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/
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Enable continuous improvement by making the system modular and extensible (e.g., additional models, metrics, autoscaling, or drift detection can be added later).
Prepare a short demo explaining the end-to-end process and how new models flow through the system.
Resources
Updates
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Work done in HackWeek 2023
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DONE in HackWeek 24:
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- Improve Status Conditions for some phases
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- Template improvements
- Issues creation
DONE in 2025 (out of Hackweek)
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clusterctlcommunity providers, you can add it directly withclusterctl - Testing on newer versions of Harvester v1.4.X and v1.5.X
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- FIRST and FOREMOST, any topic is important to you
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Resources
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