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1. Introduction to system monitoring and Grafana

  • Core concepts of telemetry.
  • Push- and pull-based telemetry methods.
  • Sampling, data retention strategies, and downsampling techniques.
  • Overview of Grafana and data sources.

2. Detailed exploration of Grafana

  • Grafana installation procedures.
  • Accessing the Grafana interface.
  • Creating the initial dashboard.
  • Understanding dashboards, rows, and panels.
  • Utilizing the timerange selector.
  • Relative time and Time shift functionalities.

3. Managing data sources

  • Prometheus architecture.
  • Installing Prometheus.
  • Accessing the Prometheus web interface.
  • Installing node_exporter.
  • Retrieving metrics.
  • Querying Prometheus.
  • Scraping metrics into Prometheus.
  • Graphite architecture.
  • Installing Graphite.
  • Feeding data to Graphite.
  • Adding data sources to Grafana.

4. Deep dive into Grafana panels

  • Graph panel.
  • Singlestat panel.
  • Gauge panel.
  • Bargauge panel.
  • Heatmap panel.
  • Textpanel.
  • Tablepanel.
  • Dashboard list panel.
  • Plugin panels.
  • Manipulating panels.

5. Annotations and alerting

  • Annotations.
  • Alerts.
  • Alert list panel.
  • Email and other alert notification methods.

6. Exploration and variables

  • Explore functionality.
  • Templating with variables.
  • Dynamic panels based on variables.

7. Loki - Grafana's log aggregation system

  • Loki overview.
  • Installation process.
  • Exploring logs.

8. Grafana administration

  • Organizing Grafana.
  • Migrating to MySQL.
  • Ensuring High Availability in Grafana.
  • Running Grafana behind a reverse proxy.
  • Securing Grafana with an SSL certificate.
  • Troubleshooting Grafana.

Requirements

  • Fundamental understanding of data analytics.
  • Basic Linux administration skills.
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