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| author | Vladimir Kobal <vlad@prokk.net> | 2020-11-05 19:08:17 +0200 |
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| committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2020-11-05 19:08:17 +0200 |
| commit | 943ee2482b16a81afd54b426f4fb0952f99c48e7 (patch) | |
| tree | 5603b2bbd3cba974f665699a2b132256b2dfe912 /exporting/README.md | |
| parent | edd6d02dec1c65593acb9d7b98dbb3f594d58c3a (diff) | |
Add HTTP and HTTPS support to the simple exporting connector (#9911)
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diff --git a/exporting/README.md b/exporting/README.md index 1a04e4085d..8f490cc2ff 100644 --- a/exporting/README.md +++ b/exporting/README.md @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ X seconds (though, it can send them per second if you need it to). also be configured). Learn more in our guide to [export and visualize Netdata metrics in Graphite](/docs/guides/export/export-netdata-metrics-graphite.md). - [**JSON** document databases](/exporting/json/README.md) - - [**OpenTSDB**](/exporting/opentsdb/README.md): Use a plaintext, HTTP, or HTTPS interfaces. Metrics are sent to + - [**OpenTSDB**](/exporting/opentsdb/README.md): Use a plaintext or HTTP interfaces. Metrics are sent to OpenTSDB as `prefix.chart.dimension` with tag `host=hostname`. - [**MongoDB**](/exporting/mongodb/README.md): Metrics are sent to the database in `JSON` format. - [**Prometheus**](/exporting/prometheus/README.md): Use an existing Prometheus installation to scrape metrics @@ -173,8 +173,10 @@ You can configure each connector individually using the available [options](#opt - `[prometheus:exporter]` defines settings for Prometheus exporter API queries (e.g.: `http://NODE:19999/api/v1/allmetrics?format=prometheus&help=yes&source=as-collected`). - `[<type>:<name>]` keeps settings for a particular exporting connector instance, where: - - `type` selects the exporting connector type: graphite | opentsdb:telnet | opentsdb:http | opentsdb:https | - prometheus_remote_write | json | kinesis | pubsub | mongodb + - `type` selects the exporting connector type: graphite | opentsdb:telnet | opentsdb:http | + prometheus_remote_write | json | kinesis | pubsub | mongodb. For graphite, opentsdb, + json, and prometheus_remote_write connectors you can also use `:http` or `:https` modifiers + (e.g.: `opentsdb:https`). - `name` can be arbitrary instance name you chose. ### Options @@ -270,6 +272,13 @@ Configure individual connectors and override any global settings with the follow > You can check how the host tags were parsed using the /api/v1/info API call. But, keep in mind that backends subsystem > is deprecated and will be deleted soon. Please move your existing tags to the `[host labels]` section. +## HTTPS + +Netdata can send metrics to external databases using the TLS/SSL protocol. Unfortunately, some of +them does not support encrypted connections, so you will have to configure a reverse proxy to enable +HTTPS communication between Netdata and an external database. You can set up a reverse proxy with +[Nginx](/docs/Running-behind-nginx.md). + ## Exporting engine monitoring Netdata creates five charts in the dashboard, under the **Netdata Monitoring** section, to help you monitor the health |