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If you have a popular service, then one of the best approaches is to have your users notify you when something is down or is broken. This pattern follows the fa
by pkrumins 4y ago
If you have a popular service, then one of the best approaches is to have your users notify you when something is down or is broken. This pattern follows the famous quote: “Given enough eyeballs all bugs are shallow.” I have employed this approach to great success and haven’t had a need for any monitoring services.
- redleader55 4y agoIf users see the problem it is too late. You will be seen as unable to keep the service up and the service will be seen as flaky. Also, the Holly grail of monitoring is to be able to remediate the problem automatically - this is pretty hard when users are reporting it.