Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The TICK stack is an app stack that contains containers that can collect, monitor, and visualize monitoring data in a time series database. We are going to look at server monitoring with a TICK stack and Grafana and see how you can install, configure, and start monitoring your environment.
Write up of TICK Stack with Docker compose example here:
virtualizationhowto.com/2024/05/tick-stack-with-docker-compose-example
VMware monitoring with TICK stack:
virtualizationhowto.com/2024/05/vmware-monitoring-for-free-with-telegraf-influxdb-and-grafana
Github page for telegraf config for VMware monitoring:
influxdata.com/integration/vmware-vsphere
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Introduction to a TICK stack - 0:00
What is a TICK stack? 0:32
What each component of the TICK stack does - 1:06
Overview of setting up via Docker Compose - 2:06
What you will need - 2:29
Looking at the Docker host - 3:00
How I organize folders - 3:40
Looking at the Docker Compose code - 4:09
Looking at Telegraf and Kapacitor config files - 4:36
Creating the Docker Compose YAML code - 5:15
Telegraf config - 6:10
Looking at the Kapacitor config file - 6:44
Bringing up the TICK stack with docker-compose up - 7:47
Status of containers, Kapacitor in exit state - 8:06
Setting up InfluxDB with setup wizard - 9:14
Copying the API token for InfluxDB connectivity - 10:08
Editing the telegraf configuration file for InfluxDB connectivity - 10:28
Editing the Kapacitor configuration file - 11:42
Stopping and starting Kapacitor and Telegraf container - 12:09
Running another Docker Compose up - 2:20
Looking at container status - 12:35
Overview of adding Grafana to the stack - 13:00
Looking at the directory structure again - 13:33
Adding the grafana configuration in Docker Compose - 14:05
Running another Docker Compose up after adding grafana - 14:40
Overview of adding an example of monitoring VMware using TICK stack - 15:08
Looking at the additional telegraf configuration for adding input for VMware - 15:42
Pasting the additional configuration in telegraf to monitor VMware - 16:50
Stopping, removing, and starting the telegraf container - 17:45
Verifying you are getting data from telegraf into InfluxDB - 18:03
Setting up connection to InfluxDB in Grafana - 18:40
Looking at connection properties for InfluxDB in Grafana - 18:56
Loading dasbhoards in Grafana - 19:36
Getting to the community dashboards for Grafana - 20:08
Getting the ID for a Grafana dashboard - 20:42
Talking about monitoring other solutions - 21:13
Monitoring a personal weather station with TICK stack - 21:39
Wrapping up open source monitoring solutions - 21:54
The TICK stack is an app stack that contains containers that can collect, monitor, and visualize monitoring data in a time series database. We are going to look at server monitoring with a TICK stack and Grafana and see how you can install, configure, and start monitoring your environment.
Write up of TICK Stack with Docker compose example here:
virtualizationhowto.com/2024/05/tick-stack-with-docker-compose-example
VMware monitoring with TICK stack:
virtualizationhowto.com/2024/05/vmware-monitoring-for-free-with-telegraf-influxdb-and-grafana
Github page for telegraf config for VMware monitoring:
influxdata.com/integration/vmware-vsphere
Check out the VHT forums to get your questions answered: virtualizationhowto.com/community
★ Subscribe to the channel: youtube.com/channel/UCrxcWtpd1IGHG9RbD_9380A?sub_confirmation=1
★ My blog: virtualizationhowto.com
★ Twitter: twitter.com/vspinmaster
★ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/brandon-lee-vht
★ Github: github.com/brandonleegit
★ Facebook: facebook.com/people/VirtualizationHowto/100092747277326
★ Discord: discord.gg/Zb46NV6mB3
★ Pinterest: pinterest.com/brandonleevht
Introduction to a TICK stack - 0:00
What is a TICK stack? 0:32
What each component of the TICK stack does - 1:06
Overview of setting up via Docker Compose - 2:06
What you will need - 2:29
Looking at the Docker host - 3:00
How I organize folders - 3:40
Looking at the Docker Compose code - 4:09
Looking at Telegraf and Kapacitor config files - 4:36
Creating the Docker Compose YAML code - 5:15
Telegraf config - 6:10
Looking at the Kapacitor config file - 6:44
Bringing up the TICK stack with docker-compose up - 7:47
Status of containers, Kapacitor in exit state - 8:06
Setting up InfluxDB with setup wizard - 9:14
Copying the API token for InfluxDB connectivity - 10:08
Editing the telegraf configuration file for InfluxDB connectivity - 10:28
Editing the Kapacitor configuration file - 11:42
Stopping and starting Kapacitor and Telegraf container - 12:09
Running another Docker Compose up - 2:20
Looking at container status - 12:35
Overview of adding Grafana to the stack - 13:00
Looking at the directory structure again - 13:33
Adding the grafana configuration in Docker Compose - 14:05
Running another Docker Compose up after adding grafana - 14:40
Overview of adding an example of monitoring VMware using TICK stack - 15:08
Looking at the additional telegraf configuration for adding input for VMware - 15:42
Pasting the additional configuration in telegraf to monitor VMware - 16:50
Stopping, removing, and starting the telegraf container - 17:45
Verifying you are getting data from telegraf into InfluxDB - 18:03
Setting up connection to InfluxDB in Grafana - 18:40
Looking at connection properties for InfluxDB in Grafana - 18:56
Loading dasbhoards in Grafana - 19:36
Getting to the community dashboards for Grafana - 20:08
Getting the ID for a Grafana dashboard - 20:42
Talking about monitoring other solutions - 21:13
Monitoring a personal weather station with TICK stack - 21:39
Wrapping up open source monitoring solutions - 21:54
