Install NewRelic Agent on NodeJS Apps

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Quick tutorial to install new relic agent in a NodeJS App.

Installing New Relic Agent

npm install newrelic --save cp node_modules/newrelic/newrelic.js . or vi .bash_profile export NEW_RELIC_HOME="/Users/Claudio"

Add the config

exports.config = {
  app_name: ['Demo Node App'],
  license_key: 'XXXXX',
  logging: {
    level: 'info'
  }
}

Add the agent to the Node App (automatic detection for Express, Restify) *app.js

const nr = require('newrelic');

Start webserver and see transactions

https://rpm.newrelic.com/accounts/XXXX/applications/YYY/transactions

Created on 11/8/2017