What operating systems does Tink support?

Any Linux distribution with systemd. Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, RHEL, Amazon Linux, Fedora, and Alpine are all tested.

Does Tink run commands automatically?

No. Tink suggests fixes and waits for your explicit approval. Nothing runs without you confirming it first.

How much resources does the Tink agent use?

Minimal. The agent idles at under 20MB RAM and near-zero CPU between scans. Scans themselves take a few seconds.

Can I use Tink on containers?

Tink is designed for long-running servers, not ephemeral containers. For Kubernetes, point it at your nodes instead.

What data does Tink collect?

System metrics (CPU, memory, disk, network), running services, and relevant log snippets when diagnosing issues. No application data, credentials, or file contents.

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Insights on server health, AI-guided operations, and keeping infrastructure from quietly falling apart.

133 posts · 4 categories

LatestOctober 5, 20261 min read

The Sick Box Was Out of Disk

The form would not save. The app box had filled its disk. The shop already had the sentence. Mechanic is $9/mo per machine.

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Server Health & Monitoring

small teamsserver monitoringOct 5, 2026

The Sick Box Was Out of Disk

The form would not save. The app box had filled its disk. The shop already had the sentence. Mechanic is $9/mo per machine.

small teamsserver monitoringAug 28, 2026

See the Machines Without Buying an Observability Company

The shop already knows which box is sick. Mechanic is $9/mo per machine. Scout stays free. You pay at checkout — you do not buy Datadog.

kubernetesobservabilityAug 21, 2026

If the Pod Never Restarts, Is It Still the Same Service?

Kubernetes 1.37 can resize CPU, memory, and GPU claims without a restart. Running is no longer proof the workload is unchanged.

passkeysobservabilityAug 12, 2026

Can Your Monitoring Spot Passkey Abuse?

Passkeys block phishing, but they do not make authenticated sessions trustworthy. Here are the signals your monitoring needs to detect abuse.

AI & Automation

observabilityincident responseAug 19, 2026

Did Your Pager Miss the AI Act's First Deadline?

The EU AI Act's first 15-day serious-incident window closed this week. If your pager only fires on 5xx, you may have missed a reportable AI failure.

on-callincident responseAug 19, 2026

If the Agent Acked, Is the Incident Over?

An agent can mute a page and look like it fixed the incident. If you cannot name that actor in the timeline, the pager just went dark.

observabilityautonomous systemsAug 10, 2026

No Steering Wheel? Where Is Your Automation's Control?

Zoox's steering-wheel-free launch exposes a hard truth: autonomous systems need observability that proves safe boundaries and failover, not just uptime.

AI observabilityreliabilityAug 9, 2026