Best Practices for RUM Data Reporting with DataKit Cluster¶
Introduction¶
When using Guance for real user monitoring (RUM), if the website traffic is substantial, the performance overhead of collecting user data with DataKit can be significant. In this case, it's necessary to use a DataKit cluster to collect RUM data and improve the performance of data reporting. Since the website uses HTTPS protocol, we will deploy an HTTPS-based DataKit cluster using Alibaba Cloud's Load Balancer SLB for data reporting.
1 Deploy DataKit¶
1.1 Deploy DataKit on Linux¶
Log in to Guance, click on the 'Integration' module, then click 'DataKit' in the top-left corner, select 'Linux', and copy the installation command to execute on your Linux server.
Edit the datakit.conf file to change the listen value to "0.0.0.0:9529" to enable remote access.
Restart DataKit:
1.2 Deploy DataKit on Kubernetes¶
Log in to Guance, click on the 'Integration' module, then click 'DataKit' in the top-left corner, select 'Kubernetes', and follow the instructions to install DataKit.
2 Configure SLB¶
2.1 Create SLB¶
Log in to Alibaba Cloud, go to 'Load Balancer SLB', and create a traditional load balancer CLB with the instance name "datakit-cluster".
2.2 Create Virtual Server Group¶
Enter the newly created load balancer and click 'Create Virtual Server Group'.
3 Enable RUM¶
Log in to Guance, click on the 'User Analysis' module, then click 'Create Application' for https-datakit.
Copy the provided JS code and paste it into the common index.html file's <head> section of your website to ensure every page loads this JS. Modify datakitOrigin to the domain name bound during SLB certificate configuration.
Parameter Description:
applicationId: Application ID.datakitOrigin: DataKit address or domain name.env: Application environment, required.version: Application version, required.allowedTracingOrigins: To connect RUM with APM, configure backend server addresses or domain names.
4 User Analysis¶
Access the website using a browser. Then log in to Guance, click on the 'User Analysis' module, and click on the https-datakit application to view the reported data.
