When it comes to monitoring infrastructure, metrics collection and storage are critical. Traditional time-series databases like Prometheus or InfluxDB work well, but they can struggle with scale and long-term retention. That’s where VictoriaMetrics comes in. It’s a fast, cost-effective, and scalable time-series database built specifically for monitoring and
What Is TLS On-Demand in Caddy? Caddy is famous for making HTTPS easy. Normally, you pre-configure domains, and Caddy automatically fetches and renews certificates from Let’s Encrypt or ZeroSSL. But what if you don’t know all the domains in advance? That’s where TLS On-Demand comes in. Instead
Omarchy is an “opinionated Arch + Hyprland setup” by David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH), the creator of Ruby on Rails and co-founder of 37signals. It’s designed to give you a modern, polished desktop experience on Linux with minimal setup. What Is Omarchy? * Based on Arch Linux + Hyprland: Omarchy layers on top
When running servers or applications, downtime is inevitable. What matters most is how quickly you can recover. That’s where MTTR: Mean Time to Recovery comes in. MTTR is one of the most important metrics in incident management and monitoring. It helps teams measure how fast they bounce back from
When it comes to server and infrastructure monitoring, Nagios has long been the go-to choice. But in recent years, lighter and more modern monitoring tools like FiveNines.io have emerged, offering simpler setups, more flexible dashboards and many other features. In this article, we’ll compare Nagios and FiveNines.io
When it comes to keeping your servers online, the right monitoring tool makes all the difference. Two strong options are FiveNines.io and HetrixTools. Both platforms help you track your server and system health, but they target different use cases. In this article, we’ll compare HetrixTools and FiveNines.io
If you've ever peeked under the hood of a Linux server by running a command like top or uptime, you've probably seen a line that looks something like this: load average: 0.35, 0.42, 0.40 It's one of those metrics that gets
Effective disk monitoring is at the heart of reliable server operations. Disks are the foundation of your data and application performance, overlook them, and you risk unexpected downtime, data loss, or sluggish systems. Whether you’re managing a single server or a fleet, understanding how to monitor disk IO, capacity,
Imagine losing potential customers because your website slowed to a crawl—or worse, went offline. Studies show that a site loading in 1 second can convert up to 5× better than one that loads in 10 seconds. Downtime is even costlier: 25 % of enterprises report losing $300 k–$400 k