Session Recording
Record and playback terminal sessions and entire databases connections.
You can audit tracks every action made with Hoop.dev. It provides video recordings of sessions and logging.
Benefits
Faster Debugging: Quickly identify what went wrong in a session with complete visibility into every command and response. Which means there is no need to reconstruct issues from memory or incomplete logs.
Streamlined Compliance: Automatically generate detailed audit trails to support SOC 2, HIPAA, and PCI compliance without setting up external log forwarding or managing multiple logging systems.
Improved Onboarding and Knowledge Sharing: Session recordings double as live documentation, helping new team members learn how experienced engineers navigate complex systems.
Zero-Trust Security Enforcement: Maintain full visibility into how access is used. Every action is tied to an authenticated user, with no standing credentials or untracked activity.
Key Features
Complete Session Capture: Includes precise timestamps, user identity with organizational context, and connection metadata for every session.
Full Input/Output Recording: Records every command entered and response returned, with optional high-definition video playback and structured log export.
Searchable Metadata: Sessions are enriched with tags and contextual information for fast filtering, retrieval, and analysis.
Multiple Output Formats: View sessions as videos in the browser or export structured logs for automated processing and reporting.
Information available
Time: start and end time of each session
User: complete user information inside your organization
Connection: the connection used in the session
Input and Output: every command and its output an user has executed
- Video recording: a video recording of the session
- Logs: a log of the session
Capture every interaction with full visibility, faster troubleshooting, and built-in compliance.
Hoop.dev’s session recording feature provides a complete, searchable record of user activity across your infrastructure—without disrupting developer workflows.
How it Works
Transparent Proxy Layer: hoop.dev sits between users and infrastructure, capturing all session data without changing your existing tools or workflows.
Automatic Recording: Session recording starts the moment a user connects through hoop.dev. There’s no manual setup or toggling required.
Structured Storage and Search: Recorded sessions are stored securely with rich metadata, making it easy to search by user, resource, or timeframe.
Security and Access Controls: Session data is protected by role-based access controls and integrated into your existing permission model.
Getting Started
- Connect Resources: Add your databases, Kubernetes clusters, or infrastructure endpoints to hoop.dev using the appropriate connection strings and credentials.
- Enable Session Recording: Turn on session recording globally or per-connection. Use granular policies to define what gets recorded and for how long.
- Invite Team Members: Add users and assign access permissions. All activity is automatically tracked and tied to each individual.
- Use Existing Workflows: Developers can continue using their preferred CLI or web interface. hoop.dev captures sessions in the background—no workflow changes needed.
Session recording turns everyday infrastructure access into a rich source of insight, accountability, and operational efficiency.
For reliability engineering, security, and compliance teams, it’s a simple way to ensure visibility without slowing anyone down.