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Does anyone know if New Relic can be used in a more limited capacity with unsupported languages?

I've been building an OpenResty/Lapis app (Lua) and would love to be able to get some visibility into my Heroku dynos.

We're working on a somehow similar product that works by understanding the network traffic received and sent by your application. This means it can be language independent. http://packetbeat.com/

That's really cool! Great name, too. Probably a little less comprehensive than New Relic's offering, but I like that you don't have to do any kind of integration.

On a side note, the font you guys use for parts of your site is way too thin. It's really hard to read. See the items in the bottom/middle: http://cl.ly/image/2H0r1d1b210p

Thanks! We're working on adding more information to the website and also on improving the design, based on the feedback we got so far.

(Product Manager @ New Relic here)

We launched a bunch of stuff today, including a new Agent SDK that is designed for exactly this purpose. It's beta today and has limited functionality, but give it a shot and let us know how it goes for you.

https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/features/agent-sdk

With the New Relic Platform, you can write a Plugin to report data about anything you want. There are Java and Ruby SDKs, and if you prefer, there is an HTTP API.

https://newrelic.com/platform https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/plugin-dev/

Hope that helps you. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

https://addons.heroku.com/librato provides insight into your Heroku dynos.

https://addons.heroku.com/adept-scale does too to some extent.

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