In a fast-evolving tech landscape, the systemd journal often goes unnoticed, despite its powerful capabilities. While some use it for basic tasks like checking service statuses, others, especially those focused on container work, overlook its potential entirely.

If your team has already settled on a monitoring tool, you can start applying these best practices today. If you’re still looking for the right piece of kit, you can start making informed tooling decisions based on what’s going to strengthen your team.

Traditional monitoring tools may tell you what’s wrong, but they won’t necessarily tell you why it’s happening leaving that part up to you. With observability, the tool enables you to explore your system’s internal state and uncover the root cause in a faster and easier manner.

Monitoring Docker containers’ health and performance is crucial for developers and teams managing complex infrastructures. Netdata’s Docker container collector provides real-time insights into CPU, memory, disk I/O, and networking, enabling swift issue identification and resolution.