# Manage App Platform App Observability

Generated on 13 Mar 2026

App Platform is a fully managed Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) that deploys applications from Git repositories or container images. It automatically builds, deploys, and scales components while handling all underlying infrastructure.

[How to Set Up and Manage Health Checks](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/app-platform/how-to/manage-health-checks/index.html.md): Add health checks to your app to monitor the availability and performance of its services.

[How to View Logs in App Platform](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/app-platform/how-to/view-logs/index.html.md): View application, build, deploy, and runtime logs in App Platform.

[How to Forward Logs in App Platform](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/app-platform/how-to/forward-logs/index.html.md): Enable log forwarding to log management providers in App Platform.

[How to Create Alerts and Set Up Monitoring in App Platform](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/app-platform/how-to/create-alerts/index.html.md): Create alert policies and set up alerts for app or resource events.

[How to View Insights in App Platform](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/app-platform/how-to/view-insights/index.html.md): View application insights in App Platform in the control panel or using the API.