How can I reduce false positives in uptime monitoring without adding much infrastructure?
I'm building a lightweight uptime monitor that checks a URL every few minutes and marks it down when a request fails. The problem is that one slow response,…
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Why Did GitHub Report an Actions Incident and Then Deny It?
Did anyone else see GitHub's status page briefly report an incident affecting GitHub Actions, only for the incident to be marked as nonexistent about 47 minutes later? Our…
Why Did GitHub Report an Actions Incident and Then Deny It?
Our monitoring picked up a GitHub Actions incident on the official status page and paged the on-call team. About 47 minutes later, the incident was closed or removed…
Is it still wise to self-host Grafana OnCall now that it’s archived?
I'm considering running Grafana OnCall OSS myself, but the project has been archived and is no longer actively developed. Is anyone still using it successfully, or would it…
How do you catch failures in things nobody thought to monitor?
We spend a lot of time tuning alerts and reducing false positives, but the more worrying problem is the opposite: systems failing without any monitoring at all. A…
What's the Best Way to Monitor Docker Containers Without Breaking the Bank?
Hey everyone, I'm curious about how you're managing Docker container monitoring and alerting in production without racking up massive costs for observability tools. I've noticed a few issues…
How to Monitor Docker Container Health Without Breaking the Bank?
Hey everyone! I'm reaching out to the community for some advice on monitoring Docker containers in a production environment without running into sky-high costs, like those from Datadog.…
What Are Some Good Alternatives to SolarWinds for Monitoring?
Hey everyone! I've just gotten an outrageous renewal quote for SolarWinds that's more than tripled in price. This sharp increase is definitely not something we accounted for in…
Has Anyone Built Their Own Alerting System Instead of Splunk?
I work in a regulated industry where quick production alerts are crucial. Our team uses Splunk, but it's gotten so bloated that alerts can be delayed by up…
What are your biggest headaches with Splunk and other alerting tools?
Hey everyone! I'm a software developer and I'd love to hear about the issues you guys face with Splunk or any other alerting platforms. One frustration my team…
Looking for Simple Monitoring Software Alternatives to Nagios
Hey everyone! I'm on the hunt for a straightforward monitoring system for Linux. I used to work with Nagios back in the day, but I've found it quite…