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Gao Hongtao 924f25fec4 Self observability of OAP backend (#3140 ) * First commit * Fix e2e test and some nits * Documenting so11y and setting default values of it in dev env		2019-07-24 16:08:56 +08:00
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backend	Self observability of OAP backend (#3140 )	2019-07-24 16:08:56 +08:00
envoy	Support ALS and observe service mesh without Mixer (#2460 )	2019-05-17 15:29:38 +08:00
istio	Rename metric and indicator to metrics. (#2643 )	2019-05-10 08:05:37 +08:00
service-agent/java-agent	Provide a configuration to control the length of the peer field (#3105 )	2019-07-20 16:50:28 +08:00
README.md	Update README.md (#2920 )	2019-06-21 15:36:28 +08:00

README.md

Setup

Setup based on which kind of probes are you going to use. If you don't understand, please read Concepts and Designs first.

Important: Please choose the timezone on UI, make it matches the timezone of your OAP backend servers.

Download official releases

Backend, UI and Java agent are Apache official release, you could find them at Apache SkyWalking DOWNLOAD page.

Language agents in Service

Java agent. Introduce how to install java agent to your service, without change any codes.

The following agents and SDKs are compatible with the SkyWalking's formats and protocols, but maintained by the 3rd-party. You could go to their project repositories to find out the releases and how to use them.

SkyAPM .NET Core agent. See .NET Core agent project document for more details.
SkyAPM Node.js agent. See Node.js server side agent project document for more details.
SkyAPM PHP SDK. See PHP agent project document for more details.
SkyAPM GO2Sky. See GO2Sky project document for more details.

Service Mesh

Istio
- SkyWalking on Istio. Introduce how to use Istio Mixer bypass Adapter to work with SkyWalking.
Envoy
- Use ALS(access log service) to observe service mesh, without Mixer. Follow document to open it.

Proxy

Envoy Proxy
- Sending metrics to Skywalking from Envoy. How to send metrics from Envoy to SkyWalking using Metrics service.

Setup backend

Follow backend and UI setup document to understand and config the backend for different scenarios, and open advanced features.

Changes log

Backend, UI and Java agent changes are available here.