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# Changelog

#### June 2026

* Deployed an integration for DigitalOcean, which pulls resource metrics into Hosted Graphite (Apps, Droplets, Databases, Load Balancers, Autoscale Pools).

#### May 2026

* Updated our Graphite Alerts UI to support [Composite Alerts](https://docs.hostedgraphite.com/alerting-guide/alerting-overview#composite-alerts), allowing you to configure alerts with multiple metrics using AND/OR conditional logic.
* Updated the [alert notification payload](https://docs.hostedgraphite.com/alerting-guide/alerting-overview#notification-json-model) to include composite conditions met, logical expression used, and a triggered metrics list.

#### April 2026

* Upgraded our Heroku integration to pull [Heroku Connect](https://www.metricfire.com/herokuconnect/) metrics, and added a section for these on our Heroku auto-dashboard.

#### March 2026

* Redesigned and updated user interfaces for our Heroku, AWS, Azure, and GCP integrations.

#### February 2026

* Deployed a [Team Members API](https://docs.hostedgraphite.com/api-guides/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: <https://www.metricfire.com/logging/>

#### 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 "<https://www.hostedgraphite.com/scripts/hg-cli/installer/>" | 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:&#x20;
  * **curl -s "<https://www.hostedgraphite.com/scripts/hg-cli/installer/>" | 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](/agents-guide/opentelemetry.md)
* 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 '<https://www.hostedgraphite.com/demos/cli\\_system\\_collector/?user=guest>')"**
* 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:&#x20;
  * **bash -c "$(curl -s <https://www.hostedgraphite.com/demos/cli\\_system\\_collector/>)"**
* 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&#x20;
* 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&#x20;
* 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&#x20;
* Sentry reconfiguration for improved internal alerting and response times&#x20;
* Updates to site stability and indexing

**May 2023**

* Bug fixes resolving alert resolution and metric expiry feature issues&#x20;
* Backend services cleanup and optimisation
* Improvements to Graphite Web / Query Functions&#x20;
* 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
