Managing A NATS Server

Managing a NATS server is simple, typical lifecycle operations include:

• ​Sending signals to a server to reload a configuration or rotate log files

• ​Upgrading a server (or cluster)

• Understanding slow consumers​

• Monitoring the server via:

  • The monitoring endpoint and tools like nats-top

  • By subscribing to system events​

• Gracefully shut down a server with Lame Duck Mode​