Does Prefix upload any of my code, assemblies, or other data to the Internet? No! Prefix does not collect any data, logs, code, assemblies, etc, about your apps and upload it to the Internet. Prefix runs as a Windows Service on the user’s workstation. It works by collecting data from profiling APIs. This data is evaluated locally and shown in …
Prefix: Hostname Bindings for Localhost or Remote Access
Prefix can be set to allow remote access to it’s UI. By default Prefix only responds to traffic for the host name’s localhost and 127.0.0.1 on port 2012. If you cannot use “localhost” on your local machine for some reason, or want to access Prefix from another server, you can set Prefix to also bind to additional host names. Find …
Prefix: Uninstall or Disable
How to Disable Prefix: To disable the Profiler, use the Prefix UI and select “Disable profiler” How to Remove Prefix: To remove the StackifyHttpModule from IIS or IIS Express, please execute these commands below. Remove from IIS config: %windir%system32inetsrvappcmd.exe delete module “StackifyHttpModule_Net40” %windir%system32inetsrvappcmd.exe delete module “StackifyHttpModule_Net20” Remove from global IIS Express config: %programfiles(x86)%IIS Expressappcmd.exe delete module “StackifyHttpModule_Net40” %programfiles(x86)%IIS Expressappcmd.exe delete …
Prefix: Missing ASP.NET Module Names
Prefix can automatically track the names of your ASP.NET HTTP modules. This can be very useful for troubleshooting performance problems caused by a module. If you do not see module names as shown in the image below, you may need to make a config change to your computer. To collect the names of your modules, the Stackify profiler requires that Tracing …
Prefix: Configure IIS Express
To work properly, Prefix requires an HTTP module. Visual Studio 2015 with IIS Express and IIS classic mode requires manually configuring it. IIS in Classic (IIS6) mode If you are getting a message that says you need to install the module and your app is running in IIS with the application pool set to classic mode, please review this document: Install …
Prefix: Basic Troubleshooting
First Steps: Follow these steps to ensure the Prefix profiler has started & is attached to your app: Restart your PC. From the tray app, right click on it and click “Disable Profiler” then “Enable Profiler” once it stops. Start Visual Studio as an administrator. Debug your application as normal. If that process doesn’t work, please read below. Verify if …
Prefix: Viewing Application Logs
Prefix supports viewing logs from log4net or NLog in your profiling traces. To enable viewing your logs, you need to add the Stackify nuget packages for the logging appenders and ensure they are properly configured. When prompted for an ApiKey, leave it blank. You do not need a Stackify account. NLog (view docs) PM>Install-Package StackifyLib.NLog log4net (view docs) …
Prefix: Comparison to Glimpse for ASP.NET
Below is a list of some of our opinions on the differences between Prefix and Glimpse. They both have some pros and cons and help solve similar problems. We think Glimpse is awesome and you can actually use both tools together if you like. Prefix Glimpse Price FREE FREE Project origin Based on Stackify’s APM technology Open source community project …