Best of MonitoringJanuary 2025

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    Avatar of jeffgeerlingJeff Geerling·1y

    Top 10 ways to monitor Linux in the console

    Explore several modern and useful tools for monitoring Linux system performance through the console. From the basic 'top' utility to more advanced tools like 'htop', 'atop', 'iftop', 'iotop', 'nvtop', and 'btop', each tool offers unique features for CPU, network, disk, and GPU monitoring. Learn installation commands and get insights on when to use each tool for optimal system monitoring.

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    Avatar of grafanaGrafana Labs·1y

    Kubernetes Monitoring Helm chart 2.0: a simpler, more predictable experience

    Version 2.0 of the Kubernetes Monitoring Helm chart improves ease of use and flexibility in collecting telemetry data from Kubernetes clusters. Key updates include user-focused feature design, multiple data destinations, built-in integrations for popular services, and compatibility with Fleet Management. Simplified migration from version 1.x is supported by a detailed guide and migration utility.

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    Avatar of tailscaleTailscale·1y

    Video: Lightweight server monitoring on your tailnet with Beszel

    Beszel offers a simple, lightweight server monitoring solution that can run on various platforms including Linux, macOS, and Windows. It easily integrates with Tailscale to provide basic metrics like temperature and disk usage. The post details the setup process of Beszel in a video, and hints at future content about integrating Tailscale client metrics with Prometheus.

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    Avatar of 37signals37signals Dev·1y

    Monitoring 10 Petabytes of data in Pure Storage

    The post discusses moving 10 petabytes of data from AWS S3 to Pure Storage FlashBlade for better observability and capability. It explains the setup of Pure OpenMetrics exporter for monitoring with Prometheus and provides code snippets for configuration. Various alerting mechanisms and their implementations are highlighted to ensure system reliability. Additionally, it mentions integrating with tools like Prometheus and Grafana for seamless cluster management.

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    Avatar of communityCommunity Picks·1y

    tcsenpai/sigmon: A tool to monitor WiFi signal strength and metrics continuously in the terminal.

    SigMon is a lightweight tool for continuously monitoring WiFi signal strength and metrics in the terminal. It uses `iwconfig` for obtaining metrics and `plotext` for plotting them. The tool displays average signal strength and saves plots as PNG files. It requires Python 3.10 or higher.