Logging, Metrics, and Tracing with Node.js

Overview

Explore essential observability tools for Node.js services in this 17-minute conference talk from Node Congress 2021. Dive into logging, metrics, and distributed tracing, examining their unique strengths and use cases. Learn about dashboards and visualizations, and discover the code required to implement these tools in Node.js. Gain insights into Winston logging examples, common logging conventions, metric visualization, and distributed tracing implementation. Understand how these observability techniques can enhance your ability to monitor and troubleshoot Node.js applications effectively.

Syllabus

Intro
Winston Example
Common Logging Conventions
What do logs look like?
Example Code
What do Metrics look like?
What is Distributed Tracing?
Example Tracing Implementation
What does Tracing look like?