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.NET APM with Kubernetes
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This document details how to install the .Net Core APM Profiler in your .Net Core application running on Kubernetes.
Prerequisite
Follow the Retrace Kubernetes Install Guide.
.Net Core Kubernetes Setup
Dockerfile Configuration
Adjust your Dockerfile to include the .Net Core Profiler:
RUN mkdir -m 0755 -p /stackify-dotnet-apm && \
cd /stackify-dotnet-apm && \
wget http://download.stackify.com/stackify-dotnet-apm/stackify-dotnet-apm-install-linux-latest.tar.gz && \
tar -zxvf stackify-dotnet-apm-install-linux-latest.tar.gz && \
cd stackify-dotnet-apm-install-linux && \
./install.sh --docker && \
cd .. && \
rm -rf stackify-dotnet-apm-install-linux && \
rm stackify-dotnet-apm-install-linux-latest.tar.gz
ENV CORECLR_PROFILER={cf0d821e-299b-5307-a3d8-b283c03916da}
ENV CORECLR_ENABLE_PROFILING=1
ENV CORECLR_PROFILER_PATH="/stackify-dotnet-apm/StackifyProfiler.so"
Name Your Application
Create a file named Stackify.json and copy it to your container in the same folder as your application.
{
"AppName": "MyApp",
"Environment": "Production"
}
Pod Configuration
Application containers are required to have the stackify volume mount configured in Retrace Kubernetes Install.
Example Application Pod YAML:
apiVersion: v1
kind: ReplicationController
metadata:
name: pod-name
spec:
replicas: 1
selector:
app: app-name
template:
metadata:
name: template-name
labels:
app: app-name
spec:
containers:
- name: container-name
image: application-image
volumeMounts:
- mountPath: /usr/local/stackify
name: stackify
volumes:
- name: stackify
hostPath:
path: /var/stackify
type: DirectoryOrCreate
Verify
Make application requests, you can then verify results in the Retrace dashboard.