Best PracticesJune 10, 2026·6 min read
How to Monitor Your Load Balancer
Key metrics, alerting strategies, tools.
Key Metrics
- Latency (P50, P95, P99)
- Error rate (target < 1%)
- Health status
- Throughput
Alerts
Critical: All origins unhealthy, error rate > 5%
Warning: Error rate > 1%, single origin down
Tools
- Cloudflare Analytics
- Application monitoring (Sentry, DataDog)
- Custom dashboards
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