# Changelog #### March 2026 * Redesigned and updated user interfaces for Heroku, AWS, Azure, and GCP. #### February 2026 * Deployed a Team Members API, that lists all team users and their respective permissions * New and simplified account signup flow using email verification and [reCaptcha v3](https://developers.google.com/recaptcha/docs/v3) validation #### January 2026 * Received our annual [SOC2 compliance](https://www.metricfire.com/security/) certification, upholding best practices for modern security standards. * Upgraded Kubernetes to a newer version in our Hosted Grafana environment, for optimized node performance. * Added a proper [DELETE route](https://docs.hostedgraphite.com/api-guides/metrics-api#deleting-metrics) for our Metrics API, better compatibility for HTTP/2 requests. #### November 2025 * Added a [Process Aggregate](https://docs.hostedgraphite.com/add-ons-and-integrations-guide/heroku#process-aggregates) feature to the Heroku integration, to combine individual process metrics into single data sets. * Updated the default Heroku dashboard to display Heroku Process metrics (scheduler, release, run, worker). #### October 2025 * Added a [Host Aggregate](https://docs.hostedgraphite.com/add-ons-and-integrations-guide/heroku#host-aggregates) feature to our Heroku integration, that will combine values from all host (subdomain) metrics into a single data set. * Updated the internal version of Graphite-Web to include more recent Graphite functions. #### September 2025 * Researched and tested a method for [GPU performance monitoring](https://www.metricfire.com/blog/why-gpu-monitoring-matters-tracking-utilization-power-and-errors-with-dcgm/), using the DCGM Exporter tool. #### August 2025 * Increased/optimized disk storage capacity on all K8 nodes in our Hosted Grafana environment, for faster user performance. #### July 2025 * Deployed a beta version of the new logging integration to production (Hosted Loki), **contact us** for more details. #### June 2025 * Upgraded Kubernetes to a newer version in our Hosted Grafana environment, for optimized node performance. #### May 2025 * Building out a new logging integration using open-source tools. See the MF Logging page for more details, and to register your interest for this new feature: #### April 2025 * Released [V2](https://github.com/hostedgraphite/hg-cli/releases/tag/v0.2.0) of the HG-CLI tool, with a 'Quick Install' method for the OpenTelemetry Collector Agent * **curl -s "" | sudo sh** * Published content around converting syslog messages to Graphite metrics 2 ways, by using Telegraf with [Loki](https://www.metricfire.com/blog/from-logs-to-metrics-building-an-open-source-logs-to-graphite-pipeline/) and [Grok](https://www.metricfire.com/blog/from-logs-to-metrics-part-2-building-an-open-source-logs-to-graphite-pipeline/) #### March 2025 * Released the first stable version of our [HG-CLI Tool](https://github.com/hostedgraphite/hg-cli), for easy agent installation on any OS: * **curl -s "" | sudo sh** * Published content around using OpenTelemetry Receivers to [collect Java application metrics](https://www.metricfire.com/blog/easiest-way-to-monitor-your-java-application-using-opentelemetry/) #### February 2025 * Released a Graphite method for using the [OpenTelemetry Collector Contrib as an Agent](https://docs.hostedgraphite.com/agents-guide/opentelemetry) * Published content around using OpenTelemetry Receivers to collect metrics from [NGINX](https://www.metricfire.com/blog/easiest-way-to-monitor-nginx-performance-with-opentelemetry/), [Aerospike](https://www.metricfire.com/blog/how-to-monitor-aerospike-with-opentelemetry-and-metricfire/), [Snowflake](https://www.metricfire.com/blog/how-to-monitor-snowflake-with-opentelemetry/), and [OracleDB EX](https://www.metricfire.com/blog/monitor-oracledb-ex-with-opentelemetry-and-metricfire/) #### January 2025 * Pushed an update that enables Annotations to accept non-Latin characters * Updated [HG Statuspage](https://status.hostedgraphite.com/), now displaying more AWS ingestion metrics #### December 2024 * Deployed new Metrics Search UI that includes 'folder' structure and quick view graphing features * Deployed 'guest' CLI Demo that can be used without an active HG account: **bash -c "$(curl -s '')"** * Updated methods for [integrating Apache Spark with Graphite](https://www.metricfire.com/blog/step-by-step-guide-to-monitoring-apache-spark-with-metricfire/) #### November 2024 * Optimized onboarding flow for HG accounts created through our [Heroku Add-On](https://elements.heroku.com/addons/hostedgraphite) * Updated methods for [converting Prometheus data ⇒ Graphite](https://www.metricfire.com/blog/simple-guide-to-converting-prometheus-metrics-to-graphite-using-telegraf/) #### October 2024 * Continuing to decommission the old Grafana v7 environment for all accounts - please reach out to support if you would like a force-redirect rule from v7 to v9 * Added the AWS/NetworkELB service to our Cloudwatch Add-On #### September 2024 * Deployed a new [Heroku Router Aggregates](https://docs.hostedgraphite.com/add-ons-and-integrations-guide/heroku#router-aggregates) feature - to combine values of high-cardinality Heroku Path metrics * Upgraded the AWS/SNS integration to include more metric dimensions #### August 2024 * Added a Kubernetes integration as a [telegraf-daemonset](https://github.com/metricfire/telegraf-daemonset/) which can be easily deployed into your k8 clusters. This will collect/forward metrics that can be visualized on a Kubernetes Overview dashboard located in our Dashboard Library * All accounts now have active Grafana v9.5 instances, and you can reach out to our support to request a different version #### July 2024 * Added a CLI Demo onboarding tool - for sending sample data that van be viewed in the Welcome to HG dashboard in our Dashboard Library: * **bash -c "$(curl -s )"** * Continued Grafana v9 deployments and dashboard migrations - reach out to request this upgrade #### June 2024 * Added a [Tag Expiry](https://docs.hostedgraphite.com/account-management/account-settings#tag-expiry) feature, for managing stale tagged metrics * Continued Grafana v9 deployments and dashboard migrations - reach out to request this upgrade * Optimized the Quick View metric/alert graphs for cleaner and faster data rendering #### May 2024 * Rolled out our NEW beta Grafana environment hosted on kubernetes (default version 9.5.13) * please reach out directly to request this early * Added a Welcome Dashboard to the [Dashboard Library](https://docs.hostedgraphite.com/dashboard-and-graphs/dashboard-library), for a smoother onboarding experience #### April 2024 * Deployed a HG home page redesign for the top and side nav bars, giving a more modern look and cleaner UI experience * Continued development for hosted stock Grafana in Kubernetes * Updated methods for [SNMP device performance monitoring](https://www.metricfire.com/blog/step-by-step-guide-to-monitoring-your-snmp-devices-with-telegraf/) - using the Telegraf agent #### March 2024 * Began development work for hosted stock Grafana in Kubernetes * Updated methods for [ELK stack performance monitoring](https://www.metricfire.com/blog/monitor-your-elk-stack-with-telegraf-and-metricfire/) - using the Telegraf agent * Tagged Metric backend service cleanup and optimisation #### February 2024 * New Heroku [Router Path Metrics](https://docs.hostedgraphite.com/add-ons-and-integrations-guide/heroku#router-path-metrics) option for higher visibility into connections/methods/statuses per path in a Heroku app * Deployed new GitLab and Cloudbees webhook [integrations](https://docs.hostedgraphite.com/add-ons-and-integrations-guide) * Integrated HG landing page to use chartJS for faster graph loading on home page and Account Diagnostics page * API key on HG landing page now hidden by default, for increased security #### January 2024 * Released the [Heroku ](https://docs.hostedgraphite.com/add-ons-and-integrations-guide/heroku#heroku-add-on-metrics)[Kafka](https://docs.hostedgraphite.com/add-ons-and-integrations-guide/heroku#heroku-add-on-metrics) integration which forwards Heroku log drain metrics from your Heroku Kafka Add-On * [Dashboard Library](https://docs.hostedgraphite.com/dashboard-and-graphs/dashboard-library) updated with the Heroku Kafka dashboard * Backend services cleanup, consolidation, and optimisation #### December 2023 * Released a [GCP Add-On](https://docs.hostedgraphite.com/add-ons-and-integrations-guide/gcp-metrics) integration. This feature allows the forwarding of metrics from specified GCP services. * Released the [Heroku Redis](https://docs.hostedgraphite.com/add-ons-and-integrations-guide/heroku#heroku-add-on-metrics) integration which forwards metrics from your Heroku Redis Add-On * [Dashboard Library](https://docs.hostedgraphite.com/dashboard-and-graphs/dashboard-library) updated with GCP Overview dashboard and Heroku Redis dashboard #### October 2023 * Released the [Microsoft Azure Add-On](https://docs.hostedgraphite.com/add-ons-and-integrations-guide/azure-monitor-metrics), which syncs the metrics from specified Azure resources into your account. * [Dashboard library](https://docs.hostedgraphite.com/dashboard-and-graphs/dashboard-library) updated with AWS/Azure Overview dashboards * [Busy Metric Ratelimited](https://docs.hostedgraphite.com/account-management/account-diagnostics#busy-metrics-being-ratelimited-graph) feature released an viewable in Account Diagnostics * Added AWS ECS Container Insights service to our Cloudwatch Add-On #### September 2023 * Deployed [Dashboard Library v2](https://docs.hostedgraphite.com/dashboard-and-graphs/dashboard-library) and optimized current dashboard list * Added new pre-made dashboards for Telegraf and Sitespeed * [Invalid Metric Tracking](https://docs.hostedgraphite.com/account-management/account-diagnostics#invalid-metrics-graph) feature released and viewable in Account Diagnostics UI #### August 2023 * [MetricFire Homepage](https://www.metricfire.com/) localised into Japanese, Korean and Portuguese * Released the Heroku Postgres metrics integration and pre-made dashboard * Updated our Sitespeed integration for use with annotations * Hosted Graphite Agent updated to python3 * Added the AWS Cloudwatch Logs service to our Cloudwatch Add-On #### July 2023 * Released the Microsoft Teams Alerting Notification Channel * Greater integration with [Sitespeed.io](https://www.sitespeed.io/) Site Performance Insights * Improvements made around annotation issues * A+ [security header](https://securityheaders.com/) score for hostedgraphite.com and metricfire.com domains * Sentry Reconfiguration for Alerting #### June 2023 * Heroku Add-On Maintenance and migration to Heroku API V3 * Sentry reconfiguration for improved internal alerting and response times * Updates to site stability and indexing **May 2023** * Bug fixes resolving alert resolution and metric expiry feature issues * Backend services cleanup and optimisation * Improvements to Graphite Web / Query Functions * Deployed updates providing greater ability for users to adjust their current plan option self-service #### April 2023 * Added AWS MemoryDB Service to our Cloudwatch Add-On * Bug Fixes for Heroku Add-On services * Metric Expiry Updates and Fixes * ‘Limited Access Group’ feature improvements * Hosted Graphite Ruby Gem updated to support tagged StatsD metrics **March 2023** * Completed a full infrastructure overhaul: * upgraded all backend services and dependencies to newer versions of Python and Ubuntu * replaced all internal servers with newer and more efficient models (NVME in most layers for faster read/write speeds) * Released new documentation domain and format - hosted by gitBook --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. 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