Monitoring

Proactive infrastructure monitoring is an essential practice for ensuring the reliability and performance of critical IT services. This section provides an overview of deploying a monitoring solution based on the kube-prometheus-stack on your Kubernetes cluster. Kube-prometheus-stack is a popular open-source solution that simplifies deploying and managing a comprehensive monitoring stack for Kubernetes environments. It leverages Prometheus for time-series data collection and storage, and Grafana for data visualization and alerting.

Deployment monitoring is a distinct process from Vectice software deployment.

Benefits:

• Easy setup with pre-configured monitoring for core Kubernetes components.

• Reduced maintenance with automated Prometheus management.

• Scalable to handle increased monitoring demands.

Components:

• Prometheus: Collects and stores metrics.

• Grafana: Visualizes metrics through dashboards.

• Alertmanager (optional): Groups and routes alerts.

Deployment:

• Use the official Helm chart for streamlined installation.

• Access Grafana dashboards for cluster health insights.

Prerequisites:

Requirement	Notes or Details
Domain Name	Example: https://monitoring-vectice.my-company.com
SSL Certificate	Must be associated with the domain name above Self-signed certificates are not recommended
Helm v3	Installation Guide
Kubectl	Installation Guide
Openssl	Installation Guide

Additional Notes:

• Consider RBAC for enhanced Grafana security in production.

• Customize alert rules based on your needs and notification preferences.

• Deploy application-specific metrics exporters for deeper monitoring.

Proceed with the deployment following the installation guide.