@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
--
Spring Boot includes a number of additional features to help you monitor and manage your
application when you push it to production. You can choose to manage and monitor your
application by using HTTP endpoints or with JMX. Auditing, health, and metrics gathering can
also be automatically applied to your application.
application by using HTTP endpoints or with JMX. Auditing, health, and metrics gathering
can also be automatically applied to your application.
Actuator HTTP endpoints are only available with a Spring MVC-based application. In
particular, it does not work with Jersey <<howto.adoc#howto-use-actuator-with-jersey,
@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ unless you enable Spring MVC as well.>>
[[production-ready-enabling]]
== Enabling Production-ready Features
The {github-code}/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator[`spring-boot-actuator`] module provides all of
Spring Boot's production-ready features. The simplest way to enable the features is to add
a dependency to the `spring-boot-starter-actuator` '`Starter`'.
The {github-code}/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator[`spring-boot-actuator`] module
provides all of Spring Boot's production-ready features. The simplest way to enable the
features is to add a dependency to the `spring-boot-starter-actuator` '`Starter`'.
.Definition of Actuator
****
@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ controlling something. Actuators can generate a large amount of motion from a sm
change.
****
To add the actuator to a Maven based project, add the following '`Starter`'
dependency:
To add the actuator to a Maven based project, add the following '`Starter`' dependency:
[source,xml,indent=0]
----
@ -58,10 +57,10 @@ Actuator endpoints let you monitor and interact with your application. Spring Bo
includes a number of built-in endpoints and lets you add your own. For example, the
`health` endpoint provides basic application health information.
The way that endpoints are exposed depends on the type of technology that you choose.
Most applications choose HTTP monitoring, where the ID of the endpoint along with a prefix of
`/application` is mapped to a URL. For example, by default, the `health` endpoint is mapped
to `/application/health`.
The way that endpoints are exposed depends on the type of technology that you choose. Most
applications choose HTTP monitoring, where the ID of the endpoint along with a prefix of
`/application` is mapped to a URL. For example, by default, the `health` endpoint is
mapped to `/application/health`.
The following technology-agnostic endpoints are available:
@ -114,7 +113,8 @@ The following technology-agnostic endpoints are available:
|Lets the application be gracefully shutdown (not enabled by default).
|`status`
|Shows application status information (that is, `health` status with no additional details).
|Shows application status information (that is, `health` status with no additional
details).
|`threaddump`
|Performs a thread dump.
@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ TIP: If you want to use something other than `ACTUATOR` as the role, set the
`management.security.roles` property to the value you want to use.
If you deploy applications behind a firewall, you may prefer that all your actuator
endpoints can be accessed without requiring authentication. You can do so by changing
the `management.security.enabled` property, as follows:
endpoints can be accessed without requiring authentication. You can do so by changing the
`management.security.enabled` property, as follows:
.application.properties
[source,properties,indent=0]
@ -166,17 +166,17 @@ CAUTION: By default, actuator endpoints are exposed on the same port that serves
HTTP traffic. Take care not to accidentally expose sensitive information if you change
the `management.security.enabled` property.
If you deploy applications publicly, you may want to add '`Spring Security`' to
handle user authentication. When '`Spring Security`' is added, by default, '`basic`'
If you deploy applications publicly, you may want to add '`Spring Security`' to handle
user authentication. When '`Spring Security`' is added, by default, '`basic`'
authentication is used. The username is`user` and the password is a random generated
password (which is printed on the console when the application starts).
TIP: Generated passwords are logged as the application starts. To find the password in
the console, search for '`Using default security password`'.
TIP: Generated passwords are logged as the application starts. To find the password in the
console, search for '`Using default security password`'.
You can use Spring properties to change the username and password and to change the
security role(s) required to access the endpoints. For example, you might set the following
properties in your `application.properties`:
security role(s) required to access the endpoints. For example, you might set the
following properties in your `application.properties`:
[source,properties,indent=0]
----
@ -187,27 +187,27 @@ properties in your `application.properties`:
If your application has custom security configuration and you want all your actuator
endpoints to be accessible without authentication, you need to explicitly configure that
in your security configuration. Also, you need to change the
`management.security.enabled` property to `false`.
in your security configuration. Also, you need to change the `management.security.enabled`
property to `false`.
If your custom security configuration secures your actuator endpoints, you also need to
ensure that the authenticated user has the roles specified under
`management.security.roles`.
TIP: If you do not have a use case for exposing basic health information to unauthenticated
users and you have secured the actuator endpoints with custom security, you can set
`management.security.enabled` to `false`. This tells Spring Boot to skip the
TIP: If you do not have a use case for exposing basic health information to
unauthenticated users and you have secured the actuator endpoints with custom security,
you can set `management.security.enabled` to `false`. This tells Spring Boot to skip the
additional role check.
[[production-ready-customizing-endpoints]]
=== Customizing Endpoints
Endpoints can be customized by using Spring properties. You can change whether an endpoint is
`enabled` and its `id`.
Endpoints can be customized by using Spring properties. You can change whether an endpoint
is `enabled` and its `id`.
For example, the following `application.properties` changes the id of the `beans`
endpoint and also enables `shutdown`:
For example, the following `application.properties` changes the id of the `beans` endpoint
and also enables `shutdown`:
[source,properties,indent=0]
----
@ -218,9 +218,9 @@ endpoint and also enables `shutdown`:
NOTE: The prefix ‟`endpoints` + `.` + `name`” is used to uniquely identify the endpoint
that is being configured.
By default, all endpoints except for `shutdown` are enabled. If you prefer to
specifically "`opt-in`" endpoint enablement, you can use the `endpoints.default.enabled`
property. For example, the following settings disables _all_ endpoints except for `info`:
By default, all endpoints except for `shutdown` are enabled. If you prefer to specifically
"`opt-in`" endpoint enablement, you can use the `endpoints.default.enabled` property. For
example, the following settings disables _all_ endpoints except for `info`:
[source,properties,indent=0]
----
@ -235,11 +235,11 @@ property. For example, the following settings disables _all_ endpoints except fo
A "`discovery page`" is added with links to all the endpoints. The "`discovery page`" is
available on `/application` by default.
When a custom management context path is configured, the "`discovery page`"
automatically moves from `/application` to the root of the management context. For example,
if the management context path is `/management`, then the discovery page is available
from `/management`. When the management context path is set to `/`, the discovery page
is disabled to prevent the possibility of a clash with other mappings.
When a custom management context path is configured, the "`discovery page`" automatically
moves from `/application` to the root of the management context. For example, if the
management context path is `/management`, then the discovery page is available from
`/management`. When the management context path is set to `/`, the discovery page is
disabled to prevent the possibility of a clash with other mappings.
@ -247,13 +247,12 @@ is disabled to prevent the possibility of a clash with other mappings.
=== CORS Support
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-origin_resource_sharing[Cross-origin resource sharing]
(CORS) is a http://www.w3.org/TR/cors/[W3C specification] that allows you to specify in a
flexible way what kind of cross domain requests are authorized. If you use Spring
MVC or Spring WebFlux, Actuator's web endpoints can be configured to support such
scenarios.
flexible way what kind of cross domain requests are authorized. If you use Spring MVC or
Spring WebFlux, Actuator's web endpoints can be configured to support such scenarios.
CORS support is disabled by default and is only enabled once the
`management.endpoints.cors.allowed-origins` property has been set. The following configuration
permits `GET` and `POST` calls from the `example.com` domain:
`management.endpoints.cors.allowed-origins` property has been set. The following
configuration permits `GET` and `POST` calls from the `example.com` domain:
[source,properties,indent=0]
----
@ -261,8 +260,7 @@ permits `GET` and `POST` calls from the `example.com` domain:
management.endpoints.cors.allowed-methods=GET,POST
----
TIP: See {sc-spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure}/endpoint/web/servlet/CorsEndpointProperties.{sc-ext}[CorsEndpointProperties]
for a complete list of options.
TIP: See {sc-spring-boot-actuator-autoconfigure}/endpoint/web/servlet/CorsEndpointProperties.{sc-ext}[CorsEndpointProperties] for a complete list of options.
@ -272,20 +270,20 @@ If you add a `@Bean` annotated with `@Endpoint`, any methods annotated with
`@ReadOperation` or `@WriteOperation` are automatically exposed over JMX and, in a web
application, over HTTP as well.
TIP: If you do this as a library feature, consider adding a configuration class
annotated with `@ManagementContextConfiguration` to `/META-INF/spring.factories` under the
key, `org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.ManagementContextConfiguration`. If
you do so and if your users ask for a separate management port or address, the endpoint
moves to a child context with all the other web endpoints.
TIP: If you do this as a library feature, consider adding a configuration class annotated
with `@ManagementContextConfiguration` to `/META-INF/spring.factories` under the key,
`org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.ManagementContextConfiguration`. If you do
so and if your users ask for a separate management port or address, the endpoint moves to
a child context with all the other web endpoints.
[[production-ready-health]]
=== Health Information
You can use health information to check the status of your running application. It is
often used by monitoring software to alert someone when a production system goes down.
The default information exposed by the `health` endpoint depends on how it is accessed.
For an unauthenticated connection in a secure application, a simple '`status`' message is
often used by monitoring software to alert someone when a production system goes down. The
default information exposed by the `health` endpoint depends on how it is accessed. For an
unauthenticated connection in a secure application, a simple '`status`' message is
returned. For an authenticated connection, additional details are also displayed. (See
<<production-ready-health-access-restrictions>> for HTTP details.)
@ -376,11 +374,11 @@ NOTE: The identifier for a given `HealthIndicator` is the name of the bean witho
is available in an entry named `my`.
In addition to Spring Boot's predefined {sc-spring-boot-actuator}/health/Status.{sc-ext}[`Status`]
types, it is also possible for `Health` to return a custom `Status` that represents a
new system state. In such cases, a custom implementation of the
{sc-spring-boot-actuator}/health/HealthAggregator.{sc-ext}[`HealthAggregator`]
interface also needs to be provided, or the default implementation has to be configured
by using the `management.health.status.order` configuration property.
types, it is also possible for `Health` to return a custom `Status` that represents a new
system state. In such cases, a custom implementation of the
{sc-spring-boot-actuator}/health/HealthAggregator.{sc-ext}[`HealthAggregator`] interface
also needs to be provided, or the default implementation has to be configured by using the
`management.health.status.order` configuration property.
For example, assume a new `Status` with code `FATAL` is being used in one of your
`HealthIndicator` implementations. To configure the severity order, add the following
@ -392,9 +390,9 @@ to your application properties:
----
The HTTP status code in the response reflects the overall health status (for example, `UP`
maps to 200, while `OUT_OF_SERVICE` and `DOWN` map to 503). You might also want to register custom
status mappings if you access the health endpoint over HTTP. For example, the following
property maps `FATAL` to 503 (service unavailable):
maps to 200, while `OUT_OF_SERVICE` and `DOWN` map to 503). You might also want to
register custom status mappings if you access the health endpoint over HTTP. For example,
the following property maps `FATAL` to 503 (service unavailable):
[source,properties,indent=0]
----
@ -456,8 +454,8 @@ property.
[[production-ready-application-info-env]]
==== Custom Application Information
You can customize the data exposed by the `info` endpoint by setting `+info.*+` Spring
properties. All `Environment` properties under the info key are automatically
exposed. For example, you could add the following settings to your `application.properties` file:
properties. All `Environment` properties under the info key are automatically exposed. For
example, you could add the following settings to your `application.properties` file:
[source,properties,indent=0]
----
@ -485,13 +483,13 @@ Assuming you use Maven, you could rewrite the preceding example as follows:
[[production-ready-application-info-git]]
==== Git Commit Information
Another useful feature of the `info` endpoint is its ability to publish information
about the state of your `git` source code repository when the project was built. If a
`GitProperties` bean is available, the `git.branch`, `git.commit.id` and
`git.commit.time` properties are exposed.
Another useful feature of the `info` endpoint is its ability to publish information about
the state of your `git` source code repository when the project was built. If a
`GitProperties` bean is available, the `git.branch`, `git.commit.id` and `git.commit.time`
properties are exposed.
TIP: A `GitProperties` bean is auto-configured if a `git.properties` file is available
at the root of the classpath. See
TIP: A `GitProperties` bean is auto-configured if a `git.properties` file is available at
the root of the classpath. See
"<<howto.adoc#howto-git-info,Generate git information>>" for more details.
If you want to display the full git information (that is, the full content of
@ -506,9 +504,9 @@ If you want to display the full git information (that is, the full content of
[[production-ready-application-info-build]]
==== Build Information
If a `BuildProperties` bean is available, the `info` endpoint can also publish
information about your build. This happens if a `META-INF/build-info.properties` file
is available in the classpath.
If a `BuildProperties` bean is available, the `info` endpoint can also publish information
about your build. This happens if a `META-INF/build-info.properties` file is available in
the classpath.
TIP: The Maven and Gradle plugins can both generate that file. See
"<<howto.adoc#howto-build-info,Generate build information>>" for more details.
@ -557,43 +555,44 @@ additional entry:
[[production-ready-monitoring]]
== Monitoring and Management over HTTP
If you are developing a Spring MVC application, Spring Boot Actuator auto-configures
all enabled endpoints to be exposed over HTTP. The default convention is to use the
`id` of the endpoint with a prefix of `/application` as the URL path. For example, `health`
is exposed as `/application/health`.
If you are developing a Spring MVC application, Spring Boot Actuator auto-configures all
enabled endpoints to be exposed over HTTP. The default convention is to use the `id` of
the endpoint with a prefix of `/application` as the URL path. For example, `health` is
exposed as `/application/health`.
[[production-ready-customizing-management-server-context-path]]
=== Customizing the Management Endpoint Paths
Sometimes, it is useful to customize the prefix for the management endpoints.
For example, your application might already use `/application` for another purpose.
You can use the `management.endpoints.web.base-path` property to change the prefix for your
management endpoint, as shown in the following example:
Sometimes, it is useful to customize the prefix for the management endpoints. For example,
your application might already use `/application` for another purpose. You can use the
`management.endpoints.web.base-path` property to change the prefix for your management
endpoint, as shown in the following example:
[source,properties,indent=0]
----
management.endpoints.web.base-path=/manage
----
The preceding `application.properties` example changes the endpoint from `/application/{id}` to
`/manage/{id}` (e.g. `/manage/info`).
The preceding `application.properties` example changes the endpoint from
`/application/{id}` to `/manage/{id}` (e.g. `/manage/info`).
NOTE: Unless the management port has been configured to
<<production-ready-customizing-management-server-port,expose endpoints using a different
HTTP port>>, `management.endpoints.web.base-path` is relative to `server.context-path`. If `management.server.port`
is configured, `management.endpoints.web.base-path` is relative to `management.server.servlet.context-path`.
HTTP port>>, `management.endpoints.web.base-path` is relative to `server.context-path`.
If `management.server.port` is configured, `management.endpoints.web.base-path` is
relative to `management.server.servlet.context-path`.
[[production-ready-customizing-management-server-port]]
=== Customizing the Management Server Port
Exposing management endpoints by using the default HTTP port is a sensible choice for cloud
based deployments. If, however, your application runs inside your own data center, you
may prefer to expose endpoints by using a different HTTP port.
Exposing management endpoints by using the default HTTP port is a sensible choice for
cloud based deployments. If, however, your application runs inside your own data center,
you may prefer to expose endpoints by using a different HTTP port.
You can set the `management.server.port` property to change the HTTP port, as shown in
the following example:
You can set the `management.server.port` property to change the HTTP port, as shown in the
following example:
[source,properties,indent=0]
----
@ -602,8 +601,8 @@ the following example:
Since your management port is often protected by a firewall and not exposed to the public,
you might not need security on the management endpoints, even if your main application is
secure. In that case, you should have Spring Security on the classpath, and you can disable
management security as follows:
secure. In that case, you should have Spring Security on the classpath, and you can
disable management security as follows:
[source,properties,indent=0]
----
@ -618,9 +617,9 @@ disable the management security in this way. Doing so might even break the appli
[[production-ready-management-specific-ssl]]
=== Configuring Management-specific SSL
When configured to use a custom port, the management server can also be configured with
its own SSL by using the various `management.server.ssl.*` properties. For example, doing so lets a
management server be available via HTTP while the main application uses HTTPS, as shown
in the following property settings:
its own SSL by using the various `management.server.ssl.*` properties. For example, doing
so lets a management server be available via HTTP while the main application uses HTTPS,
as shown in the following property settings:
[source,properties,indent=0]
----
@ -651,13 +650,13 @@ different key stores, as follows:
[[production-ready-customizing-management-server-address]]
=== Customizing the Management Server Address
You can customize the address that the management endpoints are available on by
setting the `management.server.address` property. Doing so can be useful if you want to
listen only on an internal or ops-facing network or to listen only for connections from
You can customize the address that the management endpoints are available on by setting
the `management.server.address` property. Doing so can be useful if you want to listen
only on an internal or ops-facing network or to listen only for connections from
`localhost`.
NOTE: You can only listen on a different address if the port is different from the
main server port.
NOTE: You can only listen on a different address if the port is different from the main
server port.
The following example `application.properties` does not allow remote management
connections:
@ -683,11 +682,10 @@ If you do not want to expose endpoints over HTTP, you can set the management por
[[production-ready-health-access-restrictions]]
=== HTTP Health Endpoint Format and Access Restrictions
The information exposed by the health endpoint varies, depending on whether it is
accessed anonymously and whether the enclosing application is secure.
By default, when accessed anonymously in a secure application, any details about the
server's health are hidden and the endpoint indicates whether the server
is up or down.
The information exposed by the health endpoint varies, depending on whether it is accessed
anonymously and whether the enclosing application is secure. By default, when accessed
anonymously in a secure application, any details about the server's health are hidden and
the endpoint indicates whether the server is up or down.
The following example shows a summarized HTTP response (default for anonymous request):
@ -702,7 +700,8 @@ The following example shows a summarized HTTP response (default for anonymous re
{"status":"UP"}
----
The following example shows a summarized HTTP response for status "DOWN" (notice the 503 status code):
The following example shows a summarized HTTP response for status "DOWN" (notice the 503
status code):
[source,indent=0]
----
@ -746,19 +745,20 @@ The following example shows a detailed HTTP response:
[[production-ready-jmx]]
== Monitoring and Management over JMX
Java Management Extensions (JMX) provide a standard mechanism to monitor and manage
applications. By default, Spring Boot exposes management endpoints as JMX MBeans
under the `org.springframework.boot` domain.
applications. By default, Spring Boot exposes management endpoints as JMX MBeans under the
`org.springframework.boot` domain.
[[production-ready-custom-mbean-names]]
=== Customizing MBean Names
The name of the MBean is usually generated from the `id` of the endpoint. For example
the `health` endpoint is exposed as `org.springframework.boot:type=Endpoint,name=Health`.
The name of the MBean is usually generated from the `id` of the endpoint. For example the
`health` endpoint is exposed as `org.springframework.boot:type=Endpoint,name=Health`.
If your application contains more than one Spring `ApplicationContext`, you may find that
names clash. To solve this problem, you can set the `management.endpoints.jmx.unique-names`
property to `true` so that MBean names are always unique.
names clash. To solve this problem, you can set the
`management.endpoints.jmx.unique-names` property to `true` so that MBean names are always
unique.
You can also customize the JMX domain under which endpoints are exposed. The following
settings show an example of doing so in `application.properties`:
@ -773,8 +773,8 @@ settings show an example of doing so in `application.properties`:
[[production-ready-disable-jmx-endpoints]]
=== Disabling JMX Endpoints
If you do not want to expose endpoints over JMX, you can set the `endpoints.default.jmx.enabled`
property to `false`, as shown in the following example:
If you do not want to expose endpoints over JMX, you can set the
`endpoints.default.jmx.enabled` property to `false`, as shown in the following example:
[source,properties,indent=0]
----
@ -785,9 +785,9 @@ property to `false`, as shown in the following example:
[[production-ready-jolokia]]
=== Using Jolokia for JMX over HTTP
Jolokia is a JMX-HTTP bridge that provides an alternative method of accessing JMX beans. To
use Jolokia, include a dependency to `org.jolokia:jolokia-core`. For example,
with Maven, you would add the following dependency:
Jolokia is a JMX-HTTP bridge that provides an alternative method of accessing JMX beans.
To use Jolokia, include a dependency to `org.jolokia:jolokia-core`. For example, with
Maven, you would add the following dependency:
[source,xml,indent=0]
----
@ -797,7 +797,8 @@ with Maven, you would add the following dependency:
</dependency>
----
Jolokia can then be accessed by using `/application/jolokia` on your management HTTP server.
Jolokia can then be accessed by using `/application/jolokia` on your management HTTP
server.
@ -831,7 +832,8 @@ If you use Jolokia but do not want Spring Boot to configure it, set the
Spring Boot Actuator includes the ability to view and configure the log levels of your
application at runtime. You can view either the entire list or an individual logger's
configuration, which is made up of both the explicitly configured logging level as well as
the effective logging level given to it by the logging framework. These levels can be one of:
the effective logging level given to it by the logging framework. These levels can be one
of:
* `TRACE`
* `DEBUG`
@ -877,22 +879,21 @@ monitoring systems:
- https://prometheus.io[Prometheus]
Micrometer provides a separate module for each supported monitoring system. Depending on
one (or more) of these modules is sufficient to get started with Micrometer in your
Spring Boot application. To learn more about Micrometer's capabilities, please refer to
its https://micrometer.io/docs[reference documentation].
one (or more) of these modules is sufficient to get started with Micrometer in your Spring
Boot application. To learn more about Micrometer's capabilities, please refer to its
https://micrometer.io/docs[reference documentation].
[[production-ready-metrics-spring-mvc]]
=== Spring MVC Metrics
Auto-configuration enables the instrumentation of requests handled by Spring MVC.
When `spring.metrics.web.server.auto-time-requests` is `true`, this instrumentation
occurs for all requests. Alternatively, when set to `false`, you can enable instrumentation
by adding `@Timed` to a request-handling method.
Auto-configuration enables the instrumentation of requests handled by Spring MVC. When
`spring.metrics.web.server.auto-time-requests` is `true`, this instrumentation occurs for
all requests. Alternatively, when set to `false`, you can enable instrumentation by adding
`@Timed` to a request-handling method.
By default, metrics are generated with the name, `http.server.requests`. The name
can be customized by setting the `spring.metrics.web.server.requests-metrics-name`
property.
By default, metrics are generated with the name, `http.server.requests`. The name can be
customized by setting the `spring.metrics.web.server.requests-metrics-name` property.
@ -911,8 +912,8 @@ To customize the tags, provide a `@Bean` that implements `WebMvcTagsProvider`.
[[production-ready-metrics-web-flux]]
=== WebFlux Metrics
Auto-configuration enables the instrumentation of all requests handled by WebFlux
controllers. You can also use a helper class, `RouterFunctionMetrics`,
to instrument applications that use WebFlux's functional programming model.
controllers. You can also use a helper class, `RouterFunctionMetrics`, to instrument
applications that use WebFlux's functional programming model.
By default, metrics are generated with the name `http.server.requests`. You can customize
the name by setting the `spring.metrics.web.server.requests-metrics-name` property.
@ -921,8 +922,8 @@ the name by setting the `spring.metrics.web.server.requests-metrics-name` proper
[[production-ready-metrics-web-flux-tags]]
==== WebFlux Metric Tags
By default, WebFlux-related metrics for the annotation-based programming model are
tagged with the following information:
By default, WebFlux-related metrics for the annotation-based programming model are tagged
with the following information:
- The request's method.
- The request's URI (templated if possible).
@ -931,8 +932,8 @@ tagged with the following information:
To customize the tags, provide a `@Bean` that implements `WebFluxTagsProvider`.
By default, metrics for the functional programming model are tagged with the
following information:
By default, metrics for the functional programming model are tagged with the following
information:
- The request's method
- The request's URI (templated if possible).
@ -946,19 +947,18 @@ instance.
[[production-ready-metrics-rest-template]]
=== RestTemplate Metrics
Auto-configuration customizes the auto-configured `RestTemplate` to enable the
instrumentation of its requests. `MetricsRestTemplateCustomizer` can be used to
customize your own `RestTemplate` instances.
instrumentation of its requests. `MetricsRestTemplateCustomizer` can be used to customize
your own `RestTemplate` instances.
By default, metrics are generated with the name, `http.client.requests`. The name
can be customized by setting the `spring.metrics.web.client.requests-metrics-name`
property.
By default, metrics are generated with the name, `http.client.requests`. The name can be
customized by setting the `spring.metrics.web.client.requests-metrics-name` property.
[[production-ready-metrics-rest-template-tags]]
==== RestTemplate Metric Tags
By default, metrics generated by an instrumented `RestTemplate` are tagged with
the following information:
By default, metrics generated by an instrumented `RestTemplate` are tagged with the
following information:
- The request's method.
- The request's URI (templated if possible).
@ -1042,16 +1042,16 @@ Auto-configuration enables binding of a number of Spring Integration-related met
[[production-ready-auditing]]
== Auditing
Once Spring Security is in play Spring Boot Actuator has a flexible audit framework that
publishes events (by default, '`authentication success`', '`failure`' and '`access denied`'
exceptions). This feature can be very useful for reporting and for implementing a
lock-out policy based on authentication failures. To customize published security events,
you can provide your own implementations of `AbstractAuthenticationAuditListener` and
`AbstractAuthorizationAuditListener`.
publishes events (by default, '`authentication success`', '`failure`' and
'`access denied`' exceptions). This feature can be very useful for reporting and for
implementing a lock-out policy based on authentication failures. To customize published
security events, you can provide your own implementations of
`AbstractAuthenticationAuditListener` and `AbstractAuthorizationAuditListener`.
You can also use the audit services for your own business events. To do so,
either inject the existing `AuditEventRepository` into your own components and
use that directly or publish an `AuditApplicationEvent` with the Spring
`ApplicationEventPublisher` (by implementing `ApplicationEventPublisherAware`).
You can also use the audit services for your own business events. To do so, either inject
the existing `AuditEventRepository` into your own components and use that directly or
publish an `AuditApplicationEvent` with the Spring `ApplicationEventPublisher` (by
implementing `ApplicationEventPublisherAware`).
@ -1121,20 +1121,20 @@ By default, the trace includes the following information:
=== Custom tracing
If you need to trace additional events, you can inject a
{sc-spring-boot-actuator}/trace/TraceRepository.{sc-ext}[`TraceRepository`] into your
Spring beans. The `add` method accepts a single `Map` structure that is converted to
JSON and logged.
Spring beans. The `add` method accepts a single `Map` structure that is converted to JSON
and logged.
By default, an `InMemoryTraceRepository` that stores the last 100 events is used. If you
need to expand the capacity, you can define your own instance of the
`InMemoryTraceRepository` bean. You can also create your own alternative
`TraceRepository` implementation.
`InMemoryTraceRepository` bean. You can also create your own alternative `TraceRepository`
implementation.
[[production-ready-process-monitoring]]
== Process Monitoring
In the `spring-boot` module, you can find two classes to create files that are often useful
for process monitoring:
In the `spring-boot` module, you can find two classes to create files that are often
useful for process monitoring:
* `ApplicationPidFileWriter` creates a file containing the application PID (by default, in
the application directory with the file name, `application.pid`).
@ -1149,8 +1149,8 @@ described in the next section.
[[production-ready-process-monitoring-configuration]]
=== Extend Configuration
In the `META-INF/spring.factories` file, you can activate the listener(s) that
writes a PID file, as shown in the following example:
In the `META-INF/spring.factories` file, you can activate the listener(s) that writes a
PID file, as shown in the following example:
[indent=0]
----
@ -1164,8 +1164,8 @@ writes a PID file, as shown in the following example:
[[production-ready-process-monitoring-programmatically]]
=== Programmatically
You can also activate a listener by invoking the `SpringApplication.addListeners(...)`
method and passing the appropriate `Writer` object. This method also lets you
customize the file name and path in the `Writer` constructor.
method and passing the appropriate `Writer` object. This method also lets you customize
the file name and path in the `Writer` constructor.
@ -1175,10 +1175,10 @@ Spring Boot's actuator module includes additional support that is activated when
deploy to a compatible Cloud Foundry instance. The `/cloudfoundryapplication` path
provides an alternative secured route to all `@Endpoint` beans.
The extended support lets Cloud Foundry management UIs (such as the web
application that you can use to view deployed applications) be augmented with Spring
Boot actuator information. For example, an application status page may include full health
information instead of the typical "`running`" or "`stopped`" status.
The extended support lets Cloud Foundry management UIs (such as the web application that
you can use to view deployed applications) be augmented with Spring Boot actuator
information. For example, an application status page may include full health information
instead of the typical "`running`" or "`stopped`" status.
NOTE: The `/cloudfoundryapplication` path is not directly accessible to regular users.
In order to use the endpoint, a valid UAA token must be passed with the request.
@ -1216,9 +1216,9 @@ services use self-signed certificates, you need to set the following property:
[[production-ready-cloudfoundry-custom-security]]
=== Custom Security Configuration
If you define custom security configuration and you want extended Cloud Foundry actuator
support, you should ensure that `/cloudfoundryapplication/**` paths are open. Without
a direct open route, your Cloud Foundry application manager is not able to obtain
endpoint data.
support, you should ensure that `/cloudfoundryapplication/**` paths are open. Without a
direct open route, your Cloud Foundry application manager is not able to obtain endpoint
data.
For Spring Security, you typically include something like
`mvcMatchers("/cloudfoundryapplication/**").permitAll()` in your configuration, as shown
@ -1237,7 +1237,6 @@ If you want to explore some of the concepts discussed in this chapter, you can t
look at the actuator {github-code}/spring-boot-samples[sample applications]. You also
might want to read about graphing tools such as http://graphite.wikidot.com/[Graphite].
Otherwise, you can continue on, to read about <<deployment.adoc#deployment,
'`deployment options`'>> or jump ahead
for some in-depth information about Spring Boot's
Otherwise, you can continue on, to read about <<deployment.adoc#deployment, '`deployment
options`'>> or jump ahead for some in-depth information about Spring Boot's
_<<build-tool-plugins.adoc#build-tool-plugins, build tool plugins>>_.
Andy Wilkinson
7 years ago