ScoutRails

A Ruby gem for detailed Rails application performance analysis. Metrics are reported to Scout, a hosted server and application monitoring service. For general server monitoring, see our server monitoring agent.

Scout Rails Monitoring

Getting Started

Install the gem:

gem install scout_rails

Signup for a Scout account and copy the config file to RAILS_ROOT/config/scout_rails.yml.

Your config file should look like:

common: &defaults
  name: YOUR_APPLICATION_NAME
  key: YOUR_APPLICATION_KEY
  monitor: true

production:
  <<: *defaults

Supported Frameworks

  • Rails 2.2 and greater

Supported Rubies

  • Ruby 1.8.7
  • Ruby 1.9.2
  • Ruby 1.9.3

Supported Application Servers

  • Phusion Passenger
  • Thin
  • WEBrick
  • Unicorn (make sure to add preload_app true to config/unicorn.rb)

Help

See our troubleshooting tips and/or email [email protected] if you need a hand.