In that case, you'll want to monitor the infrastructure and system resources utilized by your Rails application. You can use third-party tools or services for monitoring and creating a dashboard. One of the popular tools for this purpose is Grafana.
To create an infrastructure dashboard using Grafana, you'll need to follow these steps:
Install and configure a time-series database such as InfluxDB or Prometheus on your server. This database will store metrics collected from your infrastructure.
Install and configure a metrics collector like Telegraf, Node Exporter, or collectd to collect system metrics and send them to your time-series database.
Install Grafana on your server or use the Grafana Cloud service.
Configure Grafana to connect to your time-series database.
Create a new dashboard in Grafana and add panels with the desired metrics from your time-series database. You can display metrics like CPU usage, memory usage, disk space, network usage, and more.
Customize the dashboard to show the metrics you're interested in monitoring.
Set up alerts if necessary to notify you when certain thresholds are met or if there are any issues with your infrastructure.
Please note that the specific steps to install and configure these tools will depend on the operating system and environment you're using. You can find the detailed documentation on each tool's official website:
InfluxDB: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb
Prometheus: https://prometheus.io/docs
Grafana: https://grafana.com/docs
If you prefer to use a hosted monitoring solution, you can explore options like New Relic, Datadog, or AppSignal, which provide easy-to-use dashboards and monitoring tools specifically designed for web applications and their underlying infrastructure.
