kwatch Blog https://kwatch.dev/blog kwatch Blog Tue, 14 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html https://github.com/jpmonette/feed en <![CDATA[Monitor Persistent Volumes in your cluster using kwatch]]> https://kwatch.dev/blog/monitor-pvc-usage https://kwatch.dev/blog/monitor-pvc-usage Tue, 14 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT In this tutorial, I will help you set up and deploy kwatch on your Kubernetes cluster to monitor Persistent Volumes (PV) usage and detect crashes in your running apps.

Plus, integrate with Teams to get notified on a channel when volume usage is higher than a threshold.

You can integrate with your favorite channel as kwatch supports integrations with (Slack, Discord, Email, PagerDuty, Telegram, Rocket Chat, Mattermost, Opsgenie, Matrix, DingTalk, FeiShu, And Custom webhook).

Configure kwatch with Teams​

Step 1: Get webhook

First of all, we need to get the webhook URL of the channel you want the notification to be received on it. (Here is how to get it)

Step 2: Get Configuration

Get the configuration template

curl  -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/abahmed/kwatch/v0.10.5/deploy/config.yaml -o config.yaml

Step 3: Edit config.yaml with the corresponding config

apiVersion: v1
kind: Namespace
metadata:
  name: kwatch
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: kwatch
  namespace: kwatch
data:
  config.yaml: |
    alert:
      teams:
        webhook: WEBHOOK_URL
    pvcMonitor:
      enabled: true
      interval: 5
      threshold: 70

For more configurations check here

Step 4: Apply Configuration

kubectl apply -f config.yaml

Deploy kwatch​

Deploy kwatch on your cluster with one command

kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/abahmed/kwatch/v0.10.5/deploy/deploy.yaml

After deploying you will get notified on the channel that kwatch has started successfully. Now, kwatch is monitoring your volumes and apps!

Here is an example of kwatch messages when volume usage exceeds the threshold

We are happy to hear feedback from you and if you have any request, or suggestion don't hesitate to ping us on our channels (Discord, GitHub)

]]> kwatch kubernetes monitoring pvc <![CDATA[kwatch hits +100k downloads 🚀]]> https://kwatch.dev/blog/kwatch-hits-100k-downloads https://kwatch.dev/blog/kwatch-hits-100k-downloads Sun, 24 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT We are glad to announce that kwatch hit +100k downloads 🚀 since its release!

kwatch helps you monitor all changes in your Kubernetes(K8s) cluster, detects crashes in your running apps in realtime, and publishes notifications to your channels (Slack, Discord, etc.) instantly

First of all, Big thanks to our contributors for their contributions to improving and implementing new features in kwatch



Also, we want to thank our users who rely on kwatch for monitoring and detecting crashes in their clusters.

🎯 Next steps​

Currently, we are working on preparing a clear roadmap for kwatch, and open issues/requests will be taken into consideration as your requests have a higher priority.

If you have suggestions, requests, or feedback, don't hesitate to ping us on any of our channels

✏️ Contributing to kwatch​

Anyone can contribute to kwatch! newcomers are always welcome to contribute to kwatch, and we are happy to offer help to newcomers

There are many ways to contribute​

📎 Articles mentioning kwatch​

]]> kwatch kubernetes docker downloads 100k <![CDATA[v0.6.0 is released!]]> https://kwatch.dev/blog/release-v0-6-0 https://kwatch.dev/blog/release-v0-6-0 Sun, 24 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT We are glad to announce that v0.6.0 of kwatch is released! 🎉🎉🎉

🚀 What's New​

  • Allow filtering by reasons by @simonfrey in #104
  • feat: truncate logs to respect Discord's API requirements by @Tchoupinax in #105
  • Fix copy-paste mistake for reasons parsing by @simonfrey in #110
  • Run in a namespace context by @kdihalas in #115
  • Fix typo by @unixfox in #95

🧰 Maintenance​

  • Improve Documentation by @oguzhanoyan in #87
  • Refactor/helm by @eremeevfd in #88
  • ⬆️ Bump github.com/spf13/viper from 1.10.1 to 1.11.0 by @dependabot in #89
  • ⬆️ Bump github.com/bwmarrin/discordgo from 0.24.0 to 0.25.0 by @dependabot in #90
  • ⬆️ Bump k8s.io/client-go from 0.23.5 to 0.23.6 by @dependabot in #93
  • ⬆️ Bump github.com/slack-go/slack from 0.10.2 to 0.10.3 by @dependabot in #94
  • ⬆️ Bump k8s.io/client-go from 0.23.6 to 0.24.0 by @dependabot in #96
  • ⬆️ Bump k8s.io/client-go from 0.24.0 to 0.24.1 by @dependabot in #99
  • ⬆️ Bump github.com/spf13/viper from 1.11.0 to 1.12.0 by @dependabot in #102
  • ⬆️ Bump github.com/slack-go/slack from 0.10.3 to 0.11.0 by @dependabot in #106
  • ⬆️ Bump k8s.io/client-go from 0.24.1 to 0.24.2 by @dependabot in #107
  • ⬆️ Bump k8s.io/client-go from 0.24.2 to 0.24.3 by @dependabot in #114
  • ⬆️ Bump github.com/sirupsen/logrus from 1.8.1 to 1.9.0 by @dependabot in #116
  • ⬆️ Bump github.com/slack-go/slack from 0.11.0 to 0.11.1 by @dependabot in #117

⬆️ How to Upgrade​

There are no breaking changes, just deploy the new version from any previous version using

kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/abahmed/kwatch/v0.6.0/deploy/deploy.yaml

🌟 New Contributors​

If you like kwatch, give it a star on GitHub!

]]> kwatch kubernetes devops monitoring release <![CDATA[v0.5.0 is released!]]> https://kwatch.dev/blog/release-v0-5-0 https://kwatch.dev/blog/release-v0-5-0 Sat, 19 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT We are glad to announce that v0.5.0 of kwatch is released! 🎉🎉🎉

🚀 What's New​

🧰 Maintenance​

⬆️ How to Upgrade​

There are no breaking changes, just deploy the new version from any previous version using

kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/abahmed/kwatch/v0.5.0/deploy/deploy.yaml

🌟 New Contributors​

If you like kwatch, give it a star on GitHub!

]]> kwatch kubernetes devops monitoring release <![CDATA[v0.4.0 is released!]]> https://kwatch.dev/blog/release-v0-4-0 https://kwatch.dev/blog/release-v0-4-0 Wed, 02 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT We are glad to announce that v0.4.0 of kwatch is released! 🎉🎉🎉

🚀 What's New​

🐛 Bug Fixes​

🧰 Maintenance​

⬆️ How to Upgrade​

There are no breaking changes, just deploy the new version from any previous version using

kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/abahmed/kwatch/v0.4.0/deploy/deploy.yaml

🌟 New Contributors​

If you like kwatch, give it a star on GitHub!

]]> kwatch kubernetes devops monitoring release <![CDATA[Detect crashes in your Kubernetes cluster using kwatch and PagerDuty]]> https://kwatch.dev/blog/detect-crashes-in-your-cluster-using-kwatch-and-pagerduty https://kwatch.dev/blog/detect-crashes-in-your-cluster-using-kwatch-and-pagerduty Sat, 22 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT In this article you will learn how to setup and deploy kwatch in your Kubernetes (K8s) cluster to monitor and receive real time crash alerts through PagerDuty

Configure PagerDuty​

Step 1: Create a new service​

1

Step 2: Give your service a Name and a Description​

2

Step 3: Add an Escalation Policy​

3

Step 4: Make sure to add the Events API V2 Integration​

4

Step 5: Navigate to your service and copy the Integration Key​

5

Configure kwatch​

Step 1: Get the configuration template​

curl  -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/abahmed/kwatch/v0.3.0/deploy/config.yaml -o config.yaml

Step 2: Edit config.yaml file and add the Integration Key​

apiVersion: v1
kind: Namespace
metadata:
  name: kwatch
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: kwatch
  namespace: kwatch
data:
  config.yaml: |
    alert:
      pagerduty:
        integrationKey: <integration_key>

Step 3: Apply the configuration​

kubectl apply -f config.yaml

Deploy kwatch​

kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/abahmed/kwatch/v0.3.0/deploy/deploy.yaml

You will now start receiving PagerDuty alerts whenever there is a pod crash in your Kubernetes (K8s) cluster! 6

If you like kwatch, give it a star on GitHub!

]]> kwatch kubernetes devops monitoring pagerduty <![CDATA[Detect crashes in your Kubernetes cluster using kwatch and Slack]]> https://kwatch.dev/blog/detect-crashes-in-your-cluster-using-kwatch-and-slack https://kwatch.dev/blog/detect-crashes-in-your-cluster-using-kwatch-and-slack Mon, 10 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT What is kwatch?​

kwatch is an open-source project that started late in 2021. It aims to help you monitor all changes in your Kubernetes(K8s) cluster, detect crashes in your running apps, and publish notifications to your favorite channels (Slack, Discord, etc.) in real-time.

In this tutorial, I will help you setup and deploy kwatch on your Kubernetes cluster. Plus, integrate with Slack to get notified on a channel when there is a crash in your apps.

Configure kwatch with Slack​

First of all, we need to get the webhook URL of the channel you want the notification to be received on it.

If you know how to generate the webhook URL you can escape this part and go to the configuration section.

Step 1: create a new slack channel (if you don't have one already)

Step 2: Go to https://api.slack.com/apps and create an app from scratch and connect it with your workplace

Step 3: Create an incoming webhook and activate it

Step 4: Connect it to you channel

Finally we have the webhook URL for the channel!

Step 5: Get Configuration

Get the configuration template

curl  -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/abahmed/kwatch/v0.3.0/deploy/config.yaml -o config.yaml

Step 6: Edit config.yaml with the corresponding configs

apiVersion: v1
kind: Namespace
metadata:
  name: kwatch
---
apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  name: kwatch
  namespace: kwatch
data:
  config.yaml: |
    alert:
      slack:
        webhook: WEBHOOK_URL

Step 7: Apply Configuration

kubectl apply -f config.yaml

Deploy kwatch​

Deploy kwatch on your cluster with one command

kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/abahmed/kwatch/v0.3.0/deploy/deploy.yaml

After deploying you will get notified on the channel that kwatch has started successfully. Now, kwatch is monitoring your apps!

Here is an example of kwatch messages when a crash is detected.

If you like kwatch, give it a star on GitHub!

We are happy to hear feedback from you and if you have any request, or suggestion don't hesitate to ping us on our channels (Discord, GitHub)

]]> kwatch kubernetes devops monitoring slack <![CDATA[What is kwatch?]]> https://kwatch.dev/blog/what-is-kwatch https://kwatch.dev/blog/what-is-kwatch Wed, 05 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT kwatch helps you monitor all changes in your Kubernetes(K8s) cluster, detects crashes in your running apps in realtime, and publishes notifications to your channels (Slack, Discord, etc.) instantly

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