OPNSense Monitoring with Prometheus, Alloy and Grafana

Check out Twingate and supercharge your security: https://bit.ly/3Y1OaZi In this video, I'll show you how to set up comprehensive monitoring for your OPNSense firewall using Prometheus, Grafana, and Grafana Alloy. We'll collect both basic system metrics and detailed firewall statistics, allowing you to build powerful Grafana dashboards to correlate data and troubleshoot issues effectively. References: OPNSense Tutorial: [   • Build your own HomeLab Firewall! // OPNSen...  ](   • Build your own HomeLab Firewall! // OPNSen...  ) Grafana Alloy 2: [   • Grafana Alloy, NEW log + metric collector ...  ](   • Grafana Alloy, NEW log + metric collector ...  ) Grafana Alloy: [   • Central Log Management for Docker + Linux ...  ](   • Central Log Management for Docker + Linux ...  ) Prometheus + Grafana Tutorial: [   • Server Monitoring // Prometheus and Grafan...  ](   • Server Monitoring // Prometheus and Grafan...  ) ________________ 💜 Support me and become a Fan! → https://christianlempa.de/patreon →    / @christianlempa   💬 Join our Community! → https://christianlempa.de/discord 👉 Follow me everywhere → https://christianlempa.de ________________ Read my Tech Documentation https://christianlempa.de/docs My Gear and Equipment https://christianlempa.de/kit ________________ Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 02:06 What’s the plan for today? 05:43 Install the Monitoring Stack 13:46 Install Node Exporter 16:47 Install Alloy 17:58 Configure Alloy Scrape Metrics 23:00 Install API Exporter 26:03 Configure API 28:33 Configure Alloy Scrape API Metrics 30:31 Grafana Dashboards 34:14 Final thoughts ________________ Links can include affiliate links.