Using Sentry to monitor exceptions

Sentry is a tool that eases the process of monitoring exceptions and also provides insights into the errors that the users of the application face while using it. It is highly possible that there are errors in logfiles that get missed out by the human eye. Sentry categorizes the errors under different categories and keeps a count of the recurrence of errors. This helps in understanding the severity of the errors on multiple criteria and helps us to handle them accordingly. It has a nice GUI that facilitates all of these features.

Getting ready

We will start with the Sentry installation and configuration procedure. There are multiple ways of installing and configuring Sentry as per our needs. Sentry also provides a SaaS-based hosted solution where you can just skip the installation part discussed ahead and move on directly to integration. You can get Sentry from https://www.getsentry.com.

Here, we will discuss a very basic version of the Sentry installation...