Sentinely guides

Practical guides to catching silent failures

Step-by-step monitoring for Linux servers, Docker hosts, cron jobs and AI agents, written for the people who get paged.

Linux servers2 min read

How to monitor Debian 12 server performance

Monitor CPU, memory, disk and services on Debian 12 Bookworm, comparing a Prometheus and Grafana stack with the one-command Sentinely agent install.

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Docker2 min read

How to monitor Docker on a Hetzner VPS

Hetzner's console only shows whole-VPS graphs. Monitor a Docker host on Hetzner with host metrics, uptime checks and heartbeats, without Prometheus.

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Linux servers3 min read

How to monitor Node.js on a DigitalOcean Droplet

Go beyond the basic Droplet graphs: monitor the host, uptime and background jobs behind your Node.js app on DigitalOcean, with alerts that reach you.

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Linux servers2 min read

How to monitor Ubuntu 22.04 server performance

Monitor CPU, memory, disk and services on an Ubuntu 22.04 LTS server, from a manual Prometheus and Grafana setup to the one-command Sentinely agent.

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Linux servers2 min read

How to monitor Ubuntu 24.04 server performance

Track CPU, memory, disk I/O and services on Ubuntu 24.04, comparing a Prometheus and Grafana stack with the one-command Sentinely agent install.

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Comparisons5 min read

Datadog vs Sentinely for small-team monitoring

An honest comparison of Datadog and Sentinely for small teams: what each one covers, what Sentinely does not do, and how flat pricing compares in practice.

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Docker2 min read

Monitor a Docker host on Raspberry Pi

Monitor a Raspberry Pi running Docker: host CPU, memory, disk and network with the ARM64 Sentinely agent, plus uptime checks and heartbeats for containers.

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