plugin_name: go.d.plugin
modules:
  - meta:
      id: collector-go.d.plugin-docker
      plugin_name: go.d.plugin
      module_name: docker
      alternative_monitored_instances: []
      monitored_instance:
        name: Docker
        link: https://www.docker.com/
        categories:
          - data-collection.containers-and-vms
        icon_filename: docker.svg
      related_resources:
        integrations:
          list: []
      info_provided_to_referring_integrations:
        description: ""
      keywords:
        - container
      most_popular: true
    overview:
      data_collection:
        metrics_description: |
          This collector monitors Docker containers state, health status and more.
        method_description: |
          It connects to the Docker instance via a TCP or UNIX socket and executes the following commands:
          
          - [System info](https://docs.docker.com/engine/api/v1.43/#tag/System/operation/SystemInfo).
          - [List images](https://docs.docker.com/engine/api/v1.43/#tag/Image/operation/ImageList).
          - [List containers](https://docs.docker.com/engine/api/v1.43/#tag/Container/operation/ContainerList).
      supported_platforms:
        include: []
        exclude: []
      multi_instance: true
      additional_permissions:
        description: Requires netdata user to be in the docker group.
      default_behavior:
        auto_detection:
          description: |
            It discovers instances running on localhost by attempting to connect to a known Docker UNIX socket: `/var/run/docker.sock`.
        limits:
          description: ""
        performance_impact:
          description: |
            Enabling `collect_container_size` may result in high CPU usage depending on the version of Docker Engine.
    setup:
      prerequisites:
        list: []
      configuration:
        file:
          name: go.d/docker.conf
        options:
          description: |
            The following options can be defined globally: update_every, autodetection_retry.
          folding:
            title: Config options
            enabled: true
          list:
            - name: update_every
              description: Data collection frequency.
              default_value: 1
              required: false
            - name: autodetection_retry
              description: Recheck interval in seconds. Zero means no recheck will be scheduled.
              default_value: 0
              required: false
            - name: address
              description: 'Docker daemon''s listening address. When using a TCP socket, the format is: tcp://[ip]:[port]'
              default_value: unix:///var/run/docker.sock
              required: true
            - name: timeout
              description: Request timeout in seconds.
              default_value: 2
              required: false
            - name: collect_container_size
              description: Whether to collect container writable layer size.
              default_value: "no"
              required: false
        examples:
          folding:
            enabled: true
            title: Config
          list:
            - name: Basic
              description: An example configuration.
              folding:
                enabled: false
              config: |
                jobs:
                  - name: local
                    address: 'unix:///var/run/docker.sock'
            - name: Multi-instance
              description: |
                > **Note**: When you define multiple jobs, their names must be unique.
                
                Collecting metrics from local and remote instances.
              config: |
                jobs:
                  - name: local
                    address: 'unix:///var/run/docker.sock'
                
                  - name: remote
                    address: 'tcp://203.0.113.10:2375'
    troubleshooting:
      problems:
        list: []
    alerts:
      - name: docker_container_unhealthy
        metric: docker.container_health_status
        info: ${label:container_name} docker container health status is unhealthy
        link: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/src/health/health.d/docker.conf
    metrics:
      folding:
        title: Metrics
        enabled: false
      description: ""
      availability: []
      scopes:
        - name: global
          description: These metrics refer to the entire monitored application.
          labels: []
          metrics:
            - name: docker.containers_state
              description: Total number of Docker containers in various states
              unit: containers
              chart_type: stacked
              dimensions:
                - name: running
                - name: paused
                - name: stopped
            - name: docker.containers_health_status
              description: Total number of Docker containers in various health states
              unit: containers
              chart_type: line
              dimensions:
                - name: healthy
                - name: unhealthy
                - name: not_running_unhealthy
                - name: starting
                - name: no_healthcheck
            - name: docker.images
              description: Total number of Docker images in various states
              unit: images
              chart_type: stacked
              dimensions:
                - name: active
                - name: dangling
            - name: docker.images_size
              description: Total size of all Docker images
              unit: bytes
              chart_type: line
              dimensions:
                - name: size
        - name: container
          description: Metrics related to containers. Each container provides its own set of the following metrics.
          labels:
            - name: container_name
              description: The container's name
            - name: image
              description: The image name the container uses
          metrics:
            - name: docker.container_state
              description: Docker container state
              unit: state
              chart_type: line
              dimensions:
                - name: running
                - name: paused
                - name: exited
                - name: created
                - name: restarting
                - name: removing
                - name: dead
            - name: docker.container_health_status
              description: Docker container health status
              unit: status
              chart_type: line
              dimensions:
                - name: healthy
                - name: unhealthy
                - name: not_running_unhealthy
                - name: starting
                - name: no_healthcheck
            - name: docker.container_writeable_layer_size
              description: Docker container writable layer size
              unit: size
              chart_type: line
              dimensions:
                - name: writeable_layer