Production guide

ArgusLogs best practices

Keep log volume under control, query efficiently, and prefer TieredStorage with SQLite for a compact hot tier — plus security and retention advice for production.

Section 8 of 8 Storage & performance

Production checklist

Before shipping to production, walk through this checklist with your team.

TieredStorage enabled with SQLite hot path and Parquet archives
RetentionDays aligned with support and compliance requirements
MaxEntriesPerRequest and UI filters used instead of bulk loads
UseShortKeys enabled; HTTP bodies disabled unless required
/argus-logs protected with RequireLogin or host authentication
Disk monitoring on logs/tiered/ and archive folders
License key valid and documented for the deployment environment
Incident runbook includes traceId + userId lookup steps in the embedded UI

Open developer tutorial

Debug production issues without reproducing them.

Debug production .NET applications without reproducing bugs locally. ArgusLogs captures request context, SQL, HTTP, exceptions, and trace IDs through automatic compile-time instrumentation—investigate live incidents from real telemetry. Stop guessing. Start debugging.