Kubernetes Observability Stack - How to Use TOBS with Linode LKE

Overview

Learn how to implement The Observability Stack (TOBS) with Linode Kubernetes Engine (LKE) in this comprehensive tutorial. Discover the process of setting up a pre-packaged distribution of monitoring tools and dashboard interfaces on a Kubernetes cluster. Follow step-by-step instructions to create and configure an LKE cluster, deploy TOBS components including Prometheus, Grafana, and TimescaleDB, and explore key observability concepts. Gain hands-on experience with deploying microservices, understanding metrics collection, and utilizing tracing data for enhanced cluster monitoring and management.

Syllabus

Introduction
What Guide Are We Following?
Pre-Requisites
Create Kubernetes Cluster
Download Kubeconfig
Run Kubeconfig
Tell Kubecutl to use the Config
Create our Stack
Deploy Certmanager
Deploy TOBS
Deploy a Google Microservice
Overview of Prometheus, Node Exporter, and Kube State Metrics
Overview of Promscale and Timescale DB
Overview of Grafana
Overview of Tracing Data
Cluster Cleanup
Conclusion