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rcourtman 3a482c610c Judge source merges by the ingest's stale thresholds
mergeInto always passed nil thresholds to mergeMetrics, so every source
merge into an existing row judged metric freshness by the registry
defaults while the stale pass, the manual links and the monitor's
configuration used the caller's thresholds. A Proxmox node polled every
two minutes (four-minute threshold) merged with its auto-linked agent
showed the silent agent's readings while the stale pass called the
node's poll current, and a supplemental refresh of a linked vSphere VM
kept the in-guest agent's memory over vSphere's current reading.

Snapshot and record ingest now hold the caller's thresholds on the
registry while they run, the way the guest loop holds its agent index,
and mergeInto reads them. The ~50 snapshot helpers that reach
mergeInto through ingest() keep their signatures. The stale pass and
the metric merge now share one threshold rule, sourceStaleThreshold,
so the merge also honours a sighting's expected update interval (slow
Proxmox disk inventory) as the stale pass already did, and a source
without a default falls back to 120s in both (the merge used 60s).
Every defined source has a default, so that fallback reaches none.

Outside mock mode the monitor configures only Proxmox, PBS and PMG,
so those are the production sources this changes; mock mode also
configures TrueNAS, vSphere and availability.
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Pulse documentation

Start here for installation, platform setup, security, operations, and Pulse Intelligence. Commands, configuration keys, image names, API fields, and product identifiers remain untranslated in localized guides.

Start here

  • Install Pulse — signed Proxmox/Linux installation, Docker, Docker Compose, Kubernetes, and first-run setup.
  • Production deployment and security — least-privilege Proxmox setup, root-agent boundaries, discovery, supply-chain verification, plan limits, scale evidence, and a rollout checklist.
  • Upgrade from Pulse v5 — migration prerequisites, rollback, agent continuity, and post-upgrade checks.
  • Releases and update channels: choosing Stable or Preview, beta and RC expectations, and how releases are tested and promoted.
  • Configure Pulse — authentication, notifications, discovery, retention, and system settings.
  • Deployment models — data locations, lifecycle, and differences between supported deployment paths.
  • Troubleshooting and FAQ — common failures, diagnostics, and operator questions.

Localized getting started guides: Deutsch · Español

Platforms and agents

VMware vSphere support is early access. Current builds expose dedicated vSphere inventory and recovery context, but operators should validate the integration against their own vCenter before production use.

Monitoring and operations

Pulse Intelligence

Patrol watch-only analysis is available on Community with a local model or the operator's own provider. Investigation and governed fixes require the relevant Pulse Pro capabilities.

Security, privacy, and access

Plans and managed access

Pulse Cloud is not generally available. Ordinary self-hosted Pulse remains the primary installation path; MSP and Enterprise access are explicit commercial paths rather than defaults in self-hosted setup.

Development and reference

Detailed design notes and dated migration specifications may remain in this directory for maintainers, but they are not operator setup guides unless they are linked from the sections above.

Previous versions and migrations

Found a bug? Use the issue forms. For setup questions, use GitHub Discussions.