Title: Activate New Relic
Author: WordPress VIP Documentation
Published: December 2, 2025
Last modified: February 9, 2026

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 1. [Performance](https://docs.wpvip.com/performance/)
 2. [New Relic](https://docs.wpvip.com/performance/new-relic/)
 3. Activate New Relic

#  Activate New Relic

On WordPress VIP, New Relic is an [Integration](https://docs.wpvip.com/integrations/)
that can be [added to an organization](https://docs.wpvip.com/integrations/center/add-an-integration/)
then activated on any application environment. By default, New Relic is disabled
for an environment.

**Prerequisite**

To activate or deactivate New Relic for an environment, a user must have an an [App admin role](https://docs.wpvip.com/manage-user-access/vip-dashboard/app-role/)
for that application or an [Org admin role](https://docs.wpvip.com/manage-user-access/vip-dashboard/org-roles).

To activate the New Relic [Integration](https://docs.wpvip.com/integrations/) for
an environment:

 1. Navigate to the [VIP Dashboard](https://dashboard.wpvip.com/) for an application.
 2. Select “**Integrations**” from the sidebar navigation at the left of the screen
    to access the **App Integrations** panel.
 3. Select “**New Relic**” from the list of Integrations in the **App Integrations**
    panel.
 4.  * Integration activation is environment-specific. If needed, select a different
       environment (e.g., staging, develop) from the dropdown located at the upper 
       left of the VIP Dashboard application view.
 5. On the right-hand side of the New Relic row, select the linked text with the value“**
    Configure**” to access [the **Configure Integration** panel](https://docs.wpvip.com/integrations/app-integrations/configure-integration/).
 6. In the section labeled “**Activate Integration**“, activate New Relic for the environment
    by toggling the switch to “Active” (green background with a white check mark).
 7. In the modal titled “Confirm New Relic activation?” select the button labeled “**
    Confirm**“.

After about 5 minutes have elapsed, the New Relic dashboard for the environment 
can be accessed by selecting the button labeled “**View in New Relic**“. Allow up
to 10 minutes to elapse before data appears in the New Relic dashboard.

Once the New Relic Integration has been activated for an environment, [users can be granted access to the New Relic dashboard](https://docs.wpvip.com/manage-user-access/new-relic/).

## Activation for Node.js environments

After New Relic is activated on a Node.js environment, the [New Relic NPM package](https://www.npmjs.com/package/newrelic)
must be installed in the Node.js application for the New Relic Integration to work
as expected. The necessary commands for installation are provided in the **Configure
Integration** panel after the “**Activate Integration**“ option is toggled on for
a Node.js environment. The application’s entrypoint is the file called to start 
the Node.js application. Loading New Relic as early as possible is crucial for allowing
it to monitor the entire application.

 * If New Relic is enabled for a Node.js site’s WordPress backend environment, and
   both environments are hosted at VIP, the Node.js application environments and
   the WordPress application environments will be accessible from within the same
   New Relic dashboard.
 * The [Node.js agent API](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/apm/agents/nodejs-agent/api-guides/nodejs-agent-api)
   can be used to create custom errors and metrics and report them to New Relic.
 * The environment variables supplied by VIP will not be present in a local environment.
   As a result, when a local development environment is started, a warning that 
   New Relic is not available may appear in the console. This warning can be ignored.

**Caution**

VIP configures New Relic automatically using [environment variables](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/apm/agents/nodejs-agent/installation-configuration/nodejs-agent-configuration/#environment).
Do not configure the New Relic agent via `newrelic.js` or attempt to override the
environment variables.

## Activation for non-production environments

The New Relic Integration can also be activated for an application’s non-production
environments. New Relic activation on non-production environment is temporary and
will auto-deactivate after 7 days.

## Deactivate

To deactivate the New Relic Integration from an environment:

 1. Navigate to the [VIP Dashboard](https://dashboard.wpvip.com/) for an application.
 2. Select “**Integrations**” from the sidebar navigation at the left of the screen
    to access the **App Integrations** panel.
 3. Select “**New Relic**” from the list of Integrations on the **App Integrations**
    panel.
 4.  * Integration activation is environment-specific. If needed, select a different
       environment (e.g., staging, develop) from the dropdown located at the upper 
       left of the VIP Dashboard application view.
 5. On the right-hand side of the New Relic row, select the linked text with the value“**
    Configure**” to access [the **Configure Integration** panel](https://docs.wpvip.com/integrations/app-integrations/configure-integration/).
 6. In the section labeled “**Activate Integration**“, deactivate New Relic by toggling
    the switch to “Inactive” (grey background with a white “x”).
 7. In the modal titled “Confirm New Relic deactivation?” select the button labeled“**
    Confirm**“.

Last updated: February 09, 2026