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Date Published
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Muhammad Shahzeb
Word count
616
Language
English
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None

Summary

Grafana Cloud has introduced an enhanced Docker integration for monitoring containerized applications, addressing the complexities brought by the increasing use of Docker among developers. This upgraded integration, accessible to all Grafana Cloud users including those on the free tier, features prebuilt dashboards for monitoring Docker logs and metrics with the help of the Grafana Agent. Users can easily set up the Docker integration by creating a Grafana Cloud account, installing the integration through the platform, and configuring the Grafana Agent to collect data. The integration offers two main dashboards: the Docker overview dashboard, which provides overall statistics and container utilization metrics, and the Docker logs dashboard, which offers insights into Docker log files, errors, warnings, and log sizes, all of which can be filtered and navigated through seamlessly. This setup facilitates efficient troubleshooting and monitoring of Docker instances, and further information is available through the Docker integration documentation or the Grafana Labs Community Slack channel.