Lab

Build an eBPF Monitoring Tool for Kubernetes

Deploy an eBPF+Go HTTP monitoring agent to Kubernetes with Grafana visualization

Build on your eBPF and Go skills to deploy a production-ready HTTP monitoring
tool to Kubernetes. Complete a pre-written monitoring agent, deploy it as a
DaemonSet, and visualize metrics in Grafana.

What you'll learn:

• Complete Go code using the cilium/ebpf library
• Deploy monitoring tools as Kubernetes DaemonSets
• Configure RBAC for eBPF agents
• Export Prometheus metrics from Go applications
• Interpret Grafana dashboards showing eBPF metrics
• Enrich metrics with Kubernetes metadata

Recommended prerequisites: Complete "eBPF for Networking" and "Go + eBPF Development" labs.

• 🚀 Welcome to eBPF + Kubernetes Monitoring

  Set up your monitoring environment with Kubernetes, Prometheus, and Grafana

• 💻 Complete the Go Agent

  Fill in the four exercises to build a working monitoring agent

• 🚀 Deploy as Kubernetes DaemonSet

  Deploy the HTTP monitor to run on every node in the cluster

• 📊 Visualize Metrics in Grafana

  View HTTP request metrics in Grafana dashboards

• 🥋 Exam Challenge

  Extend the HTTP monitor to capture UDP traffic