Effortless, Standardised Homelab Observability With eBPF

Learn to implement standardized observability for diverse homelab applications using eBPF technology in this 33-minute conference talk from CNCF. Discover how to overcome the monitoring challenges of running heterogeneous applications like NextCloud, readeck.org, and usememos.com that are built with different languages and frameworks, typically lacking comprehensive monitoring capabilities. Explore how Grafana Beyla, powered by eBPF and OpenTelemetry, combined with Prometheus can generate first-class observability signals for services regardless of their underlying technology stack. Master the deployment of Beyla in your homelab environment with Prometheus integration, learn to set up effective dashboards for the collected data, and develop robust alerting strategies specifically designed for low-traffic, sporadic homelab scenarios. Understand the limitations of eBPF-based monitoring and discover practical approaches to fill observability gaps, moving beyond basic blackbox_exporter synthetic monitoring to achieve comprehensive, standardized monitoring across your entire homelab infrastructure.