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Homelab Security with OSSEC, Loki, Prometheus, and Grafana on a Raspberry Pi

For many years I have been using an application called OSSEC for monitoring my home network. The output of the application is primarily email alerts which are perfect for seeing events in near real-time. In this post, I’ll be showing you how to build a good high-level view of these alerts over time with Loki, Prometheus, and Grafana.

Zero to k3s Kubeconfig in seconds with k3sup

k3sup: From zero to KUBECONFIG in < 1 min K3s is an open-source, lightweight Kubernetes distribution by Rancher that was introduced this year and has gained huge popularity. People not only like the concept behind it, but also the awesome work that the team has done to strip down the heavy Kubernetes distribution to a minimal level. Though k3s started as a POC project for local Kubernetes development, its development has led people to use it even at a production level.

How to Check Memory Usage in WebLogic Console and Monitoring WebLogic JVM Heap and CPU Usage in WLSDM

Weak JVM performance affects WebLogic domain performance directly. That’s why the host’s CPU and memory usage is very important in terms of improving WebLogic performance. Higher CPU consumption and Garbage Collection duration can cause applications to run slowly, even cause the WebLogic servers facing downtime. JVM instances in a WebLogic need to be monitored constantly and notification/alarm infrastructure must be installed as well.

An apprentice's guide to...Successful Software Development

In a world where technology is a growing part of every aspect of our daily lives, more people are moving into tech-based occupations. Whether it is software development, computer programming, software engineering or game development, the programming and technology industry is growing, and really quickly. But how can YOU be a part of it? How does one succeed in building a technology or software-based business? You can start by having a great SDLC!

Connecting Remote DevOps Teams with Mattermost

Over the last decade, remote work has entered the mainstream. Not only does remote work improve work-life balance and increase productivity, it also saves money and lets companies hire from a much wider talent pool. Due to this confluence of factors, it’s probably not too surprising that the majority of engineers now embrace working remotely.

All Together Now: Better Debugging With Multiple Visualizations

“Nines don’t matter when users aren’t happy” is something you may have heard a time or two from folks here at Honeycomb. We often emphasize the fact that while your system can look healthy at a high level, deep down something is likely broken in ways that cause pain for users. If you are empowered to ask detailed questions about your services, you can find and understand these problems more easily.

Best serverless video tutorials

Now I’m sure this is not the case for everyone but for me personally, I like watching video tutorials on subjects that I need help with. I spent a good amount of time searching for these tutorials and while there might be a lot more of them out there I believe these are some of the best and easiest tutorials to follow but nevertheless, I’d like to keep this list updated so if you have any suggestions please let me know.

Announcing our Statuspage.io integration

Ever go to a status page and it says everything is operational when it definitely isn’t? You refresh maddeningly thinking it might be you. You ponder if the bill for the internet has been paid. Then, as a last resort, you check Twitter only to discover hundreds of people are experiencing the same problem. This is common, and because of it, we’re happy to release out integration with Statuspage.io!