Goldpinger
Infrastructure
kubernetes monitoring
SHOW HN2018
How HN took it
5 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 8 comments about the project. Thread score +0.37.
Idea: 4 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Clever naming
From 1 comment
+1 for the clever naming, got me grinning
ptbello on HN
Useful for troubleshooting cluster connectivity
From 2 comments
This solves the reachability problem. In Kubernetes clusters, as well as traditional virtulaized data center setups, it is possible to encounter a network partition pretty…
kevml on HNLove it! I have a similiar idea on my backlog, love to see that it's come to life. :D
segmondy on HN
Objections
Docker run with sudo questioned; Docker group equals root privilege
From 2 comments
Is there any rationale for running docker with sudo (assuing the non uid0 user is in the docker group)? https://github.com/bloomberg/goldpinger/blob/master/Makefile
newaccoutnas on HNNot really, but note that adding your user to the docker group is precisely identical to disabling sudo's password authentication for your user (adding users to the docker group…
cyphar on HN
Docker build unnecessary; ko could build image without privileges
From 1 comment
Based on the simplicity of the build it's doing, there's basically no reason to invoke Docker to produce the image at all. You could use a tool like ko[0] to simply build the Go…
ImJasonH on HN
Requests
Add actions such as restarting nodes from the visualization
From 1 comment
I always wanted to visualize this as well ;) Is the goal here visual debugging and management? Where I can simply click on a node to alleviate pressure / restart ?
ArtWomb on HN
Questions
How does it differ from node_exporter, Prometheus and Grafana
From 2 comments
Just wondering, other than the visualization - what other functionalities/use-cases does this differ from say node_exporter -> prometheus -> grafana?
aranair on HNHmm, in the case of node_exporters, prometheus can be configured to pull metrics every X interval and if the target is down it can be alerted through that way too right?
aranair on HN
Alternatives named
node_exporter with Prometheus and Grafana
From 1 comment
Just wondering, other than the visualization - what other functionalities/use-cases does this differ from say node_exporter -> prometheus -> grafana?
aranair on HN