The Monitoring Stack That Saved Me 3 Nights of Sleep

Imagine this: You're on vacation. Sun, beach, no laptop. Bliss. Then your phone buzzes. Your app is down. You scramble for a laptop. You try to fix it. Goodbye, beach day. This almost happened to me — three times — before I finally set up a monitoring stack that I could trust. Here's how a simple setup saved my sleep, my projects, and probably my blood pressure.

Apr 26, 2025 - 09:18
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The Monitoring Stack That Saved Me 3 Nights of Sleep

Imagine this: You're on vacation.

Sun, beach, no laptop. Bliss.

Then your phone buzzes.

Your app is down.

You scramble for a laptop. You try to fix it.

Goodbye, beach day.

This almost happened to me — three times — before I finally set up a monitoring stack that I could trust.

Here's how a simple setup saved my sleep, my projects, and probably my blood pressure.