Okay, so I’ve been messing around with this thing called “Metric Brew”, trying to get a better handle on my app’s performance. Figured I’d share my little journey, might help someone else out there.
Getting Started
First things first, I needed to actually, you know, get the darn thing. I’m working with a pretty standard setup, nothing fancy. So, I went to the official page.
I spent a couple of minutes to choose the version I need.
Setting Things Up
After download, It’s time to configure the config file. Here’s the config file I’m using:
# Just showing the important bits, obviously...
server:
host: 127.0.0.1
port: 8080
I basically just tweaked the database settings to point to my local instance. I wanted to keep things simple for this test run.
The First Run
With everything seemingly in place, I fired it up. Boom! Started up no problem. I could see the logs scrolling by, showing it was collecting all sorts of juicy data. CPU usage, memory, network stuff… it was all there.
Checking Out the Goods
Now for the fun part – actually seeing the metrics. I opened up my browser and went to the dashboard. And there it was! A whole bunch of graphs and charts showing me exactly what my app was up to.
I played around with the different views, zooming in on specific timeframes, comparing different metrics. It was pretty cool to see everything laid out so clearly.
Tweaking and Tuning
After watching the metrics for a while, I started noticing some patterns. I realized I had a couple of processes that were hogging way more memory than I expected. Armed with this new knowledge, I went back to my code and started optimizing.
Wrapping Up
So, that’s my little adventure with Metric Brew so far. It’s definitely a handy tool for keeping an eye on things. I’m still learning all the ins and outs, but it’s already helped me track down some performance bottlenecks.
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