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Error Tracking Best Practices

Error tracking best practices with Sentry integration, source maps, release tracking, alerting, and effective error triage.

Difficulty
intermediate
Read time
1 min read
Version
v1.0.0
Confidence
established
Last updated

Quick Reference

Error Tracking: Upload source maps with hidden sourcemap option. Tag releases with git SHA. Set user context (id, email). Add breadcrumbs for context. Configure sampling (100% errors, 10-20% transactions). Use beforeSend to filter/redact. Alert on new issues, regressions.

Use When

  • Setting up production error monitoring
  • Configuring Sentry or similar tools
  • Debugging production issues
  • Building alerting workflows

Skip When

  • Development-only environments
  • CLI tools without user impact

Error Tracking Best Practices

Error tracking best practices with Sentry integration, source maps, release tracking, alerting, and effective error triage.

Tags

error-tracking sentry observability debugging monitoring

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