Error Logging NestJS with Sentry

A tutorial on how to handle errors and logging with Sentry

Logging errors in a project is essential for several reasons:

Sentry is commonly used for logging because it is a powerful and flexible error tracking and monitoring platform. While logging frameworks like Log4j or Python’s logging module provide basic logging capabilities, Sentry goes beyond traditional logging by providing additional features specifically designed for error tracking and monitoring in software applications.

Before we go so far, let’s prepare some software and account we need.

Software

Account

Install NestJS CLI globally:

Create a new project and test it:

The output will be like this:

Make sure you have the necessary packages installed. Install the following packages using npm or yarn:

Init sentry at your main.ts (src/main.ts) and update your sentry dsn url

Add SentryInterceptor as provider at AppModule (src/app.module.ts) to make all controller can access SentryInterceptor

Add UseInterceptors with SentryInterceptor at AppController (src/app.controller.ts) and test throwing error at some function

Access localhost:3000 and we will receive Sentry notification

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