# Recommended metrics


The following table lists the recommended metrics for each component type.

[\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/application-insights-recommended-metrics.html)

The following table lists the recommended processes and process metrics for each component type. CloudWatch Application Insights does not recommend process monitoring for processes that do not run on an instance.

[\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/application-insights-recommended-metrics.html)