Nice :)
> On 9 Sep 2020, at 18:32, Nick Vatamaniuc <vatam...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> That looks really nice, Jan. Thanks for sharing!
>
> On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 1:29 PM Alessio 'Blaster' Biancalana
> <dottorblas...@apache.org> wrote:
>>
>> Wow, that's _amazing_. I'm glad seeing this kind of effort in an ecosystem
>> like the one of CouchDB, cool stuff!
>>
>> Alessio
>>
>> On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 6:03 PM Jan Lehnardt <j...@apache.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear CouchDB Community,
>>>
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>>> Neighbourhoodie’s latest product for monitoring your CouchDB instances.
>>>
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>>> our combined multi-decade experience with supporting CouchDB
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>>> running into any trouble, ever.
>>>
>>> It continuously monitors your CouchDB installations and runs a number
>>> of checks to ensure your CouchDBs are running correctly, fast and
>>> securely. It also checks for conditions and configurations that have
>>> the potential to cause production issues in the future.
>>>
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>>> for improving your CouchDB instance or cluster. It evaluates
>>> configuration, metrics, and database information to ensure smooth
>>> operation. It even evaluates your JavaScript code in design documents
>>> for common mistakes and performance pitfalls.
>>>
>>> Here are just a few examples of the checks that Opservatory runs
>>> periodically:
>>>
>>> - If you are just starting out with CouchDB, Opservatory checks if
>>> you’ve got any quirks in your setup and configuration and gives you
>>> recommendations for well-established best practices for running CouchDB
>>> correctly, fast and securely.
>>>
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>>> where to start looking for things to fix, Opservatory will give you the
>>> top list of issues that you can resolve to make your problem(s) go away.
>>>
>>> - If your intern uploaded a design doc with an inefficient map
>>> function (again), Opservatory will let you know, but it also catches
>>> more common patterns used by seasoned CouchDB developers that can be
>>> improved.
>>>
>>> - If you create a new database and forget to set the correct
>>> _security object, Opservatory will warn you about publicly accessible
>>> data that you might want to make private as soon as you get the
>>> notification.
>>>
>>> Opservatory has over 80 checks that cover the five main areas of every
>>> CouchDB installation: setup, configuration, metrics, databases and
>>> queries/design docs. We have at least as many more in the backlog, and
>>> we are constantly adding more as we find more issues during our
>>> professional support service work.
>>>
>>> You can configure Opservatory to receive alerts via email or Slack, and
>>> it covers all CouchDB versions: 1.x, 2.x and 3.x. It even works with
>>> Cloudant!
>>>
>>> And while we are very happy with where we are already, we have big
>>> plans to make maintaining CouchDB in production even easier with
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>>> to automate common maintenance tasks safely.
>>>
>>> If you have any questions, I’m happy to answer off-list.
>>>
>>> If you think this is interesting, we welcome you to sign up for a free
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>>>
>>> Best
>>> Jan
>>> —
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>>> https://neighbourhood.ie/couchdb-support/
>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
