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[Sandbox] Hidra
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Project Summary
Monitoring services made easy
Project Description
Hidra is an innovative web and digital service monitoring solution, providing real-time alerts and seamless integration with tools like Prometheus and GitHub Actions. Its focus on simplicity and adaptability makes it ideal for businesses and developers seeking efficient and user-friendly online service monitoring.
Org repo URL (provide if all repos under the org are in scope of the application)
https://github.com/hidracloud
Project repo URL in scope of application
https://github.com/hidracloud/hidra
Additional repos in scope of the application
No response
Website URL
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Roadmap
Roadmap context
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Contributing Guide
https://github.com/hidracloud/hidra/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md
Code of Conduct (CoC)
https://github.com/hidracloud/hidra/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
Adopters
https://brutal.systems
Contributing or Sponsoring Org
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Maintainers file
https://github.com/hidracloud/hidra/blob/main/MAINTAINERS.md
IP Policy
- [X] If the project is accepted, I agree the project will follow the CNCF IP Policy
Trademark and accounts
- [X] If the project is accepted, I agree to donate all project trademarks and accounts to the CNCF
Why CNCF?
Contributing Hidra to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) offers significant value and aligns with the project's objectives in several key ways:
Visibility and Credibility
- Being part of the CNCF, known for its robust, high-quality cloud-native projects, enhances Hidra's visibility in the tech community.
- This affiliation can attract more users, contributors, and potentially sponsors, elevating Hidra’s profile and credibility.
Community Growth and Collaboration
- The CNCF's vibrant community offers a platform for Hidra to engage with a wider audience of developers, users, and organizations.
- This network facilitates knowledge sharing, collaboration, and feedback, driving the project’s growth and development.
Alignment with Cloud-Native Principles
- Hidra's design and functionality resonate with the cloud-native approach that the CNCF champions.
- Its focus on monitoring cloud-based services aligns with the CNCF's mission to drive the adoption of cloud-native technologies.
Access to Resources and Expertise
- CNCF provides various resources, including technical, marketing, and organizational support.
- This access to resources and the collective expertise of the CNCF ecosystem can be instrumental in scaling Hidra, enhancing its features, and improving its market reach.
Sustainability and Governance
- Being under the CNCF umbrella can help in establishing a sustainable open-source governance model for Hidra.
- This structured environment ensures a balanced and fair development process, encouraging more contributors to participate.
Interoperability and Standards
- CNCF’s focus on interoperability and establishing standards aligns with Hidra's goals.
- Being part of CNCF could facilitate Hidra's integration with other cloud-native projects, promoting broader adoption and usability.
The decision to choose CNCF stems from its reputation as a leader in fostering cloud-native technologies, its commitment to open-source values, and the synergistic potential between Hidra's objectives and the CNCF's mission. Contributing to CNCF is seen as a strategic step to align Hidra with the best practices in the cloud-native ecosystem and to leverage the foundation's resources and community for mutual growth and advancement.
Benefit to the Landscape
Benefit to the CNCF Landscape from Adding Hidra
Focused Monitoring Solution
- Hidra offers a specialized approach to monitoring web and digital services, filling a unique niche in the CNCF landscape.
Real-Time Alerts and Integration
- Emphasizes real-time alerts and seamless integration with tools like Prometheus and GitHub Actions, enhancing operational efficiency.
Simplicity and User-Friendliness
- Designed for simplicity and ease of use, Hidra lowers the entry barrier for adopting cloud-native monitoring tools.
Open Source and Community-Driven Development
- As an open-source project, Hidra encourages community-driven development, aligning with the CNCF's collaborative ethos.
Enhanced Interoperability
- Hidra's integration potential with other CNCF projects enhances overall interoperability within the cloud-native ecosystem.
Addressing Specific Challenges
- Capable of addressing unique challenges in web service monitoring not fully covered by existing CNCF projects.
Scalability and Cloud-Native Principles
- Aligns with cloud-native principles, especially in scalability and adaptability, complementing the CNCF tool suite.
Innovative Approach to Monitoring
- Hidra may introduce innovative methodologies or technologies in monitoring, inspiring other projects within the ecosystem.
In conclusion, Hidra's addition to the CNCF landscape brings specialized monitoring capabilities, ease of use, community-driven innovation, and potential for enhanced interoperability, addressing unique challenges in the cloud-native monitoring domain.
Cloud Native 'Fit'
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Cloud Native 'Integration'
Prometheus, Alertmanager
Cloud Native Overlap
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Similar projects
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Landscape
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Business Product or Service to Project separation
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Project presentations
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Project champions
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Additional information
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- One committer has majority of the commits ( https://github.com/hidracloud/hidra/graphs/contributors )
- GPL licensed
- Not much activity (pulls, issues, forks, stars)
- Integration with Prometheus and Grafana called out in wiki doc
- Tool for Monitoring online services starting with websites (and has a bunch of plugins for other protocols)
Feels like it is probably a bit too early for sandbox and i don't see a strong cloud native connection yet.
Agree with @dims It seems too early for sandbox application. Exisiting scope is limited and there is no roadmap info. Suggest presenting it to TAG-observability and getting TAG's feedback.
The TOC discussed your application in the TOC meeting. The decision is for you to come back re reply after completing the following: address the GPL license issue, present to TAG-observability to get their feedback, extend the project scope, get more community interest and get more active contributors to this project, add roadmap.
Thanks for the review! I will review the points you have told me about, and hope to have everything under control in the future.
