# Monitoring – DigitalOcean Documentation

> DigitalOcean Monitoring is a free, opt-in service that helps you track Droplet resource usage, view performance metrics, and receive alerts. The DigitalOcean metrics agent is an open-source Go utility that collects and sends system metrics to DigitalOcean to enable features such as usage graphs, alerts, and custom metrics.
- [Monitoring Support](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/monitoring/support/index.html.md): Get help with technical support and answers to frequently asked questions.



## Getting Started with Monitoring

Quickstarts and intermediate tutorials to get started.

- [Monitoring Quickstart](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/monitoring/getting-started/quickstart/index.html.md): Just the essentials to go from zero to working in a few minutes.

## Monitoring How-Tos

How to accomplish specific tasks in detail, like creation/deletion, configuration, and management.

- [How to Install the DigitalOcean Metrics Agent](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/monitoring/how-to/install-metrics-agent/index.html.md): Install the DigitalOcean metrics agent to enable extended Droplet monitoring.
- [How to Install the DigitalOcean Metrics Agent Using the Metrics Agent Repository](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/monitoring/how-to/install-metrics-agent-repository/index.html.md): Install the DigitalOcean metrics agent manually by configuring the repository directly.
- [How to Uninstall the DigitalOcean Metrics Agent](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/monitoring/how-to/uninstall-metrics-agent/index.html.md): Uninstall the DigitalOcean metrics agent from your Droplet to stop monitoring and remove related system resources.
- [How to Create, Edit, and Delete Resource Alerts](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/monitoring/how-to/manage-alerts/index.html.md): Create, edit, view, and delete resource alerts to monitor your Droplets and receive notifications when key metrics exceed or fall below thresholds you define.
- [How to Upgrade Your Legacy Metrics Agent](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/monitoring/how-to/upgrade-legacy-agent/index.html.md): Remove the legacy metrics agent and install the newer Prometheus-based version to restore extended metrics visibility.

## Monitoring Reference

Native and third-party tools, troubleshooting, and answers to frequently asked questions.

- [Monitoring API Reference](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/monitoring/reference/api/index.html.md): 

## Monitoring Concepts

Explanations and definitions of core concepts in Monitoring.

- [Droplet Metrics](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/monitoring/concepts/metrics/index.html.md): Monitor Droplet CPU, memory, storage, and network metrics to understand performance and troubleshoot issues.
- [GPU Metrics](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/monitoring/concepts/gpu-metrics/index.html.md): Monitor GPU performance, temperature, power, interconnect activity, and error metrics for NVIDIA and AMD GPU workloads.

## Monitoring Details

Features, plans and pricing, availability, limits, known issues, and more.

- [Monitoring Features](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/monitoring/details/features/index.html.md): Monitor Droplets with system-level metrics, visual graphs, customizable alerts, and GPU observability.
- [Monitoring Pricing](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/monitoring/details/pricing/index.html.md): DigitalOcean Monitoring is provided at no additional cost.
- [Monitoring Availability](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/monitoring/details/availability/index.html.md): Regional datacenter availability for DigitalOcean Monitoring.
- [Monitoring Limits](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/monitoring/details/limits/index.html.md): Limits and known issues for DigitalOcean Monitoring.

## Monitoring Support

Technical support articles for Monitoring.

- [How do I disable process name collection in my metrics agent?](https://docs.digitalocean.com/support/how-do-i-disable-process-name-collection-in-my-metrics-agent/index.html.md): Disable process name collection in the metrics agent by updating the service configuration on your Droplet.
- [Why are my alerts not working on my Droplets?](https://docs.digitalocean.com/support/why-are-my-alerts-not-working-on-my-droplets/index.html.md): Install the DigitalOcean metrics agent on each Droplet to enable Monitoring alerts.
- [How can I allowlist the DigitalOcean metrics agent with my firewall?](https://docs.digitalocean.com/support/how-can-i-allowlist-the-digitalocean-metrics-agent-with-my-firewall/index.html.md): Configure your firewall to allow outbound traffic on ports 80 and 443 so the DigitalOcean metrics agent can report monitoring data.