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What is logging and monitoring in microservices?

Entry Microservices
Quick Answer Each service logs independently - structured JSON logs are best. Centralize them with ELK Stack or similar. Add correlation IDs to trace a request across services. Use distributed tracing (Jaeger, Zipkin) to see the full call chain. Metrics via Prometheus + Grafana for dashboards and alerts. Without this, debugging distributed systems is nearly impossible.

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Centralized logging (ELK), monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana), and distributed tracing (Jaeger, Zipkin) help troubleshoot and monitor microservices health.

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