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How to monitor internet traffic to CloudFront edge in one click with Amazon CloudWatch Internet Monitor

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This article explains how to monitor internet traffic to Amazon CloudFront edge locations using Amazon CloudWatch Internet Monitor. Internet Monitor provides insights into internet health and user experience for applications hosted on AWS, by analyzing traffic metrics and generating alerts for performance and availability issues.

Specifically, the article covers:

  • Benefits of using Internet Monitor for CloudFront, including straightforward configuration, comprehensive monitoring, automated alerting, and streamlined monitoring
  • Step-by-step guide to enable Internet Monitor for a CloudFront distribution from the CloudFront console
  • Overview of the Internet Monitor dashboard, showing traffic profiles, health events, top client locations, and tools to troubleshoot issues
  • Example of using health event visualizations to pinpoint the root cause of performance issues along the network path
  • Conclusion highlighting the advantages of using Internet Monitor for CloudFront distributions


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