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Observability Lessons From OpenAI

OpenAI applies observability to autonomous AI agents using the VictoriaMetrics Stack and OpenTelemetry. Learn to build your own local setup with metrics, logs, and traces that help LLMs test, benchmark, and iterate autonomously.

Benchmarking Kubernetes Log Collectors: vlagent, Vector, Fluent Bit, OpenTelemetry Collector, and more

We benchmarked vlagent, Vector, Fluent Bit, Filebeat, Fluentd, Promtail, Grafana Alloy, and OpenTelemetry Collector on throughput, resource usage, and delivery correctness - and found correctness issues that most benchmarks overlook.

VictoriaMetrics February 2026 Ecosystem Updates

February 2026 updates deliver new LTS support, VMUI memory insights, queue alerts, jsonline output, resizable Web UI tables, and automatic snapshot expiry across the VictoriaMetrics Observability Stack.

VictoriaMetrics January 2026 Ecosystem Updates

January 2026 updates deliver quality of life improvements, performance optimizations, and tighter Kubernetes integration across the VictoriaMetrics Observability Stack.

VictoriaLogs Basics: What You Need to Know, with Examples & Visuals

Cluster mode in VictoriaLogs is not a separate build. It is the same victoria-logs binary started with different flags, so you can scale out without a migration step. Storage nodes persist data on disk, while gateway nodes can stay stateless by pointing to storage with -storageNode. It also ships with practical safety switches, like read-only protection when -storageDataPath runs low and optional partial results when a storage node is down.

Vibe coding tools observability with VictoriaMetrics Stack and OpenTelemetry

Learn how to add observability to Vibe Coding Tools using OpenTelemetry and the VictoriaMetrics Stack. This guide explains how to configure popular vibe coding tools to export their metrics telemetry and get insights about your vibe coding sessions.

Our latest updates across the VictoriaMetrics Observability ecosystem

The VictoriaMetrics ecosystem continues to evolve rapidly, and the latest updates bring meaningful improvements across metrics, logs, and traces. Read the announcement for details.

Announcing 1B+ Downloads & Product Development With Logs, Traces, Metrics

This year saw us blast past the 1 billion downloads on Docker, which is fueled by our customer-centric approach to software development and the introduction of new open source projects, such as our new database for traces. Read this blog post to learn more about our 2025 milestones.

AI Agents Observability with OpenTelemetry and the VictoriaMetrics Stack

Learn how to add observability to AI agents using OpenTelemetry and the VictoriaMetrics Stack. This guide explains how to instrument popular LLM frameworks and visualize metrics, logs, and traces in Grafana.

How DreamHost Slashed Memory Usage by 80% and Scaled to 76 Million Time Series

VictoriaMetrics delivers a complete open-source observability stack, combining a highly scalable time series database with a powerful log management system. This streamlined, single-binary solution simplifies deployment while providing fast, cost-effective monitoring and logging at any scale.