Monitoring Limits
Validated on 4 Feb 2018 • Last edited on 14 Apr 2025
DigitalOcean Monitoring is a free, opt-in service that lets you track Droplet resource usage in real time, visualize performance metrics, and receive alerts via email or Slack to proactively manage your infrastructure’s health.
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You cannot revert to basic Droplet graphs after enabling the metrics agent.
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You cannot add or change the alert email address for individual accounts.
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Alerting is not yet available for load average.
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Because the metrics agent focuses on system-level data, it is not suitable for application performance monitoring (APM) tasks like tracking application errors, website connections, or identifying application bottlenecks. These require a monitoring system with a different focus, which could be used in addition to DigitalOcean Monitoring.