GitHub Codespaces is an incredible offering that lets you run Visual Studio Code within a Docker container in the cloud, from your browser. What makes this offering a real game changer is when you couple…
Sending OpenTelemetry Logs To Vector Using Python
In the world of software development, log management plays a crucial role in understanding the behavior of applications and detecting potential issues. Vector is an open source project currently maintained by DataDog that provides robust…
How to Secure Your Docker Environment with NordVPN
Docker is a powerful tool that allows you to easily deploy and manage applications in a containerized environment. If you’re also a user of NordVPN, you may wish to pass the traffic coming from your…
Evaluating Backend Options For Prometheus Metrics
I’ve recently been looking at consolidating metrics from multiple Prometheus servers into one horizontally scalable central store. There’s plenty of open source options out there, with the most notable being Thanos, Cortex (now Mimir), Victoria…
Live Utility Meter Monitoring With Grafana & Software Defined Radio
Ever wondered what your utility bill was going to be before you got it? Or wanted to see your utility usage live? Well you’re in luck, because most utility meters nowadays typically transmit this data…
Reducing Docker ext4.vhdx File Size On Windows
A common issue I’ve ran into when running Docker Desktop on Windows is a virtual drive consuming a large amount of disk space. If the common methods of reducing the disk space used by Docker…
How To Limit Core Dump Size In Docker
You may be filling up the disk with core dumps causing outages in your application. Or you’re troubleshooting Docker failures and don’t need 3000 core dumps. Whatever it is, you’ve decided to limit the size…
Finding The Largest Directories on Linux
Managing disk space on a Linux machine is a critical aspect of system administration. As data accumulates over time, it’s essential to identify which directories are consuming the most space. One powerful command that can…
InfluxDB V2: Using The V1 API For V1 Dependent Applications
With the expanded feature set that InfluxDB V2 offers, many want to upgrade their existing V1 InfluxDB installations. The issue is that there are a lot of incompatibilities between V1 and V2. Any of your…
What Can The Telegraf Agent Do?
Well when it comes to monitoring, it covers all the basics you’ll probably ever encounter. For those who don’t know, the Telegraf agent is a monitoring agent that can be installed on servers (or any…