The latest articles on DEV Community by ahmed alkhairy (@ahmedalkhairy). https://dev.to/ahmedalkhairy https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F1355684%2Fb97b63c7-540c-4164-887d-1359aa5bfc41.jpeg https://dev.to/ahmedalkhairy en ahmed alkhairy Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:42:42 +0000 https://dev.to/ahmedalkhairy/i-was-tired-of-using-5-tools-to-monitor-my-servers-so-i-built-one-2fhc https://dev.to/ahmedalkhairy/i-was-tired-of-using-5-tools-to-monitor-my-servers-so-i-built-one-2fhc <p>As a DevOps engineer working with startups, I kept facing the same problem:</p> <p>Monitoring infrastructure was unnecessarily complicated.</p> <p>To properly monitor a few servers, you usually need:</p> <ul> <li>Monitoring (Datadog / Zabbix)</li> <li>Logs (ELK / Loki)</li> <li>Alerts (PagerDuty)</li> <li>Scripts / manual SSH for actions</li> </ul> <p>That’s 4–5 tools… for a small team.</p> <p>For startups, this is overkill.</p> <h2> The real problem </h2> <p>Most small teams:</p> <ul> <li>Don’t have a dedicated DevOps engineer</li> <li>Just want to know: “Is my server okay?”</li> <li>Want simple alerts and quick actions</li> </ul> <p>Instead, they get:</p> <ul> <li>Complex dashboards</li> <li>Expensive tools</li> <li>Fragmented systems</li> </ul> <h2> What I tried </h2> <p>I ended up building a lightweight system that:</p> <ul> <li>Monitors servers</li> <li>Sends alerts</li> <li>Lets you run actions (restart services, etc.)</li> <li>Gives simple AI-assisted insights</li> </ul> <p>All in one place.</p> <h2> What I learned </h2> <ul> <li>Simplicity beats power for small teams</li> <li>Most teams don’t need “enterprise monitoring”</li> <li>Actionability &gt; dashboards</li> </ul> <h2> Try it yourself </h2> <p>If you're running servers and want something simpler than<br> 5 different tools:</p> <p>👉 <a href="https://infrapilot.tech" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://infrapilot.tech</a></p> <p>Would love your feedback — especially if you're a developer.<br> Would love honest feedback 🙏<br> <a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Ftuko17djeqcqztjpy1x0.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Ftuko17djeqcqztjpy1x0.png" alt=" " width="800" height="457"></a></p> devops monitoring showdev sideprojects