Monitoring Availability Metrics with Blackbox exporter and Sysdig

Carlos Tolon discusses the integration of the Prometheus Blackbox exporter with Sysdig for monitoring availability metrics, emphasizing its utility in Kubernetes environments. The Blackbox exporter allows exploration of endpoints over various protocols, generating metrics such as endpoint status, response time, and certificate expiration. It can be easily deployed in a Kubernetes cluster using Helm, with configurations allowing for HTTP probes and authentication options. The Blackbox exporter works in tandem with the Sysdig Agent through Prometheus service discovery to monitor and alert on key metrics such as probe success, probe duration, and certificate expiry, aiding in the detection of endpoint failures and latency issues. The setup facilitates comprehensive monitoring and visualization of target metrics, with the potential for alerts on critical events like certificate expiration, enhancing the reliability and security of services.