heapster
A JVM agent library for production heap profiling with Google perftools-compatible output.
What is heapster?
Heapster is a JVM agent library that performs heap profiling for Java applications, generating output compatible with Google perftools. It solves the problem of monitoring memory allocation in production environments by providing sampled profiling with minimal overhead. The tool helps developers identify memory-intensive code paths and potential memory leaks.
Java developers and DevOps engineers who need to profile memory usage in production JVM applications, especially those already using or familiar with Google perftools for performance analysis.
Developers choose Heapster because it offers production-ready heap profiling with compatibility to established tools like pprof, enabling integration into existing monitoring workflows without requiring significant changes to deployment or analysis processes.
Overview
production heap profiling for the JVM. compatible with google-perftools.
Use Cases
Best For
- Profiling memory allocation in live production Java applications
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