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Last9 MCP Server: Fix Production Issues in Your Local Environment

Ask your agent to bring production context to your local environment, debug issues, and fix them. Sit back and vibe monitor.

Nishant Modak
Nishant Modak
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How to Write Logs to a File in Go

How to Write Logs to a File in Go

Understand how to write logs to a file in Go, avoid common pitfalls, and build a production-ready logging setup with performance and safety in mind.

Anjali Udasi
Anjali Udasi
Logging in Docker Swarm: Visibility Across Distributed Services

Logging in Docker Swarm: Visibility Across Distributed Services

Know how to access, troubleshoot, and centralize logs in Docker Swarm for better visibility into your distributed services.

Faiz Shaikh
Faiz Shaikh
Prometheus Gauges vs Counters: What to Use and When

Prometheus Gauges vs Counters: What to Use and When

Understand the difference between Prometheus gauges and counters, when to use each, and how to avoid common metric pitfalls.

Anjali Udasi
Anjali Udasi
Prometheus and CloudWatch Integration for AWS Metric Collection

Prometheus and CloudWatch Integration for AWS Metric Collection

Understand how to collect and query AWS CloudWatch metrics in Prometheus using the CloudWatch exporter, setup, IAM config, and best practices.

Anjali Udasi
Anjali Udasi
How to Configure Docker’s Shared Memory Size (/dev/shm)

How to Configure Docker’s Shared Memory Size (/dev/shm)

Understand how to configure Docker’s /dev/shm size to avoid memory errors in Chrome, PostgreSQL, and other high-memory workloads.

Faiz Shaikh
Faiz Shaikh
Amazon SQS Metrics: Monitor, Debug, and Optimize Your Message Queues

Amazon SQS Metrics: Monitor, Debug, and Optimize Your Message Queues

Get visibility into your SQS queues with key CloudWatch metrics, custom insights, and alerting strategies for smooth, reliable processing.

Anjali Udasi
Anjali Udasi
11 Best Log Monitoring Tools for Developers in 2025

11 Best Log Monitoring Tools for Developers in 2025

A technical comparison of 11 log monitoring tools developers use in 2025—features, trade-offs, pricing, and platform compatibility

Anjali Udasi
Anjali Udasi
Prometheus Logging Explained for Developers

Prometheus Logging Explained for Developers

Understand how Prometheus logging captures structured metrics, improves query performance, and scales observability in production systems.

Prathamesh Sonpatki
Prathamesh Sonpatki
Docker Stop vs Kill: When to Use Each Command

Docker Stop vs Kill: When to Use Each Command

docker stop gives containers time to shut down cleanly. docker kill doesn't—use it only when you need an immediate shutdown.

Anjali Udasi
Anjali Udasi