Ingesting metrics

Install the NevTan monitoring agent alongside your own application and connect it with a monitor key — no calls to write by hand.

Getting metrics from an app running on your own infrastructure into NevTan doesn't mean writing any networking code. Install the NevTan monitoring agent next to your app, paste in the monitor key you created, and the agent takes care of reporting from there.

Add the agent to a Java / Spring Boot app

1. 1
   Create a monitor key

   If you haven't already, create one from the Monitor Keys page — see Monitor keys.
2. 2
   Add the agent as a dependency

   The agent is published on JitPack, so add that repository alongside the dependency itself. These are the same two blocks the console shows you after you click Connect an app.

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3. 3
   Paste in your monitor key

   Add the key to your app's own configuration file, along with a name for the service and the ingest endpoint the agent reports to.

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4. 4
   Deploying in Docker? Use the environment variables instead

   Dotted property names don't bind as environment variables — an agent configured that way starts but never reports. In a container, set the UPPER_SNAKE_CASE equivalents.

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5. 5
   Start your app

   On startup, the agent begins reporting JVM and system metrics — heap, GC, threads, CPU, memory — automatically. There is nothing further to trigger from your side. It logs one line confirming it is running, which you can check with docker logs <container> | grep nevtan-monitor.

Configuration values