Real 404s without scanner noise
Bots constantly probe paths like /wp-admin, /.env, and fake login routes. FetchNode filters scanner noise server-side so your issue list stays focused on real customer-facing broken paths.
For people running multiple Django sites
One dashboard for every Django site you run
One dashboard for every Django site you run
Errors and analytics in one place
Stop jumping between Sentry, analytics, server logs, and spreadsheets. FetchNode is built specifically for Django sites, so you can see crashes, 404s, slow requests, pageviews, sessions, and affected users per site in one clean overview.
Built for Django sites
Errors + analytics together
Multi-site overview
Built for Django portfolios
Useful when one Django site becomes five
FetchNode is for the operator reality: client sites, side projects, internal tools, and production apps that all need errors and analytics in one place.
See the multi-site use caseSolo founders
Know which side project broke and which one still has real usage.
Agencies
Keep client Django sites visible without opening separate tool stacks.
Freelancers
Spot support issues before the client reports the broken page.
Free tools
Useful checks before you connect anything
Small standalone tools for people maintaining websites. No signup and no FetchNode integration needed; use them once, then automate the same kind of monitoring later if it is useful.
Broken Link Scanner
Enter a URL and quickly see which same-site links return errors. Best for quick QA after deploys, content edits, and navigation changes.
Open Broken Link ScannerDjango Bot Probe Checker
Paste 404 paths or server log lines and separate likely scanner probes from real broken Django routes that deserve attention.
Open Django Bot Probe CheckerThe multi-site problem
More Django sites should not mean more dashboards
If you manage several client projects, side projects, or internal Django apps, the pain is not only crashes. It is figuring out which site broke, who was affected, and whether real users are still using it.
The usual stack
One tool for errors, another for analytics, logs somewhere else, and a mental checklist for every Django site you maintain.
- Too many places to check: Error tracker for crashes, analytics for usage, server logs for requests, and hosting dashboards for performance.
- No per-site clarity: With multiple Django sites, it is hard to know which app needs attention today and which one is healthy.
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Scanner noise: Bot probes to
/wp-login.php,/.env, and fake admin routes create fake urgency and hide the real customer-facing problems. - Generic context: You get raw Python errors, but not the Django-specific context that helps you fix the issue quickly.
FetchNode for Django portfolios
One focused dashboard for the Django sites you run: errors, usage, request context, and cleanup filters designed around real Django projects.
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One setup per site: Paste one browser snippet and one self-contained Django
settings.pysnippet. No package, no downloaded Python file, no external SDK. - Errors and analytics together: See exceptions, 404s, sessions, pageviews, top pages, custom events, request duration, and DB query counts from the same project view.
- Multi-site overview: Quickly spot which Django app has open issues, real traffic, bot probes, or a performance problem without opening five tools.
- Django-specific context: Stack traces, template clues, request paths, affected users, releases, environments, query counts, and slow requests are shaped for Django debugging.
Two-Minute Setup
Copy. Paste. Fix.
Connect one site, see the finished overview, then repeat for every Django project you manage. The setup stays copy-paste simple because the value is the combined dashboard.
<!-- 1. Paste once before </head> in your Django base template -->
<script>
<script async src="https://fetch-node.com/widget/v1/widget.min.js" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
window.FetchNodeQueue = window.FetchNodeQueue || [];
window.FetchNode = window.FetchNode || function() { FetchNodeQueue.push(arguments); };
FetchNode("init", {
</script>window.FetchNode = window.FetchNode || function() { FetchNodeQueue.push(arguments); };
FetchNode("init", {
projectKey: "fn_proj_live_382a17bfa",
endpoint: "https://fetch-node.com/api/events/ingest/",
trackPageviews: true
});
endpoint: "https://fetch-node.com/api/events/ingest/",
trackPageviews: true
<script async src="https://fetch-node.com/widget/v1/widget.min.js" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
# 2. Paste one self-contained snippet at the bottom of settings.py
FETCHNODE = {
'DSN': 'https://fetch-node.com/api/events/ingest/',
'KEY': 'fn_proj_live_382a17bfa...',
'ENVIRONMENT': 'production',
'RELEASE': '1.2.0'
}'KEY': 'fn_proj_live_382a17bfa...',
'ENVIRONMENT': 'production',
'RELEASE': '1.2.0'
# The same pasted block defines FetchNodeMiddleware and registers it:
if f'{__name__}.FetchNodeMiddleware' not in MIDDLEWARE:
MIDDLEWARE = [f'{__name__}.FetchNodeMiddleware', *MIDDLEWARE]
# 3. One dashboard for every Django website you manage
Errors · grouped exceptions, 404s, affected users, releases
Analytics · users, sessions, pageviews, top pages, custom events
Performance · request duration, status codes, query counts, DB time
Built for the daily workflow
Know what broke and what people used
The point is not more charts. The point is one fast answer: which Django site needs your attention, why, and how important is it?
Lightweight setup for every Django site
Add the browser snippet for frontend errors and analytics, then paste the self-contained Django settings.py block for server-side exceptions, 404s, request duration, and DB query counts. No package install required.
Errors tied to real usage
Every issue is easier to prioritize when you also see usage context: affected users, sessions, pageviews, environment, release, request path, and the latest event trail around the problem.
One overview across many projects
Designed for people responsible for more than one Django site. Scan project health, open issues, traffic, slow requests, and top pages from one place instead of keeping a tab collection for every app.
Calm operations
Keep your Django portfolio simple
When you run multiple Django sites, monitoring should not become another infrastructure project. You need a simple place to check what broke, what changed, and which sites are active.
FetchNode is built for small teams and solo founders who value simple, stable, cost-efficient tooling. The collector runs inside a small Docker Compose stack, so you can monitor your Django projects without adopting a heavy observability platform.
PostgreSQL & Redis Standard
< 200MB RAM Total
$
ssh production-server "docker-compose up -d"
# Docker Compose pulls 3 core containers:
✔ Container postgres:16-alpine ... Running
✔ Container redis:7-alpine ... Running
✔ Container fetchnode-collector ... Running
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FetchNode server successfully listening on:
https://errors.mycompany.com:8000
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything You Need to Know
Sentry is a broad observability platform. FetchNode is narrower: it is for Django sites where you want errors and lightweight analytics in the same workflow. That means one place to check exceptions, 404s, pageviews, sessions, affected users, releases, and request context across the Django projects you manage.
Not as a full marketing analytics suite. FetchNode gives you lightweight product analytics next to your errors: sessions, pageviews, top pages, custom events, users, and request context. The goal is operational clarity for Django sites, not ad attribution dashboards.
Django sites receive constant automated probes for WordPress, config files, fake admin paths, and old vulnerabilities. FetchNode filters obvious scanner patterns server-side and lets each project define its real route prefixes, so bot noise is ignored while real user-facing broken paths can stay visible.
Yes. That is the main positioning: FetchNode is useful when you manage more than one Django site and want one overview for errors, analytics, 404s, slow requests, affected users, environments, and releases per project.
Stop opening 5 tools to understand one Django site
Use one focused overview instead
Create your FetchNode account, connect one Django site in minutes, then add the rest. Errors and analytics finally live in the same place.
No credit card required · Built for Django · Best when you manage multiple sites