Monitoring

Health Checks

The following services have health checks configured in the docker-compose.yaml files:

• PostgreSQL Database (postgres):

  • A health check is performed to ensure that the PostgreSQL database is ready to accept connections.
  • The command used is pg_isready -U ${POSTGRES_ADMIN_USER} -d ${DB_NAME}.
  • It runs every 5 seconds with a 5-second timeout and 5 retries.

• Plate Recognizer (plate-recognizer):

  • A health check is performed to ensure that the Plate Recognizer service is running.
  • The command used is curl -f http://localhost:8080/.
  • It runs every 5 seconds with a 5-second timeout and 5 retries.

• Data Collection Service (data-collection-service):

  • A health check is performed to ensure that the Data Collection service is running.
  • The command used is curl -f http://localhost:5000/health.
  • It runs every 5 seconds with a 5-second timeout and 5 retries.

• Notification Service (notification-service):

  • A health check is performed to ensure that the Notification service is running.
  • The command used is curl -f http://localhost:5000/health.
  • It runs every 5 seconds with a 5-second timeout and 5 retries.

• Database Backup Service (db-backup):

  • A health check is performed to ensure that the cron daemon is running.
  • The command used is pgrep crond || exit 1.
  • It runs every 5 seconds with a 5-second timeout and 5 retries.

Logging

All services are configured to output logs to the console. The log level can be configured via the LOG_LEVEL environment variable in the .env file.