Monitoring

Logging, alerting, metrics, observability

Monitoring tutorials

monitoring Advanced

Implement Kibana 8 custom threat hunting dashboards for security incident response

Build production-grade Kibana 8 threat hunting dashboards with MITRE ATT&CK mapping, Lens visualizations, drilldowns, KQL detections and role-based access control for SOC teams. Includes saved objects API automation for version-controlled dashboard deployment.

90 min 4 distros 99 views
monitoring Advanced

Configure Logstash 8 security pipelines with threat intelligence enrichment

Build a production Logstash 8 pipeline that ingests firewall, IDS and syslog data, enriches events with MISP, AlienVault OTX and AbuseIPDB threat intel, and ships hardened IOC-enriched events to Elasticsearch.

75 min 4 distros 278 views
monitoring Advanced

Implement Thanos Ruler for distributed alerting and recording rules across Prometheus clusters

Deploy Thanos Ruler to evaluate recording and alerting rules across multiple Prometheus clusters, integrate it with Alertmanager and S3-compatible storage, and run it in HA mode with deduplication.

60 min 4 distros 307 views
monitoring Advanced

Set up Thanos Query and Compactor for distributed metrics querying

Deploy Thanos Sidecar, Query, and Compactor to unify multiple Prometheus instances into a single global query view with long-term S3-backed storage. Covers deduplication, TLS, and production troubleshooting.

75 min 4 distros 312 views
monitoring Advanced

Configure Kubernetes network monitoring with Hubble and Cilium for traffic visibility

Enable Hubble on Cilium to get real-time eBPF-based flow visibility, deploy Hubble UI and Relay, and integrate flow metrics with Prometheus and Grafana for full Kubernetes network observability.

75 min 4 distros 404 views
monitoring Advanced

Configure Consul Connect service mesh monitoring with distributed tracing

Set up comprehensive monitoring for Consul Connect service mesh with Prometheus metrics, Grafana dashboards, Jaeger distributed tracing, and Envoy proxy observability for production-grade service mesh operations.

45 min 4 distros 1,709 views
monitoring Advanced

Configure Jaeger with Elasticsearch backend security and encryption

Set up secure communication between Jaeger and Elasticsearch using TLS encryption, authentication, and production-grade security hardening for distributed tracing infrastructure.

45 min 4 distros 920 views
monitoring Advanced

Setup Jaeger sampling strategies for high-volume production tracing

Configure advanced Jaeger sampling strategies to efficiently capture traces in high-traffic production environments while controlling storage costs and maintaining observability.

45 min 4 distros 1,012 views
monitoring Advanced

Configure advanced Jaeger sampling strategies for high-traffic environments

Configure probabilistic, adaptive, and remote sampling strategies for Jaeger distributed tracing to optimize performance and storage costs in high-throughput production environments while maintaining observability.

45 min 4 distros 794 views
monitoring Advanced

Implement Alertmanager high availability clustering with automatic failover and load balancing

Set up a production-grade Alertmanager cluster with gossip protocol for high availability, automatic failover, and load balancing. Ensure your monitoring alerts remain operational even when individual nodes fail.

45 min 4 distros 1,047 views
monitoring Advanced

Monitor Kubernetes network policies with Prometheus and Grafana for enhanced cluster security

Set up comprehensive monitoring for Kubernetes network policies using Prometheus and Grafana. Configure CNI metrics collection, create security dashboards, and implement alerting for policy violations and traffic anomalies.

45 min 4 distros 876 views
monitoring Advanced

Configure advanced SNMP alerting with Prometheus Alertmanager for network monitoring

Set up comprehensive SNMP monitoring with Prometheus exporters and create intelligent alerting rules in Alertmanager to proactively monitor network devices, interfaces, and performance metrics.

45 min 4 distros 909 views