How do I set up custom alerts in this Docker monitoring suite?

Define logging alert rules in ./elastalert/rules/ for elastalert and metric alert rules in ./prometheus/rules/ for Prometheus. Configure outputs like Slack webhooks in the respective configuration files to send alerts.

Docker monitoring logging alerting vs using Prometheus alone?

This suite includes Prometheus for metrics but adds the ELK stack for logging and integrated alerting. Choose it for a full observability solution; use Prometheus alone if you only need metric monitoring without logging overhead.

How to secure the dashboards with HTTPS and basic auth?

Run the setup script in secure mode with your domain and a strong password. The nginx reverse proxy automatically handles SSL certificates via Let's Encrypt and enforces HTTPS with basic authentication for all dashboards.

Can I use this monitoring suite with Kubernetes?

No, it's specifically designed for Docker and Docker Compose. For Kubernetes, consider native solutions like Prometheus Operator or Helm charts for ELK, as this project doesn't support orchestration beyond Docker.

How to update the ELK stack to a newer version?

The README doesn't provide update instructions; you'll likely need to manually edit Docker Compose files and configurations, which can be complex due to version dependencies and breaking changes.

What's the resource usage like for this suite?

It runs multiple containers including Elasticsearch, Prometheus, and Logstash, so expect high CPU and memory usage, especially for Elasticsearch, which may impact performance on smaller hosts.

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A secure, out-of-the-box monitoring, logging, and alerting suite for Docker hosts and containers using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, and more.

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What is Out-of-the-box Host/Container Monitoring/Logging/Alerting Stack?

uschtwill/docker_monitoring_logging_alerting is a pre-configured, all-in-one observability suite for Docker environments. It integrates industry-standard tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and the ELK stack to provide comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting capabilities for both Docker hosts and containers. The project solves the problem of complex, manual setup by offering a turnkey solution that can be deployed in secure or unsecure modes with minimal configuration.

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DevOps engineers, system administrators, and developers managing Docker-based infrastructures who need a production-ready observability stack without extensive integration work. It is particularly suited for teams running Docker containers in environments where security and centralized logging are priorities.

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Developers choose this project because it bundles best-of-breed open-source tools into a single, easy-to-deploy package with security-first defaults, including automated SSL, basic authentication, and HTTPS enforcement. Its unique selling point is the pre-configured integration of monitoring (cAdvisor, Prometheus, Grafana), logging (ELK stack with Filebeat), and multi-channel alerting (elastalert and Alertmanager) specifically tailored for Docker, reducing setup time from days to minutes.

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Docker host and container monitoring, logging and alerting out of the box using cAdvisor, Prometheus, Grafana for monitoring, Elasticsearch, Kibana and Logstash for logging and elastalert and Alertmanager for alerting.

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