Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Node.js app performance with Atatus. No code changes required in your app. Start seeing hidden Node.js errors in minutes.
npm install --save atatus-nodejs
Require atatus in your Node app and invoke start with your API key. It should be the first line of your server code.
var atatus = require("atatus-nodejs");
atatus.start({
licenseKey: "YOUR_LICENSE_KEY",
appName: "YOUR_APP_NAME"
});
Replace the YOUR_LICENSE_KEY and YOUR_APP_NAME.
Just restart your Node.js app. That's it! You've sent your first event.
Monitoring Node.js applications allows you to observe the performance bottlenecks that occur in your application.
This helps you detect any unexpected behaviour that affects your entire application so that you can resolve it as soon as possible.
Unexpected behaviour might include slow transactions, long response times, database queries, API failures, and latency.
You will receive alerts for important metrics that impact the availability and performance of your application.
You can improve the performance of your Node.js code with the following tips:
You can learn more about the various methods of optimizing node.js code in the 9 Ways to Improve Node.js Performance blog.
Monitoring your Node.js application requires knowledge of three fundamental concepts:
Without a proper monitoring tool, you cannot perform the performance bottlenecks diagnosis in your Node.js applications.
When the alert conditions for an error are met, you will be alerted to the complete error information. You can integrate with your favourite channels such as email, slack, Victorops and much more to receive error notifications.
Yes, there are many free tools available for monitoring your Node.js application. Check out this interesting blog that describes the most popular Node.js monitoring tools.
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Atatus captures all requests to your Node.js applications without requiring you to change your source code. Get a clear picture of how all your methods, database statements and external requests are affecting your user's experience.
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