Release v2.3: Crash Handling, Extreme Cardinality Protection, Nodes Ephemerality & more

Mar 21, 2025

The Netdata Team is thrilled to introduce Netdata v2.3, packed with significant enhancements to monitoring reliability and scalability.

Read the full release notes: 🚀
https://github.com/netdata/netdata/releases/tag/v2.3.0

Watch a live demo of Netdata:
https://app.netdata.cloud/spaces/netdata-demo/rooms/all-nodes/overview

Visit the website:
https://www.netdata.cloud/

RELEASE HIGHLIGHTS:

Crash Handling & Reporting
A zero-sampling system that captures and analyzes agent crashes with complete diagnostic information, significantly improving reliability across diverse environments.

Extreme Cardinality Protection
Automatic safeguards that maintain performance in high-scale environments with millions of time series while intelligently managing metadata retention.

Nodes Ephemerality & Streaming Alerts
A sophisticated approach to handling node connections in distributed environments, reducing alert noise by distinguishing between permanent and ephemeral nodes.

SNMP Service Discovery
A new system automatically finds and monitors SNMP-enabled devices on configured networks, eliminating manual configuration.

Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:28 Crash Handling & Reporting

01:00 Extreme Cardinality Protection

01:38 Nodes Ephemerality & Streaming Alerts

02:45 SNMP Service Discovery

03:24 Outro

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