nginx/httpd realtime monitoring, RPS

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License block: Vezha capabilitiesWhat showsnginx/httpd realtime monitoring, RPS in Vezha is based on parsing access.log in background tail mode.Data is aggregated over a 60-second window and converted to web.requests_per_sec .Why is this important?RPS in real time shows not only “how much traffic”, but also the dynamics of the load at the moment.This is important for quick response to spikes, marketing waves and unexpected bot-patterns.An example from practiceAfter the external mailing, the team immediately saw a jump in RPS, checked the resource reserve and temporarily raised the limits on the front-end layer with no service downtime.