Launching the Platform/Self hosted/Prerequisites
Metrics and Logs
Configure monitoring and logging for your self-hosted platform
Overview
Monitoring Stack
- Metrics collection (Prometheus/VictoriaMetrics)
- Log aggregation (Loki)
- Metrics server for resource metrics
- Kube-state-metrics for cluster state
Key Benefits
- Complete observability
- Performance monitoring
- Resource tracking
- Centralized logging
Deployment Options
VictoriaMetrics + Loki Setup
Install VictoriaMetrics
helm upgrade --install victoria-metrics victoria-metrics-single \
--repo https://victoriametrics.github.io/helm-charts/ \
--namespace observability \
--create-namespace \
--set server.scrape.enabled=trueInstall Loki and Promtail
helm install loki loki \
--repo https://grafana.github.io/helm-charts \
--namespace observability \
--create-namespace \
--set loki.auth_enabled=false \
--set loki.commonConfig.replication_factor=1 \
--set loki.storage.type=filesystemInstall kube-state-metrics
helm install kube-state-metrics kube-state-metrics \
--repo https://prometheus-community.github.io/helm-charts \
--namespace observability \
--create-namespaceBenefits
- Efficient resource usage
- Simple maintenance
- Sufficient monitoring capabilities
- Easy scalability
Requirements
Minimum Specifications
- Storage for metrics retention
- Storage for log retention
- Network access from platform
- Basic authentication
Optional Features
- Long-term storage
- Alerting setup
- Dashboard configuration
- High availability
Information Collection
Required Values for Platform Installation
- Metrics endpoint URL
- Logs endpoint URL
- Authentication details (if enabled)
features:
observability:
metrics:
enabled: true
apiUrl: "http://victoria-metrics-victoria-metrics-single-server.observability.svc.cluster.local:8428/prometheus/api/v1"
logs:
enabled: true
apiUrl: "http://loki-gateway.observability.svc.cluster.local/loki/api/v1"Validation
Check VictoriaMetrics
curl -f "http://victoria-metrics:8428/health"Check Loki
curl -f "http://loki:3100/ready"Verify kube-state-metrics
kubectl get --raw /metricsTroubleshooting
Metrics Not Collecting
- Verify service endpoints
- Check scrape configurations
- Review service monitors
- Validate permissions
Log Issues
- Check Loki status
- Verify storage configuration
- Review retention settings
- Check network policies
Need help? Contact support@settlemint.com if you encounter any issues.