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Docker container monitoring with PRTG

One solution to reliably monitor Docker containers and manage containerized applications

 

  • Deploy ready-to-use Docker container sensors for detailed Docker stats
  • Show an overview of your containers on customizable dashboards
  • Make container monitoring easy with alarms & reports functionality
 

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PRTG makes Docker monitoring as easy as it gets

Custom alerts and data visualization let you quickly identify and prevent performance issues while running containers.

 

 

The three challenges in container management

Containers are short-lived

Containers are short-lived and difficult to track

Containers can be quickly provisioned, moved between hosts, or destroyed, in which case their data disappears with them. By nature, this makes it hard to track changes and monitor their status, making the real time collection of data and the auto-discovery of new instances a desired, even necessary, feature.

 

Monitoring resource usage and allocation is crucial

Monitoring resource usage and allocation is crucial

Resources are shared between the host and all containers, but each container can have its own limits for resources like CPU or memory usage, and you need to monitor them individually. The host may not be using all the available resources, but a container may be struggling against its own constraints, which will lead to poor performance.

Log collection and management is essential

Log collection and management is essential

Container logs are sent to the default output and error streams of the host operating system. Those streams need to be collected, adequately processed, and tagged with metadata like the container name and ID for later processing. And this needs to be done for each and every container running in your network.

 

 

IT experts agree: Paessler PRTG is a great solution for IT infrastructure monitoring

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“PRTG Network Monitor
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What Docker container observability looks like in PRTG

Diagnose network issues by continuously tracking the status, availability, and uptime of your containers. Show CPU usage, application performance, data traffic, memory usage, and other key container metrics in real time. Visualize monitoring data in clear graphs and dashboards to identify problems more easily. Gain the overview you need to troubleshoot all kinds of issues with your Docker environment. 

 

 

Start monitoring Docker containers with PRTG and see how it can make your IT infrastructure more reliable and your job easier.


 

 

PRTG is compatible with all major vendors and manufacturers

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How PRTG can help you with Docker container monitoring

User-defined monitoring metrics

User-defined performance metrics

The Docker Container Status sensor uses lookups to determine the status values of one or more sensor channels. The possible states are defined in the corresponding lookup file, and you can always customize the behavior of the respective sensor channel by editing the file.

 

Preconfigured sensor included

Preconfigured sensor included

To monitor your Docker containers with PRTG, you can use the Docker Container Status Sensor. This sensor supports the IPv4 protocol and has a low impact on performance. 

 

Secure connection

Secure connection

To establish a connection between the Docker Container Status sensor and your container, you need to provide certificates and private keys. Follow the steps in our Knowledge Base Article.

 

3 reasons why PRTG is the perfect Docker container monitoring tool

One tool to monitor them all

One tool to monitor them all

PRTG is an all-in-one IT infrastructure monitoring tool that includes a special built-in sensor for monitoring your Docker environments. That means you can do away with having to rely on a variety of individualized solutions, which can carry potential risks such as incompatibility with your current workflow and even security issues. 

Your containers at a glance

Your containers at a glance

PRTG features an easy-to-read main dashboard with an overview of all your containers (as well as other endpoints) and their data at a glance. And with the auto-discovery, PRTG can automatically track new containers as they are deployed. 

You can customize dashboards to your needs and share them via a unique URL that that can be used for internal or external access. Publish the dashboard internally for colleagues or the management team, or show it on network operation center screens, for example.

Sound the alarm

Sound the alarm 

PRTG automatically triggers configurable alerts based on metrics defined by you. As soon as performance or reliability issues arise, you will be informed by SMS, email, push notification, and more.

You can also schedule automated reports that PRTG aggregates and exports for you to send them, for example, to the management team.

 

Your Docker container monitor at a glance – even on the go

Set up PRTG in minutes and use it on almost any mobile device.

 

PRTG comes with all the features you need, plus more your IT infrastructure won't want to live without.

 

 

PRTG monitors these vendors and applications in one view!

 

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Find the root cause of the problem with our PRTG Docker monitoring solution

Real-time notifications mean faster troubleshooting so that you can act before more serious issues occur.

 

 

Create innovative solutions with Paessler’s partners

Partnering with innovative vendors, Paessler unleashes synergies to create
new and additional benefits for joined customers.

IP Fabric

Combining the broad monitoring feature set of PRTG with IP Fabric’s automated network assurance creates a new level of network visibility and reliability.

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Plixer

Paessler and Plixer provide a complete solution adding flow and metadata analysis to a powerful network monitoring tool.

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ScriptRunner

With ScriptRunner, Paessler integrates a powerful event automation platform into PRTG Network Monitor.

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PRTG makes Docker monitoring as easy as it gets

Custom alerts and data visualization let you quickly identify and prevent performance issues while running containers.

 

 

 

Docker container monitoring: FAQ

 

What are containers?

What is Docker?

What is container orchestration?

What is the main difference between containers and virtual machines?

How can containers increase my network security?

Why do I need a container monitoring tool?

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PRTG the multi-tool

PRTG: The multi-tool for sysadmins

Adapt PRTG individually and dynamically to your needs and rely on a strong API:

  • HTTP API: Access monitoring data and manipulate monitoring objects via HTTP requests
  • Custom sensors: Create your own PRTG sensors for customized monitoring
  • Custom notifications: Create your own notifications and send action triggers to external systems
  • REST Custom sensor: Monitor almost everything that provides data in XML or JSON format

 

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“For us, PRTG Network Monitor is the most effective tool for monitoring our IT infrastructure in the long run.”

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Over 95% of our customers say yes!

 

Paessler conducted trials in over 600 IT departments worldwide to tune its network monitoring software closer to the needs of sysadmins.
The result of the survey: over 95% of the participants would recommend PRTG – or already have.

 

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Start Docker container monitoring with PRTG and see how it can make your IT infrastructure more reliable and your job easier.

 

 

PRTG

Network Monitoring Software - Version 25.1.102.1373 (January 9th, 2025)

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Download for Windows and cloud-based version PRTG Hosted Monitor available

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Up to 100 sensors for free (Price List)

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Network devices, bandwidth, servers, applications, virtual environments, remote systems, IoT, and more

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