Server Infrastructure Monitoring & Comparison
A centralized Grafana dashboard for real-time server monitoring and performance comparison, powered by Prometheus and Node Exporter.
Key Features
- Multi-Select: Select multiple servers for simultaneous monitoring.
- Select All: Display all servers by default.
- Server Health: Monitor server availability (UP/DOWN).
- Resource Monitoring: Track CPU, RAM, Disk, and Swap usage.
- Network Monitoring: Monitor incoming (RX) and outgoing (TX) traffic.
- Server Comparison: Compare selected servers using interactive charts.
- Hostname & IP: Display server hostnames alongside their IP addresses.
- Uptime: Track server uptime and availability.
How to Use
- Select servers using the
Serversdropdown. - Choose
Allto monitor every server. - Use Compare Selected Servers to analyze performance differences.
- Check the All Servers table for a complete infrastructure overview.
Technology Stack
Grafana · Prometheus · Node Exporter · PromQL
Goal: Simplify infrastructure monitoring, identify performance bottlenecks, and enable efficient server management through centralized visualization.
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"expr": "sum by(instance,hostname,job)(rate(node_network_transmit_bytes_total{job=~\"node-exporter|node-exporter-https\",instance=~\"${server:regex}\",device!~\"lo|veth.*|docker.*|br-.*\"}[5m]))",
"legendFormat": "{{hostname}} | {{instance}}"
}
],
"fieldConfig": {
"defaults": {
"unit": "Bps",
"min": 0,
"custom": {
"drawStyle": "line",
"lineWidth": 2,
"showPoints": "never",
"spanNulls": false
}
},
"overrides": []
},
"options": {
"legend": {
"displayMode": "list",
"placement": "bottom",
"calcs": [
"lastNotNull"
]
},
"tooltip": {
"mode": "multi",
"sort": "desc"
}
}
}
],
"description": "Node exporter infrastructure overview for the supplied Prometheus jobs. Hostnames are read dynamically from the hostname label; no hardcoded server names.",
"id": null
}