Monitoring Rails Applications János Hardi [email_address] Presented at Budapest Ruby Meetup 10. 2008.

„ Lifecycle” Plan Develop Deploy Cro ss finger $

Plan

Develop

Deploy

Cro ss finger $

„ Lifecycle” Plan Develop Deploy Monit or!

Plan

Develop

Deploy

Monit or!

What? Are my apps up and running? How the performance looks like?

Are my apps up and running?

How the performance looks like?

How? Use the right tool for the right job

Use the right tool for the right job

What We Need Infrastructure / Integration Cost-effectiveness Extendability Usability Robustness

Infrastructure / Integration

Cost-effectiveness

Extendability

Usability

Robustness

How they work? Messaging Client/Agent – Server

Messaging

Client/Agent – Server

Examples

For the EE Hyperic http://www.hyperic.com Java + DB (agent, server, shell) Open Source + paid support Cloud, service, network and performance monitor

Hyperic

http://www.hyperic.com

Java + DB (agent, server, shell)

Open Source + paid support

Cloud, service, network and performance monitor

Hyperic Plus: Robust, loads of plugins, usability Minus: Resource sucker, „too much software”

Plus:

Robust, loads of plugins, usability

Minus:

Resource sucker, „too much software”

For the Middle Level FiveRuns Manage http://www.fiveruns.com/products/manage/ Ruby + DB (client plugin) Hosted, trialware, paid Created specially for Rails apps, service and performance monitor

FiveRuns Manage

http://www.fiveruns.com/products/manage/

Ruby + DB (client plugin)

Hosted, trialware, paid

Created specially for Rails apps, service and performance monitor

FiveRuns Manage Plus: Targeted software, web and mobile frontend, various Rails handler support Minus: Takes some resources from your Ruby processes

Plus:

Targeted software, web and mobile frontend, various Rails handler support

Minus:

Takes some resources from your Ruby processes

For the Small Guys M/Monit http://mmonit.com C + DB Open Source, (M/Monit is paid) Service and performance monitor

M/Monit

http://mmonit.com

C + DB

Open Source, (M/Monit is paid)

Service and performance monitor

M/Monit Plus: Super light weight, usability, intuitíve syntax Minus: Manual configuration, instability (M/Monit is in beta)

Plus:

Super light weight, usability, intuitíve syntax

Minus:

Manual configuration, instability (M/Monit is in beta)

Questions?

Questions?