Observability Articles
2 articles about Observability. Explore Spring Boot implementation, design, and operations across related topics.
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Introducing Distributed Tracing with Micrometer Tracing and Zipkin in Spring Boot 3.2+
A step-by-step guide to introducing distributed tracing with Micrometer Tracing and Zipkin in Spring Boot 3.2 and later. Covers the migration path after Spring Cloud Sleuth was discontinued, trace ID propagation between services, and how to verify traces in the Zipkin UI.
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Visualizing Spring Boot Metrics with Prometheus and Grafana
A hands-on guide to collecting Spring Boot application metrics in Prometheus via Micrometer and visualizing them in real time on Grafana dashboards. Also covers custom metrics implementation examples (Counter and Gauge) and security considerations for production operation.