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Essential for most MVPs

Error Tracking for MVPs

Capture, monitor, and debug production errors to maintain application reliability.

1-2 days
Typical Timeline
$0 - $500
Typical Cost

When to Include

  • Any production application
  • Need to debug user-reported issues
  • Want proactive error alerts
  • Distributed systems

When to Skip

  • Development only

Technology Options

TechnologyProsCons
Sentry
Full-featured error tracking platform
  • Excellent stack traces
  • Source maps
  • Performance too
  • Free tier
  • Can be noisy
  • Complex for simple needs
Bugsnag
Error monitoring with stability scores
  • Stability metrics
  • Good mobile support
  • Release tracking
  • Less free tier
  • Smaller community
LogRocket
Error tracking with session replay
  • See what user did
  • Great for UX bugs
  • Network recording
  • More expensive
  • Privacy considerations
PostHog
Product analytics with error tracking
  • All-in-one
  • Session replay
  • Open source option
  • Less specialized
  • Newer error features

Implementation Steps

1
Choose error tracking platform
2
Install SDK (frontend and backend)
3
Configure source maps for stack traces
4
Set up error grouping rules
5
Add user context to errors
6
Configure alerting rules
7
Integrate with team communication (Slack)
8
Create error triage workflow

Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Not uploading source maps (unreadable errors)
  • Missing user context
  • Alert fatigue from too many notifications
  • Not triaging errors regularly
  • Ignoring error trends
  • Only tracking frontend errors

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I avoid alert fatigue?

Set up smart alerts: only notify on new errors or significant spikes. Use digest emails for less urgent issues. Assign ownership for triage.

Should I track all errors?

Track all unhandled exceptions. For handled errors, log important ones. Filter out known third-party issues. Focus on errors you can fix.

How do I prioritize errors?

By user impact: errors affecting many users or critical flows first. Track error trends, not just counts. Fix regressions immediately.

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