monitor kubernetes and docker with prometheus
an invention by dmaiocchi
Updated over 7 years ago. No love.

Starting from prometheus ( and grafana if needed), learn how to monitor kubernetes and docker and do some valid alert/graph etc.

https://docs.docker.com/config/thirdparty/prometheus/

Looking for hackers with the skills:

golang prometheus monitoring kubernetes docker grafana

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Hack Week 17

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  • over 7 years ago: dmaiocchi added keyword "grafana" to this project.
  • over 7 years ago: dmaiocchi added keyword "golang" to this project.
  • over 7 years ago: dmaiocchi added keyword "prometheus" to this project.
  • over 7 years ago: dmaiocchi added keyword "monitoring" to this project.
  • over 7 years ago: dmaiocchi added keyword "kubernetes" to this project.
  • over 7 years ago: dmaiocchi added keyword "docker" to this project.
  • over 7 years ago: dmaiocchi started this project.
  • over 7 years ago: dmaiocchi originated this project.


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