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title: Monitor OpenSearch Clusters
description: Monitor performance, set up alerts, and forward logs.
product: Databases
url: https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/opensearch/how-to/monitor/
last_updated: "2026-07-31"
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# Monitor OpenSearch Clusters

Generated on 1 Aug 2026

OpenSearch is an open-source search and analytics suite which serves as a centralized location to manage logs forwarded from other resources, such as databases and Droplets.

[How to Monitor OpenSearch Database Cluster Performance](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/opensearch/how-to/monitor-databases/index.html.md): Access and understand performance metrics for nodes in a database cluster.

[How to Set Up OpenSearch Cluster Monitoring Alerts](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/opensearch/how-to/set-up-alerts/index.html.md): Configure alert policies based on database cluster performance metrics.

[How to Forward Logs to OpenSearch Clusters](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/opensearch/how-to/forward-logs/index.html.md): Forward logs from managed databases to your Managed OpenSearch cluster.