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Linux server integration

Linux server integration

The Linux server integration provides comprehensive host monitoring for Linux servers. It’s the foundation of infrastructure observability. If you’re running Linux, this is where you start.

What it’s forMonitoring health and performance of Linux servers
Who uses itDevOps, SREs, platform teams, anyone managing Linux infrastructure
Under the hoodUses node_exporter, the industry standard for Linux metrics

Metrics collected

  • CPU — Usage, load average, per-core stats
  • Memory — Used, available, buffers, cache
  • Disk — Usage, I/O, latency, IOPS
  • Network — Bandwidth, packets, errors
  • Filesystem — Mount points, inodes

Trade-offs

Best for: Linux servers and hosts—the foundation of infrastructure monitoring

ProsCons
Pre-built dashboards: fleet overview + host detailAgent required on each host
Pre-built alerts: CPU, memory, disk thresholdsLinux-only
Comprehensive host metrics (CPU, memory, disk, network)Some metrics need root access
Industry-standard node_exporter under the hood

Learning path

Deploy this integration step by step.

Linux server integration

Script

The Linux server integration is probably the most deployed integration, and for good reason. It’s comprehensive and battle-tested. Under the hood, it uses node_exporter, the industry standard for Linux metrics.

What do you get? Everything you need for host monitoring. CPU metrics including per-core utilization and load averages. Memory metrics that properly distinguish between actually used memory versus buffers and cache, so you know real available capacity. Disk I/O with throughput, latency, and IOPS. Network statistics showing bandwidth, packets, and errors. Filesystem usage down to inode counts. Process-level information for tracking what’s consuming resources.

The pre-built dashboards give you both the fleet overview (how are all my servers doing?) and the deep-dive view for troubleshooting specific hosts. And the included alert rules catch the classic problems: CPU sustained at high levels, memory running low, disk filling up. These are the issues that cause outages when undetected.

If you’re running Linux servers, this integration is your foundation.

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