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ElementW: Shorten comments slightly (prevent line wrap)

2025-12-07T16:36:51Z

Shorten comments slightly (prevent line wrap)

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	"wifi"		"wifi"
	];		];
	# You can pass extra options to the exporter using `extraFlags`, e.g. to		# You can pass extra options to the exporter using `extraFlags`, e.g.
	# configure collectors or disable those ~~otherwise~~ enabled by default.		# to configure collectors or disable those enabled by default.
	# Enabling a collector is also possible using "--collector.[name]",		# Enabling a collector is also possible using "--collector.[name]",
	# but is otherwise equivalent to using `enabledCollectors` above.		# but is otherwise equivalent to using `enabledCollectors` above.

ElementW: Better node_exporter config example

2025-12-07T16:08:33Z

Better node_exporter config example

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	{		{
	# https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/#module-services-prometheus-exporters		# https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/#module-services-prometheus-exporters
			# https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/nixos-24.05/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/prometheus/exporters.nix
	services.prometheus.exporters.node = {		services.prometheus.exporters.node = {
	enable = true;		enable = true;
	port = 9000;		port = 9000;
	# ~~https~~:~~//github.com/NixOS/~~nixpkgs~~/blob/nixos~~-~~24.05/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/~~prometheus~~/exporters.nix~~		# For the list of available collectors, run, depending on your install:
	enabledCollectors = [ "systemd" ];		# - Flake-based: nix run nixpkgs#prometheus-node-exporter -- --help
	# ~~/nix/store/zgsw0yx18v10xa58psanfabmg95nl2bb~~-~~node_exporter~~-1.8.~~1/bin/node_exporter --help~~		# - Classic: nix-shell -p prometheus-node-exporter --run "node_exporter --help"
	extraFlags = [ "--collector.~~ethtool" "~~-~~-collector.softirqs~~" "--~~collector.tcpstat" "-~~-collector.~~wifi~~" ];		enabledCollectors = [
			"ethtool"
			"softirqs"
			"systemd"
			"tcpstat"
			"wifi"
			];
			# You can pass extra options to the exporter using `extraFlags`, e.g. to
			# configure collectors or disable those otherwise enabled by default.
			# Enabling a collector is also possible using "--collector.[name]",
			# but is otherwise equivalent to using `enabledCollectors` above.
			extraFlags = [ "--collector.ntp.protocol-version=4" "--no-collector.mdadm" ];
	};		};
	}		}

Secondarymaster: Fixed link to loki

2025-09-01T07:00:02Z

Fixed link to loki

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	* [[Grafana]], the dashboarding tool often used with Prometheus.		* [[Grafana]], the dashboarding tool often used with Prometheus.
	* [[Loki]], the equivalent of Prometheus for logs.		* [[Grafana Loki\|Loki]], the equivalent of Prometheus for logs.

	[[Category:Server]]		[[Category:Server]]
	[[Category:NixOS Manual]]		[[Category:NixOS Manual]]

Axka: Add infobox and Template:File-based codeblocks

2025-08-03T07:00:18Z

Add infobox and Template:File-based codeblocks

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	[https://prometheus.io/ Prometheus] is ~~a free software application used for~~ event monitoring and alerting. It records metrics in a time series database built ~~using an HTTP pull model~~, with flexible queries and real-time alerting.		'''[https://prometheus.io/ Prometheus]''' is an open-source event monitoring and alerting application. It records metrics in a time series database built by pulling (also known as ''scraping'') metrics from different services, with flexible queries and real-time alerting.

	== ~~Client/Agent:~~ Prometheus ~~exporter~~ ==		{{infobox application
	~~It is documented in the [~~https://~~nixos~~.~~org~~/~~manual~~/~~nixos~~/~~stable~~/~~#module-services-prometheus-exporters NixOS manual].~~		\|name=Prometheus
			\|image=Prometheus software logo.svg
			\|type=Metrics aggregation system
			\|status=Active
			\|license=Apache License 2.0
			\|programmingLanguage=Go
			\|github=prometheus/prometheus
			\|documentation=https://prometheus.io/docs/introduction/overview/
			}}

	== ~~Client example~~ ==		== Prometheus exporters ==
	~~Example~~ of [https://prometheus.io/docs/guides/node-exporter/ prometheus node_exporter] with additional collectors enabled:<~~syntaxhighlight lang="~~nix">
			Prometheus works by scraping from HTTP endpoints, which are often provided by '''Prometheus exporters'''.

			=== <code>node_exporter</code> ===
			Below is an example of [https://prometheus.io/docs/guides/node-exporter/ prometheus node_exporter] with additional collectors enabled. [https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/#module-services-prometheus-exporters <code>node_exporter</code> is documented in the NixOS manual].

			{{file\|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|nix\|<nowiki>
	{ config, pkgs, ... }:		{ config, pkgs, ... }:
	{		{
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	};		};
	}		}
	</~~syntaxhighlight~~>		</nowiki>}}
	== ~~Server~~ ==
	The Prometheus service daemon can be enabled and configured by further options.<~~syntaxhighlight lang="nix"~~>		== Usage ==
	services.prometheus.enable = true;
	</~~syntaxhighlight~~>Another example:<~~syntaxhighlight lang="nix"~~>		The Prometheus service daemon can be enabled and configured by further options.
			{{file\|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|nix\|<nowiki>
			{
			services.prometheus.enable = true;
			}
			</nowiki>}}

			Another example:

			{{file\|/etc/nixos/configuration.nix\|nix\|<nowiki>
	{ config, pkgs, ... }:		{ config, pkgs, ... }:
	{		{
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	globalConfig.scrape_interval = "10s"; # "1m"		globalConfig.scrape_interval = "10s"; # "1m"
	scrapeConfigs = [		scrapeConfigs = [
	{		{
	job_name = "node";		job_name = "node";
	static_configs = [{		static_configs = [{
	targets = [ "localhost:${toString config.services.prometheus.exporters.node.port}" ];		targets = [ "localhost:${toString config.services.prometheus.exporters.node.port}" ];
	}];		}];
	}		}
	];		];
	};		};
	}		}
	</~~syntaxhighlight~~>		</nowiki>}}


	~~[[Category:Server]]~~
	~~[[Category:NixOS Manual]]~~

	== See also ==		== See also ==
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	* [[Grafana]], the dashboarding tool often used with Prometheus.		* [[Grafana]], the dashboarding tool often used with Prometheus.
	* [[Loki]], the equivalent of Prometheus for logs.		* [[Loki]], the equivalent of Prometheus for logs.

			[[Category:Server]]
			[[Category:NixOS Manual]]

Axka at 06:22, 3 August 2025

2025-08-03T06:22:04Z

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	[https://prometheus.io/ Prometheus] is a free software application used for event monitoring and alerting. It records metrics in a time series database built using an HTTP pull model, with flexible queries and real-time alerting.		[https://prometheus.io/ Prometheus] is a free software application used for event monitoring and alerting. It records metrics in a time series database built using an HTTP pull model, with flexible queries and real-time alerting.

	~~See [[Grafana]] for the dashboarding tool that is often used with Prometheus.~~

	== Client/Agent: Prometheus exporter ==		== Client/Agent: Prometheus exporter ==
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	[[Category:Server]]		[[Category:Server]]
	[[Category:NixOS Manual]]		[[Category:NixOS Manual]]

			== See also ==

			* [[Grafana]], the dashboarding tool often used with Prometheus.
			* [[Loki]], the equivalent of Prometheus for logs.

Axka: Linked to Grafana

2025-08-03T05:35:19Z

Linked to Grafana

← Older revision		Revision as of 05:35, 3 August 2025
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	[https://prometheus.io/ Prometheus] is a free software application used for event monitoring and alerting. It records metrics in a time series database built using an HTTP pull model, with flexible queries and real-time alerting.		[https://prometheus.io/ Prometheus] is a free software application used for event monitoring and alerting. It records metrics in a time series database built using an HTTP pull model, with flexible queries and real-time alerting.

			See [[Grafana]] for the dashboarding tool that is often used with Prometheus.

	== Client/Agent: Prometheus exporter ==		== Client/Agent: Prometheus exporter ==

Randomizedcoder: Additional examples

2024-06-05T20:59:34Z

Additional examples

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 It is documented in the [https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/#module-services-prometheus-exporters NixOS manual].
 == Server ==
 The Prometheus service daemon can be enabled and configured by further options.<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
 services.prometheus.enable = true;
 </syntaxhighlight>

Klinger: first version with link to manual

2024-05-16T15:24:43Z

first version with link to manual

New page

[https://prometheus.io/ Prometheus] is a free software application used for event monitoring and alerting. It records metrics in a time series database built using an HTTP pull model, with flexible queries and real-time alerting.

== Client/Agent: Prometheus exporter ==
It is documented in the [https://nixos.org/manual/nixos/stable/#module-services-prometheus-exporters NixOS manual].

== Server ==
The Prometheus service daemon can be enabled and configured by further options.<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
services.prometheus.enable = true;
</syntaxhighlight>

[[Category:Server]]
[[Category:NixOS Manual]]