ScoutAPM

ScoutAPM

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ScoutAPM is a performance monitoring tool designed specifically for Elixir applications. It helps developers identify and resolve performance issues, allowing them to optimize their applications for better user experience. ScoutAPM provides detailed insights into application performance metrics, database queries, external HTTP requests, and more, making it an invaluable tool for Elixir developers.

Features

ScoutAPM offers a wide range of features to help developers understand and improve the performance of their Elixir applications. Some key features include:

• **Real-time performance monitoring**: ScoutAPM provides real-time performance metrics, allowing developers to monitor the performance of their applications as requests are being processed.

• **Code-level insights**: With ScoutAPM, developers can gain deep insights into their Elixir code, identifying slow or inefficient sections and optimizing them for better performance.

• **Database query analysis**: ScoutAPM automatically tracks and analyzes database queries, helping developers identify slow queries and suggesting ways to optimize them.

• **External HTTP requests tracking**: ScoutAPM monitors external HTTP requests made by the application, providing insights into their performance and potential bottlenecks.

• **Error and exception tracking**: ScoutAPM captures errors and exceptions in the application, allowing developers to quickly identify and debug issues.

• **Integrations**: ScoutAPM integrates seamlessly with popular Elixir frameworks, such as Phoenix and Ecto, making it easy to incorporate performance monitoring into existing projects.

Getting Started

To start using ScoutAPM for your Elixir application, follow these steps:

1. Install the ScoutAPM Elixir package.
2. Configure the ScoutAPM agent with your API key.
3. Start your Elixir application with the ScoutAPM agent.

Detailed installation and configuration instructions can be found in the ScoutAPM Installation Guide.

Case Studies

Here are some examples of how ScoutAPM has helped developers optimize their Elixir applications:

• Case Study 1: How Company X improved response times by 30% using ScoutAPM.
• Case Study 2: How Company Y identified and fixed a database query bottleneck using ScoutAPM.

See Also

• Performance Optimization in Elixir
• Phoenix Framework
• Ecto - Elixir Database Wrapper