU/RPS
Worker CPU
Queue depth
ClickHouse insert latency
S3 write latency
Redis memory/noeviction
04
Stack checks

Verify the self-hosted Langfuse stack component by component

Adapt container names to your Compose/Kubernetes setup.

Command 1
docker compose ps
Command 2
docker stats --no-stream
Command 3
docker compose logs --tail=100 langfuse-worker
Command 4
docker compose logs --tail=100 langfuse-web
Command 5
df -h
05
Observability data

A Langfuse backup is not one database dump

Postgres, ClickHouse and S3/blob data have different recovery mechanisms. Redis queue/cache durability depends on design. Test component compatibility before upgrades.

Postgres backup
ClickHouse backup
S3 lifecycle/versioning
Secrets/config backup
Restore drill
Upgrade rollback
Official documentation

Official sources

LangfuseSelf Hostinglangfuse.comLangfuseScalinglangfuse.comLangfuseClickHouselangfuse.comLangfuseRedis / Valkeylangfuse.comLangfuseBlob Storagelangfuse.com
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What infrastructure does Langfuse v4 use?

Web/Worker containers plus PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, Redis/Valkey and S3/blob storage form the core architecture.

Can Langfuse run on a small VPS?

Docker Compose can fit testing/low scale; official docs note it lacks production HA, scaling and backup capabilities.

Why is ClickHouse needed?

It stores high-volume traces, observations and scores with high write throughput and analytical query performance.

EKA YAZILIM VE BİLİŞİM SİSTEMLERİ

Size Langfuse by ingest throughput and retention

Share daily traces/events, retention, multimodal files, worker count and HA needs; we can design Web/Worker/ClickHouse/Redis/S3.

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