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cloud-telemetry-agent

A production-grade Python telemetry agent that collects real-time system metrics, publishes them to AWS CloudWatch, and fires threshold-based alerts via AWS SNS.

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What Is This?

cloud-telemetry-agent is a lightweight, deployable monitoring agent built to mirror real-world NOC and CloudOps infrastructure patterns. It runs on any host, collects live system metrics, and ships telemetry directly to AWS — no third-party monitoring platforms required.

This is not a tutorial project. Every design decision reflects production engineering practices: config-driven architecture, structured logging, modular components, and resilient AWS integration with automatic retry logic.

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Wiki Navigation

Page	Description
Architecture	System design, component breakdown, and data flow
Setup & Configuration	Environment setup, AWS configuration, and config.ini reference
Usage Guide	Running the agent, interpreting output, and operational modes
Runbook	NOC-style operational procedures and escalation steps
Troubleshooting	Common issues, error messages, and fixes
Roadmap	Planned features and future integrations

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Quick Stats

Property	Detail
Language	Python 3.x
Cloud Provider	AWS (Free Tier compatible)
Key Services	CloudWatch, SNS, IAM
Collection Interval	Configurable (default: 60s)
Alert Delivery	Email via AWS SNS
Log Format	Structured JSON

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At a Glance

Your Machine → cloud-telemetry-agent → AWS CloudWatch → Metrics Dashboard
                                     → AWS SNS       → Alert Email
                                     → Local Logs    → JSON Log File

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Part of the Alex-CloudOps observability portfolio — built to demonstrate production-grade CloudOps and NOC engineering practices.