Measuring page performance using Datadog involves setting up appropriate monitoring and visualization of performance metrics.
Here’s a step-by-step guide to achieve this:
1. Setup Datadog
- Sign Up : If you haven’t already, sign up for a Datadog account.
- Install the Agent : Install the Datadog agent on your servers. Follow the instructions specific to your operating system from the Datadog documentation.
2. Instrument Your Application
- APM (Application Performance Monitoring) : Enable APM in your application to trace requests and monitor performance.
- Java : Use the `dd-java-agent.jar`.
- Node.js : Install the Datadog APM module.
- Python : Use the `ddtrace` library.
- Other Languages : Datadog provides agents for various languages like Ruby, .NET, Go, and PHP.
- Browser RUM (Real User Monitoring) : Install the Datadog RUM library in your frontend application to monitor end-user experience.
3. Configure APM and RUM
- APM Configuration : Add APM configurations to your application to start collecting performance data. Ensure you are capturing essential metrics such as request duration, error rates, and resource usage.
- RUM Configuration : Add the RUM snippet to your HTML pages to start tracking user interactions and page load times.