Overview

Get metrics from Convox in real time to visualize your containers’ performance.

Setup

See the Convox documentation to set up the Datadog integration.

Deploy the Datadog Agent

You can deploy the Datadog Agent as a Convox app by using a docker-compose.yml manifest. Use a count that matches the InstanceCount parameter of your Rack.

# check out the repo
$ git clone https://github.com/convox-examples/datadog.git
$ cd dd-agent

# deploy the agent app and secret
$ convox apps create
$ convox env set DD_API_KEY=<your api key>
$ convox deploy
$ convox scale agent --count=3 --cpu=10 --memory=128

Run convox deploy to deploy Datadog Agent into ECS.

Auto scaling

If autoscaling is enabled on your Rack, you need to dynamically scale the Datadog Agent count to match the Rack instance count.

For more information, see the Listening for ECS CloudWatch Events tutorial.

Data Collected

Metrics

The Convox integration does not include any metrics.

Events

The Convox integration does not include any events.

Service Checks

The Convox integration does not include any service checks.

Troubleshooting

When configuring environment variables in the convox.yml file, the environment parameter must be defined on the same level as the services parameter.

Need help? Contact Datadog support.

Further Reading

Additional helpful documentation, links, and articles:

• Monitor your AWS ECS platform with Convox and Datadog