Spring Boot FAQ: Top Questions
32. How can you monitor a Spring Boot application in production?
Spring Boot supports monitoring through Actuator endpoints, metrics, and integration with tools like Prometheus and Grafana.
🗺️ Options:
- Expose actuator endpoints like
/actuator/metrics,/health. - Use Micrometer for metrics collection.
- Export data to Prometheus or another backend.
📥 Example:
management.endpoints.web.exposure.include=health,info,metrics🏆 Expected Output:
Accessible endpoints to check app metrics and health.🛠️ Use Cases:
- Application performance monitoring.
- Alerting and dashboards with Grafana.