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-# π Cedβs Observability Stack
+# Ced's Observability Stack β Production Monitoring Platform
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+> A production-style observability platform delivering full-stack visibility across a hybrid homelab infrastructure β Proxmox HA cluster, 12-node K3s cluster, network gear, storage, and edge systems. Built on Prometheus, Grafana, and Alertmanager with live dashboards running 24/7.
+
+[](#production-dashboards)
+[](https://grafana.cedshomelab.com)
+[](#stack)
+[](https://noc.chasedumphord.com)
+[](https://chasedumphord.com)
---
-## π§ Executive Summary
+## What This Is
-**Cedβs Observability Stack** is a production-style monitoring, metrics, and alerting platform built to provide full visibility into a distributed hybrid infrastructure.
+This is the observability layer for Ced's HomeLab β the system that answers the question: *"Is everything actually working?"*
-It simulates real-world **SRE / Platform Engineering environments**, delivering:
+It collects metrics from every layer of the infrastructure stack, visualizes them in purpose-built Grafana dashboards, and routes alerts through Alertmanager when something breaks. Three production dashboards serve different operational needs β an executive NOC view for quick status checks, a deep drill-down dashboard for troubleshooting, and a dedicated K3s cluster dashboard for Kubernetes visibility.
-* π Real-time infrastructure monitoring
-* βοΈ Kubernetes observability (12-node K3s cluster)
-* π₯οΈ Proxmox HA cluster visibility
-* π Service uptime + network health tracking
-* π¨ Alerting pipelines (Alertmanager)
-* π Operational dashboards (Grafana)
-
-> π― **Goal:** Demonstrate enterprise-level observability practices across virtualization, Kubernetes, and self-hosted infrastructure.
+This isn't a demo. Prometheus is actively scraping targets. Grafana is displaying live data. The dashboards have been through real incidents and refined based on what actually matters during an outage.
---
-## ποΈ Environment Overview
-
-### Core Infrastructure
-
-| System | Purpose |
-| ------------------------ | ---------------------------------- |
-| π₯οΈ Proxmox HA Cluster | Virtualization & high availability |
-| βΈοΈ K3s Cluster (12-node) | Container orchestration |
-| πΎ TrueNAS | Storage services |
-| π Nginx Proxy Manager | Reverse proxy & routing |
-| βοΈ Cloudflare | DNS, tunnels, external protection |
-| π Grafana | Visualization dashboards |
-| π‘ Prometheus | Metrics collection |
-| π¨ Alertmanager | Alert routing |
-
----
-
-## π Quick Start
-
-### Prerequisites
-
-* Linux server or VM
-* Python 3 installed
-* Prometheus installed
-* Grafana installed
-* Network access to homelab systems
-
----
-
-### Run Service Health Check
-
-```bash
-python3 scripts/service-health-check.py
-```
-
----
-
-### Run Prometheus
-
-```bash
-prometheus --config.file=prometheus/prometheus.yml
-```
-
----
-
-### Access Services
-
-* Prometheus: http://localhost:9090
-* Grafana: http://localhost:3000
-
----
-
-## π‘ Monitored Systems
-
-| Target | Example Metrics |
-| ----------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
-| π₯οΈ Proxmox Nodes | CPU, memory, storage, VM + HA status |
-| βΈοΈ K3s Nodes | Node readiness, resource usage |
-| π¦ Kubernetes Workloads | Pods, deployments, restarts |
-| π Network Services | Uptime, latency, TCP checks |
-| πΎ TrueNAS | Storage + service availability |
-| π Nginx Proxy Manager | Reverse proxy health |
-| π Dashy / NOC | Dashboard availability |
-| π¬ Jellyfin | Media service uptime |
-
----
-
-## 𧩠Architecture
+## Architecture
```mermaid
flowchart TD
- A[Proxmox HA Cluster] --> P[Prometheus]
- B[12-Node K3s Cluster] --> P
- C[Node Exporters] --> P
- D[Service Health Checks] --> P
- E[Proxmox Exporter] --> P
+ subgraph Sources["Metric Sources"]
+ PVE[Proxmox HA Cluster
6 Nodes]
+ K3S[K3s Cluster
12 Nodes]
+ NODE[Node Exporter
All Hosts]
+ KSM[kube-state-metrics]
+ WIN[Windows Exporter
PrimeStation]
+ BB[Blackbox Exporter
HTTP/TCP Probes]
+ TN[TrueNAS
Graphite Exporter]
+ UNI[UniFi / Unpoller
Network Metrics]
+ end
- P --> G[Grafana Dashboards]
- P --> AM[Alertmanager]
+ subgraph Core["Observability Core"]
+ PROM[Prometheus]
+ AM[Alertmanager]
+ end
- AM --> N[Email / Discord / Slack Alerts]
- G --> NOC[Ced's NOC Dashboard]
+ subgraph Dashboards["Grafana Dashboards"]
+ CMD[Production Command Center v3
Executive NOC View]
+ DEEP[Deep Observability v3
Full Drill-Down]
+ K3SD[K3s Elite Observability v1
Kubernetes Focus]
+ end
+
+ subgraph Output["Operations"]
+ NOC[Ced's NOC
noc.chasedumphord.com]
+ ALERT[Alert Notifications]
+ end
+
+ PVE & K3S & NODE & KSM & WIN & BB & TN & UNI --> PROM
+ PROM --> AM
+ PROM --> CMD & DEEP & K3SD
+ CMD --> NOC
+ AM --> ALERT
```
---
-## πΈ Dashboards
-
-### Infrastructure Overview
-
-Infrastructure Dashboard
-
-### K3s Cluster Dashboard
-
-K3s Dashboard
-
-### Proxmox HA Dashboard
-
-Proxmox Dashboard
-
-### Service Uptime Dashboard
-
-Services Dashboard
-
----
-
-## βοΈ Core Components
-
-### π‘ Prometheus
-
-Collects metrics from:
-
-* Kubernetes endpoints
-* Node exporters
-* Proxmox exporter
-* Custom health scripts
-* Static service targets
-
----
-
-### π Grafana
-
-Provides dashboards for:
-
-* Cluster health
-* Resource utilization
-* Storage trends
-* Service uptime
-* Alert visibility
-
----
-
-### π¨ Alertmanager
-
-Handles alerting for:
-
-* Node failures
-* High CPU / memory
-* Service outages
-* Pod crash loops
-* Proxmox HA issues
-
----
-
-## π Repo Structure
-
-```
-ceds-observability-stack/
-βββ architecture/
-βββ prometheus/
-βββ grafana/
-βββ exporters/
-βββ alerting/
-βββ scripts/
-βββ docs/
-```
-
----
-
-## πΈ Dashboard Preview
-
-* πΉ Infrastructure Overview
-* πΉ K3s Cluster Health
-* πΉ Proxmox Cluster Status
-* πΉ Service Uptime Dashboard
-
----
-
-## π Deployment (High-Level)
-
-```bash
-# Clone repo
-git clone https://github.com/ced4568/ceds-observability-stack.git
-
-# Navigate to project
-cd ceds-observability-stack
-
-# Deploy Prometheus + exporters
-# (Add your actual deployment steps here)
-
-# Access Grafana
-http://:3000
-```
-
----
-
-## π― Project Roadmap
-
-### Phase 1 β Foundation
-
-* [x] Architecture design
-* [x] Repo structure
-* [ ] Prometheus base config
-* [ ] Grafana datasource
-
-### Phase 2 β Metrics Collection
-
-* [ ] Node exporter
-* [ ] K3s metrics
-* [ ] Proxmox exporter
-* [ ] Uptime checks
-
-### Phase 3 β Dashboards
-
-* [ ] Infrastructure dashboard
-* [ ] K3s dashboard
-* [ ] Proxmox dashboard
-* [ ] Service uptime dashboard
-
-### Phase 4 β Alerting
-
-* [ ] Alertmanager setup
-* [ ] Alert rules
-* [ ] Notification testing
-
-### Phase 5 β Portfolio Polish
-
-* [ ] Screenshots
-* [ ] Architecture diagrams
-* [ ] Setup guide
-* [ ] Troubleshooting docs
-
----
-
-## π§ Skills Demonstrated
-
-* π Infrastructure Monitoring
-* βΈοΈ Kubernetes Operations
-* π‘ Prometheus Configuration
-* π Grafana Dashboarding
-* π¨ Alert Engineering
-* π§ Linux Administration
-* π₯οΈ Proxmox Virtualization
-* βοΈ SRE Principles
-* ποΈ Platform Engineering
-
----
-
-## π Related Projects
-
-| Project | Purpose |
-| ----------------- | --------------------------------- |
-| Cedβs HomeLab | Full infrastructure ecosystem |
-| Cedβs NOC | Visualization + status dashboards |
-| Cedβs K3s HomeLab | Kubernetes architecture |
-| Cedβs APRS iGate | Networking + RF integration |
-
----
-
-## π Integration
-
-This observability stack is part of a larger ecosystem:
-
-* Cedβs HomeLab β Infrastructure layer
-* Cedβs Observability Stack β Metrics + monitoring layer
-* Cedβs NOC β Visualization and operations layer
-
-Data flows from monitored systems into Prometheus, is visualized in Grafana, and feeds Cedβs NOC dashboard for real-time system visibility.
-
----
-
-## π§ͺ Verification
-
-To verify the system is working correctly:
-
-### Prometheus Targets
-
-* Navigate to: http://localhost:9090/targets
-* Confirm all targets show UP
-
----
-
-### Node Exporter
-
-```bash
-curl http://:9100/metrics
-```
-
----
-
-### Service Health Check
-
-```bash
-python3 scripts/service-health-check.py
-```
-
----
-
-### Grafana
-
-* Confirm dashboards display real-time metrics
-* Verify data source connection to Prometheus
-* Check for active alerts
-
----
-
-### Alert Testing
-
-* Stop a service or node temporarily
-* Confirm alert triggers in Prometheus
-* Confirm alert appears in Grafana
-
----
-
-## π Status
-
-π’ **Active Development**
-
-This project is continuously evolving as part of Cedβs HomeLab ecosystem and professional portfolio.
-
----
-
-## π‘ Why This Project Matters
-
-This project simulates a production-style observability system used in modern infrastructure environments.
-
-It is designed to demonstrate how distributed systems are monitored, analyzed, and maintained in real-world engineering teams.
-
-Key capabilities include:
-
-* Monitoring a hybrid infrastructure environment (Proxmox HA + K3s cluster)
-* Collecting and visualizing system and service metrics
-* Tracking service availability and uptime
-* Detecting infrastructure and application-level failures
-* Supporting alert-driven operations
-* Integrating with a centralized NOC dashboard
-
-This project represents a shift from running infrastructure to actively operating and maintaining it using observability principles aligned with SRE and platform engineering practices.
-
----
-
-## π§ Future Improvements
-
-* Loki log aggregation
-* Tempo tracing
-* Cloudflare Access log ingestion
-* Automated remediation (self-healing infrastructure)
-* Grafana public demo dashboard
-* GitOps-based deployment (Argo CD / Flux)
-* Multi-cluster Kubernetes monitoring
-
----
-
-## Current Deployment Status
-
-Cedβs Observability Stack is now actively collecting live metrics from Cedβs HomeLab.
-
-Current working components:
-
-- Prometheus metrics collection
-- Grafana dashboard visualization
-- Proxmox node exporter monitoring
-- K3s node exporter monitoring
-- kube-state-metrics for Kubernetes object state
-- Windows exporter for PrimeStation
-- Blackbox HTTP/TCP endpoint probing
-- TrueNAS Graphite exporter
-- UniFi exporter using Unpoller
-
-Some Grafana panels are being refined as dashboard queries are aligned with available Prometheus metrics.
-
----
-
## Production Dashboards
-| Dashboard | Purpose |
-|---|---|
-| Ced's NOC - Production Command Center v3 | Stable executive NOC view for service availability, K3s, Proxmox, PrimeStation, and latency |
-| Ced's NOC - Deep Observability v3 | Full drill-down dashboard for Proxmox, K3s, services, UniFi, PrimeStation, and alerts |
-| Ced's K3s Elite Observability v1 | Dedicated K3s dashboard using node-exporter and kube-state-metrics |
+Three purpose-built dashboards serving different operational needs. All live at `grafana.cedshomelab.com`.
+
+### Production Command Center v3
+
+Executive NOC view for quick infrastructure status checks. Designed for portfolio demonstrations, interviews, and daily operational awareness.
+
+
+
+**What it shows:**
+- NOC Health Score β single number representing overall infrastructure health
+- Core Services UP / DOWN counters
+- Average service latency with trend graph
+- PrimeStation online status
+- Core Service Availability (UP/DOWN)
+- Service Latency Trend over time
+- K3s Nodes Online / Proxmox Nodes Online
+- Per-service status tiles: TrueNAS, NPM, Jellyfin, Dashy, Home Assistant, Grafana, Prometheus, Proxmox UI
+
+**Built for:** Portfolio presentations, interview demos, daily ops check
---
-## Phase 3 Live Metrics Milestone
+### Deep Observability v3
-- [x] Prometheus running
-- [x] Grafana connected to Prometheus
+Full drill-down dashboard for active troubleshooting and infrastructure analysis. Covers every layer of the stack in one view.
+
+
+
+**What it shows:**
+- Prometheus target health summary
+- Proxmox HA cluster metrics β nodes, storage, VM status
+- K3s cluster health β nodes, pods, deployments
+- Windows/Network/Backup section β PrimeStation, UniFi, TrueNAS
+- HTTP/TCP probe results via Blackbox Exporter
+- HTTPS response time trends
+
+**Built for:** Active incident response, performance analysis, infrastructure troubleshooting
+
+---
+
+### K3s Elite Observability v1
+
+Focused Kubernetes dashboard using node-exporter and kube-state-metrics for deep cluster visibility.
+
+
+
+**What it shows:**
+- Cluster Summary: Nodes Online, Nodes Ready, Pods Running, Pods Pending, Pods Failed, Restart count
+- Node CPU usage per node
+- Node Memory usage with historical trend
+- Pod Phase by Namespace
+- Container Restarts by Pod
+- Pods Not Running
+- Nodes Not Ready
+- Node Load average
+- Node Disk Usage
+
+**Built for:** Kubernetes operations, cluster health monitoring, capacity planning
+
+---
+
+## Full Exporter Stack
+
+Every metric source in the infrastructure is actively scraped by Prometheus.
+
+| Exporter | Target | Metrics |
+|----------|--------|---------|
+| Node Exporter | All Proxmox + K3s nodes | CPU, RAM, disk, network per host |
+| kube-state-metrics | K3s cluster | Pod state, deployment health, replica counts |
+| Proxmox Exporter | Proxmox HA cluster | Node status, VM health, HA state |
+| Windows Exporter | PrimeStation | CPU, RAM, disk, network for main workstation |
+| Blackbox Exporter | HTTP/TCP endpoints | Service uptime, response time, probe results |
+| TrueNAS Graphite Exporter | TrueNAS | Storage pool health, dataset usage |
+| Unpoller (UniFi Exporter) | UniFi Dream Router | Network device metrics, client counts, throughput |
+| metrics-server | K3s | Real-time resource usage for kubectl top |
+
+---
+
+## Infrastructure Coverage
+
+| System | Monitoring Status |
+|--------|------------------|
+| Proxmox HA Cluster (6 nodes) | β
Live β node exporter + Proxmox exporter |
+| K3s Cluster (12 nodes) | β
Live β node exporter + kube-state-metrics |
+| TrueNAS | β
Live β Graphite exporter |
+| Nginx Proxy Manager | β
Live β Blackbox HTTP probe |
+| Home Assistant | β
Live β Blackbox HTTP probe |
+| Dashy | β
Live β Blackbox HTTP probe |
+| Jellyfin | β
Live β Blackbox HTTP probe |
+| UniFi Dream Router | β
Live β Unpoller exporter |
+| PrimeStation (Windows) | β
Live β Windows exporter |
+| Grafana | β
Live β self-monitored |
+| Prometheus | β
Live β self-monitored |
+| Public endpoints | β
Live β Blackbox external probes |
+
+---
+
+## Repository Structure
+
+```
+ceds-observability-stack/
+βββ architecture/ # Architecture diagrams
+βββ prometheus/
+β βββ prometheus.yml # Scrape configs and target definitions
+βββ grafana/
+β βββ dashboards/ # Dashboard JSON exports
+βββ exporters/ # Exporter configs (node, blackbox, unpoller)
+βββ alerting/ # Alertmanager config and alert rules
+βββ scripts/
+β βββ service-health-check.py
+βββ docs/ # Setup guides and notes
+```
+
+---
+
+## Quick Start
+
+**Prerequisites:** Linux server or VM, Prometheus, Grafana, network access to homelab systems.
+
+```bash
+# Run Prometheus with config
+prometheus --config.file=prometheus/prometheus.yml
+
+# Verify targets are up
+# Navigate to: http://localhost:9090/targets
+
+# Run service health check script
+python3 scripts/service-health-check.py
+```
+
+**Access:**
+- Prometheus: `http://:9090`
+- Grafana: `http://:3000`
+- Live (external): `https://grafana.cedshomelab.com`
+
+---
+
+## Roadmap
+
+### Completed
+- [x] Prometheus running and scraping all targets
+- [x] Grafana connected to Prometheus datasource
- [x] Proxmox node exporters reporting
-- [x] K3s node exporters reporting
+- [x] K3s node exporters reporting across all 12 nodes
- [x] kube-state-metrics installed and reporting
-- [x] Windows exporter reporting
-- [x] Blackbox Exporter repaired
-- [x] Internal HTTP probes working
-- [x] UniFi exporter installed
-- [x] Grafana dashboards receiving live data
+- [x] Windows Exporter on PrimeStation
+- [x] Blackbox Exporter β internal HTTP/TCP probing
+- [x] UniFi Exporter via Unpoller
+- [x] TrueNAS Graphite Exporter
+- [x] Production Command Center v3 β live
+- [x] Deep Observability v3 β live
+- [x] K3s Elite Observability v1 β live
+
+### In Progress
+- [ ] Alertmanager alert rules library
+- [ ] Alert notification channels (email / Discord)
+- [ ] Loki log aggregation
+- [ ] Grafana public demo dashboard
+- [ ] Tempo distributed tracing
+- [ ] GitOps deployment via ArgoCD
+- [ ] Automated remediation (self-healing infrastructure)
+- [ ] Cloudflare Access log ingestion
+- [ ] Multi-cluster Kubernetes monitoring
+
+---
+
+## Related Projects
+
+| Project | Role in Stack |
+|---------|--------------|
+| [ceds-homelab](https://github.com/ced4568/ceds-homelab) | Infrastructure layer β Proxmox, TrueNAS, networking |
+| [ced-k3s-homelab](https://github.com/ced4568/ced-k3s-homelab) | Orchestration layer β 12-node K3s cluster |
+| [ceds-aprs-igate](https://github.com/ced4568/ceds-aprs-igate) | Edge layer β RF ingestion nodes |
+| [ced-portfolio](https://github.com/ced4568/ced-portfolio) | Portfolio β chasedumphord.com |
+
+---
+
+## Author
+
+**Chase Dumphord (Ced)**
+Digital Systems Engineer Β· GE Aerospace Β· Oxford, MS
+
+[](https://chasedumphord.com)
+[](https://www.linkedin.com/in/chase-dumphord/)
+[](https://github.com/ced4568)
+[](https://grafana.cedshomelab.com)
+[](https://noc.chasedumphord.com)
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