3 Monitoring .NET Aspire apps
This chapter covers
- The fundamentals of application telemetry
- Processing logs by .NET Aspire
- How .NETAspire handles metrics
- How traces are used by .NET Aspire
- How health checks are managed by .NET Aspire
In this chapter, we will talk about the process of monitoring applications orchestrated by .NET Aspire. But before we do it, let’s remind ourselves why monitoring is something we absolutely must have in our applications.
Monitoring applications is crucial for several reasons. For example, Monitoring allows us to detect issues such as errors, failures, performance bottlenecks, or security breaches early on. Early detection enables proactive responses, minimizing the impact on users and the business.
Monitoring also helps ensure that our applications are reliable and available. By tracking uptime, response times, and error rates, we can identify areas for improvement and implement measures to enhance reliability and availability.
Monitoring can also help with the efficient use of the hardware resources by providing insights into the performance of our applications and infrastructure. By analyzing metrics such as CPU utilization, memory usage, and response times, we can identify performance bottlenecks, optimize resource allocation, and improve overall system performance.