diff --git a/apps/base/bind-internal/authoritative/records.yaml b/apps/base/bind-internal/authoritative/records.yaml
index e9be28c..ef2b45b 100644
--- a/apps/base/bind-internal/authoritative/records.yaml
+++ b/apps/base/bind-internal/authoritative/records.yaml
@@ -162,3 +162,18 @@ spec:
     # traefik-EXTERNAL (DMZ) gateway VIP; the watchstate-external Gateway serves
     # the watchstate.unkin.net front door (oauth2-proxy) there.
     - 198.18.199.0
+---
+apiVersion: bind.unkin.net/v1alpha1
+kind: DNSRecord
+metadata:
+  name: vlogs-dns-internal
+  namespace: bind-internal
+spec:
+  zoneRef: unkin-net
+  name: vlogs
+  type: A
+  ttl: 600
+  values:
+    # traefik-EXTERNAL (DMZ) gateway VIP; the vlogs-external Gateway serves the
+    # vlogs.unkin.net front door (oauth2-proxy) there.
+    - 198.18.199.0
diff --git a/apps/base/cert-manager/certificate_wildcard-unkin-net.yaml b/apps/base/cert-manager/certificate_wildcard-unkin-net.yaml
index 7873433..92338ce 100644
--- a/apps/base/cert-manager/certificate_wildcard-unkin-net.yaml
+++ b/apps/base/cert-manager/certificate_wildcard-unkin-net.yaml
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ spec:
   secretTemplate:
     annotations:
       reflector.v1.k8s.emberstack.com/reflection-allowed: "true"
-      reflector.v1.k8s.emberstack.com/reflection-allowed-namespaces: "cheeztv,arrstack,authentik,gitea,watchstate,mediamark,repospawner,haproxy"
+      reflector.v1.k8s.emberstack.com/reflection-allowed-namespaces: "cheeztv,arrstack,authentik,gitea,watchstate,mediamark,repospawner,haproxy,logging"
       reflector.v1.k8s.emberstack.com/reflection-auto-enabled: "true"
-      reflector.v1.k8s.emberstack.com/reflection-auto-namespaces: "cheeztv,arrstack,authentik,gitea,watchstate,mediamark,repospawner,haproxy"
+      reflector.v1.k8s.emberstack.com/reflection-auto-namespaces: "cheeztv,arrstack,authentik,gitea,watchstate,mediamark,repospawner,haproxy,logging"
   privateKey:
     size: 4096
   dnsNames:
diff --git a/apps/base/logging/kustomization.yaml b/apps/base/logging/kustomization.yaml
index cc3dc17..d954254 100644
--- a/apps/base/logging/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/apps/base/logging/kustomization.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ resources:
   - configmap_logarchiver.yaml
   - deployment_logarchiver.yaml
   - logviewer
+  - vlogs
 
 # Vector pipelines are the single source of truth (also validated by
 # `vector test` in CI). Mounted into each tier via `existingConfigMaps`.
diff --git a/apps/base/logging/vlogs/gateway.yaml b/apps/base/logging/vlogs/gateway.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1ead27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/base/logging/vlogs/gateway.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+---
+# External (DMZ) front for the VictoriaLogs UI on vlogs.unkin.net via the
+# external Traefik (LB VIP 198.18.199.0). TLS terminates with the real Let's
+# Encrypt *.unkin.net wildcard (Certificate wildcard-unkin-net in cert-manager,
+# reflected into this namespace as wildcard-unkin-net-tls by the emberstack
+# reflector), so there is no cert-manager annotation here. The apex
+# vlogs.unkin.net A record lives in the bind-operator unkin.net zone, NOT
+# external-dns, so no external-dns annotation either. oauth2-proxy fronts it.
+apiVersion: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Gateway
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    traefik.io/instance: external
+  name: vlogs-external
+  namespace: logging
+spec:
+  gatewayClassName: traefik-external
+  listeners:
+    - allowedRoutes:
+        namespaces:
+          from: Same
+      hostname: vlogs.unkin.net
+      name: http
+      port: 80
+      protocol: HTTP
+    - allowedRoutes:
+        namespaces:
+          from: Same
+      hostname: vlogs.unkin.net
+      name: https
+      port: 443
+      protocol: HTTPS
+      tls:
+        certificateRefs:
+          - group: ""
+            kind: Secret
+            name: wildcard-unkin-net-tls
+        mode: Terminate
diff --git a/apps/base/logging/vlogs/httproute.yaml b/apps/base/logging/vlogs/httproute.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..03debad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/base/logging/vlogs/httproute.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+---
+apiVersion: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: HTTPRoute
+metadata:
+  name: vlogs-http-redirect
+  namespace: logging
+spec:
+  hostnames:
+    - vlogs.unkin.net
+  parentRefs:
+    - group: gateway.networking.k8s.io
+      kind: Gateway
+      name: vlogs-external
+      sectionName: http
+  rules:
+    - filters:
+        - type: RequestRedirect
+          requestRedirect:
+            scheme: https
+            statusCode: 301
+      matches:
+        - path:
+            type: PathPrefix
+            value: /
+---
+apiVersion: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: HTTPRoute
+metadata:
+  name: vlogs
+  namespace: logging
+spec:
+  hostnames:
+    - vlogs.unkin.net
+  parentRefs:
+    - group: gateway.networking.k8s.io
+      kind: Gateway
+      name: vlogs-external
+      sectionName: https
+  rules:
+    - backendRefs:
+        - group: ""
+          kind: Service
+          name: vlogs-oauth2
+          port: 80
+          weight: 1
+      matches:
+        - path:
+            type: PathPrefix
+            value: /
diff --git a/apps/base/logging/vlogs/kustomization.yaml b/apps/base/logging/vlogs/kustomization.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a5a5412
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/base/logging/vlogs/kustomization.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+
+resources:
+  - vaultstaticsecret.yaml
+  - oauth2-proxy-configmap.yaml
+  - oauth2-proxy-deployment.yaml
+  - service.yaml
+  - gateway.yaml
+  - httproute.yaml
diff --git a/apps/base/logging/vlogs/oauth2-proxy-configmap.yaml b/apps/base/logging/vlogs/oauth2-proxy-configmap.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a1c3b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/base/logging/vlogs/oauth2-proxy-configmap.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: vlogs-oauth2-env
+  namespace: logging
+data:
+  OAUTH2_PROXY_HTTP_ADDRESS: "0.0.0.0:4180"
+  OAUTH2_PROXY_PROVIDER: "oidc"
+  OAUTH2_PROXY_OIDC_ISSUER_URL: "https://identity.unkin.net/application/o/vlogs/"
+  OAUTH2_PROXY_REDIRECT_URL: "https://vlogs.unkin.net/oauth2/callback"
+  OAUTH2_PROXY_UPSTREAMS: "http://vlselect-logs.logging.svc.cluster.local:9471/"
+  OAUTH2_PROXY_SCOPE: "openid email profile ak_groups"
+  # Populate session.Groups from the Authentik ak_groups claim.
+  OAUTH2_PROXY_OIDC_GROUPS_CLAIM: "ak_groups"
+  OAUTH2_PROXY_ALLOWED_GROUPS: "akP-vlogs-admin"
+  OAUTH2_PROXY_PASS_USER_HEADERS: "true"
+  OAUTH2_PROXY_EMAIL_DOMAINS: "*"
+  # Authentik hardcodes email_verified=false in the id_token; authorization is
+  # enforced via ak_groups, so accepting the unverified email is safe.
+  OAUTH2_PROXY_INSECURE_OIDC_ALLOW_UNVERIFIED_EMAIL: "true"
+  OAUTH2_PROXY_COOKIE_SECURE: "true"
+  OAUTH2_PROXY_COOKIE_DOMAINS: "vlogs.unkin.net"
+  OAUTH2_PROXY_WHITELIST_DOMAINS: "vlogs.unkin.net"
+  OAUTH2_PROXY_REVERSE_PROXY: "true"
+  OAUTH2_PROXY_PROVIDER_CA_FILES: "/etc/ssl/combined/ca-certificates.crt"
+  OAUTH2_PROXY_CODE_CHALLENGE_METHOD: "S256"
+  OAUTH2_PROXY_SKIP_PROVIDER_BUTTON: "true"
diff --git a/apps/base/logging/vlogs/oauth2-proxy-deployment.yaml b/apps/base/logging/vlogs/oauth2-proxy-deployment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40cfd48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/base/logging/vlogs/oauth2-proxy-deployment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: vlogs-oauth2
+  namespace: logging
+  annotations:
+    configmap.reloader.stakater.com/auto: "true"
+    secret.reloader.stakater.com/reload: "vlogs-oauth-credentials,vault-ca-cert"
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: vlogs-oauth2
+  strategy:
+    rollingUpdate:
+      maxUnavailable: 1
+    type: RollingUpdate
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: vlogs-oauth2
+    spec:
+      serviceAccountName: default
+      automountServiceAccountToken: false
+      securityContext:
+        runAsNonRoot: true
+        runAsUser: 65532
+        runAsGroup: 65532
+        fsGroup: 65532
+        seccompProfile:
+          type: RuntimeDefault
+      initContainers:
+        # identity.unkin.net serves a Vault-PKI cert; combine the system roots
+        # with the internal CA so oauth2-proxy's OIDC HTTP client trusts it.
+        - name: combine-certs
+          image: docker.io/library/alpine:3
+          imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+          command:
+            - sh
+            - -c
+            - cat /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt /custom-ca/ca.crt > /combined-certs/ca-certificates.crt
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: vault-ca-cert
+              mountPath: /custom-ca
+              readOnly: true
+            - name: combined-certs
+              mountPath: /combined-certs
+          securityContext:
+            allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+            readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+            capabilities:
+              drop:
+                - ALL
+          resources:
+            requests:
+              cpu: 50m
+              memory: 32Mi
+            limits:
+              cpu: 200m
+              memory: 64Mi
+      containers:
+        - name: oauth2-proxy
+          image: quay.io/oauth2-proxy/oauth2-proxy:v7.15.3
+          imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: 4180
+              name: http
+              protocol: TCP
+          envFrom:
+            - configMapRef:
+                name: vlogs-oauth2-env
+                optional: false
+          env:
+            - name: OAUTH2_PROXY_CLIENT_ID
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: vlogs-oauth-credentials
+                  key: client_id
+            - name: OAUTH2_PROXY_CLIENT_SECRET
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: vlogs-oauth-credentials
+                  key: client_secret
+            - name: OAUTH2_PROXY_COOKIE_SECRET
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: vlogs-oauth-credentials
+                  key: cookie_secret
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: combined-certs
+              mountPath: /etc/ssl/combined
+              readOnly: true
+          livenessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /ping
+              port: http
+            initialDelaySeconds: 10
+            periodSeconds: 30
+            timeoutSeconds: 5
+            failureThreshold: 3
+          readinessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /ready
+              port: http
+            initialDelaySeconds: 5
+            periodSeconds: 10
+            timeoutSeconds: 5
+            failureThreshold: 3
+          securityContext:
+            allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+            readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+            capabilities:
+              drop:
+                - ALL
+          resources:
+            requests:
+              cpu: 50m
+              memory: 64Mi
+            limits:
+              cpu: 500m
+              memory: 256Mi
+      volumes:
+        - name: vault-ca-cert
+          secret:
+            secretName: vault-ca-cert
+            items:
+              - key: ca.crt
+                path: ca.crt
+        - name: combined-certs
+          emptyDir: {}
+      restartPolicy: Always
diff --git a/apps/base/logging/vlogs/service.yaml b/apps/base/logging/vlogs/service.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b69bde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/base/logging/vlogs/service.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+---
+# Front-door entry Service: the HTTPRoute for vlogs.unkin.net targets this, so
+# all traffic enters via oauth2-proxy.
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: vlogs-oauth2
+  namespace: logging
+spec:
+  internalTrafficPolicy: Cluster
+  ports:
+    - name: http
+      port: 80
+      protocol: TCP
+      targetPort: http
+  selector:
+    app: vlogs-oauth2
+  sessionAffinity: None
+  type: ClusterIP
diff --git a/apps/base/logging/vlogs/vaultstaticsecret.yaml b/apps/base/logging/vlogs/vaultstaticsecret.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6dcfc09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/base/logging/vlogs/vaultstaticsecret.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+apiVersion: secrets.hashicorp.com/v1beta1
+kind: VaultStaticSecret
+metadata:
+  name: vlogs-oauth-credentials
+  namespace: logging
+spec:
+  destination:
+    create: true
+    name: vlogs-oauth-credentials
+    overwrite: true
+  hmacSecretData: true
+  mount: kv
+  path: kubernetes/namespace/logging/default/vlogs-oauth-credentials
+  refreshAfter: 5m
+  type: kv-v2
+  vaultAuthRef: default