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Read more about the article Metrics, Logs and Traces: What Each One Answers

Metrics, Logs and Traces: What Each One Answers

  • Post category:DevOps/System Administration/Web Performance

Metrics tell you that something is wrong. Traces tell you where. Logs tell you why. Use them in that order and each step narrows the search — start with logs and you are grepping a firehose. Here is what each one is actually for, and the field that connects all three.

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Read more about the article Prometheus + Grafana From Scratch on One Server

Prometheus + Grafana From Scratch on One Server

  • Post category:DevOps/Linux/System Administration

Two static binaries, a package and four systemd units. How to install Prometheus and Grafana on a single server from scratch, wire in node_exporter, put nginx and TLS in front, and keep the ports that have no authentication off the public internet.

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