How do I integrate Elastic APM with my Go Gin application?

Install the agent via 'go get go.elastic.co/apm/v2' and import it in your code. The documentation provides specific middleware examples for Gin, allowing you to wrap your routers to automatically trace requests and errors.

Elastic APM Go agent or OpenTelemetry: which should I use for new projects?

Elastic now recommends OpenTelemetry for new Go projects, as their APM agent is in maintenance mode. OpenTelemetry is vendor-agnostic and offers similar features with broader community support and future updates.

What frameworks does Elastic APM support for Go?

According to the documentation, it supports popular web frameworks like Fiber, Gin, and Echo, among others. Check the supported technologies list for the most up-to-date information.

How much performance overhead does Elastic APM add to my Go app?

The agent is designed for low overhead, but actual impact depends on configuration and workload. It instruments key operations with minimal intrusion, though enabling all traces might have a slight performance cost in high-throughput scenarios.

Can I use Elastic APM without setting up an APM Server?

No, the Elastic APM Go agent requires an APM Server to send data to. You need to deploy and configure the APM Server, which then forwards metrics to Kibana for visualization.

How to migrate from Elastic APM to OpenTelemetry in Go?

Elastic provides an OpenTelemetry Bridge to facilitate migration. Follow their blog post and documentation to transition your instrumentation code to use OpenTelemetry APIs while still sending data to Elastic APM if needed.

elastic/apmfiber — Go Agent for Elastic APM

What is elastic/apmfiber?

Elastic APM Agent for Go is the official Go package for Elastic Application Performance Monitoring (APM). It enables developers to trace operations in their Go applications, collecting performance metrics, errors, and distributed traces that are sent to the Elastic APM Server. This helps identify performance bottlenecks, monitor application health, and troubleshoot issues in production environments.

Target Audience

Go developers and DevOps teams who need to monitor the performance and reliability of their Go applications, particularly those running microservices or distributed systems that require observability.

Value Proposition

Developers choose this agent because it's the official, well-integrated solution for Elastic APM with support for popular Go frameworks, providing comprehensive monitoring with minimal code changes and seamless integration with the Elastic Stack for visualization and analysis.

Overview

The Elastic APM Agent for Go is the official package that enables developers to monitor and trace the execution of operations within Go applications. It collects performance metrics, errors, and distributed traces, sending them to the Elastic APM Server for visualization and analysis in Kibana. This helps identify performance bottlenecks, errors, and latency issues in production environments.

Key Features

Application Performance Monitoring — Traces requests, database queries, and external HTTP calls to provide detailed performance insights.
Error Tracking — Automatically captures and reports application errors and exceptions with full stack traces.
Distributed Tracing — Supports end-to-end tracing across microservices and distributed systems.
Framework Integration — Works with popular Go web frameworks and libraries like Fiber, Gin, and Echo.
Low Overhead — Designed to have minimal impact on application performance during monitoring.

Philosophy

The agent is built to provide comprehensive observability with minimal code changes, following Elastic's philosophy of making application performance monitoring accessible and actionable for developers.

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