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Deep dives into infrastructure monitoring, security architecture, and systems engineering from the Opsot team.
Introducing Opsot: Infrastructure Observability Without the Complexity
We built Opsot to solve the monitoring problem we kept running into — complex setups, open ports, and expensive SaaS tools. Today we're sharing it with everyone.
Why Outbound-Only Architecture is the Right Call for Monitoring Agents
Every traditional monitoring agent opens some kind of inbound port. We explain why we chose a fundamentally different security model and the tradeoffs involved.
Designing a Sub-12MB Go Monitoring Binary That Runs on Any Linux Distro
Building a static binary that works on Ubuntu, Alpine, CentOS, and Amazon Linux without dependencies was surprisingly nuanced. Here's our approach.
Auto-Detecting PM2 and Docker: How Opsot Discovers Your Stack Automatically
We wanted zero configuration for PM2 and Docker discovery. This post breaks down exactly how the agent reads from PM2's IPC socket and the Docker socket.
The Complete Guide to VPS Monitoring in 2026
From cron-based scripts to full observability platforms — we walk through the full landscape of VPS monitoring options, their tradeoffs, and when to use each.
Real-Time Telemetry Over WebSockets: Achieving Sub-Second Metric Delivery
How we stream CPU, memory, disk, and network metrics from agents to the dashboard in under 1 second consistently, even across high-latency international routes.