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authorChristopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net>2020-11-28 10:58:02 +0000
committerChristopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net>2020-11-28 11:59:37 +0000
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monitoring: Enable the Prometheus node exporter textfile collector.
* gnu/services/monitoring.scm (<prometheus-node-exporter-configuration>): Add textfile-directory. (prometheus-node-exporter-textfile-directory, prometheus-node-exporter-activation): New procedures. (prometheus-node-exporter-shepherd-service): Pass --collector.textfile.directoryto the service. (prometheus-node-exporter-service-type): Extend the activation service type. * doc/guix.texi (Prometheus Node Exporter Service): Document.
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@@ -21913,6 +21913,11 @@ The prometheus-node-exporter package to use.
@item @code{web-listen-address} (default: @code{":9100"})
Bind the web interface to the specified address.
+@item @code{textfile-directory} (default: @code{"/var/lib/prometheus/node-exporter"})
+This directory can be used to export metrics specific to this machine.
+Files containing metrics in the text format, with the filename ending in
+@code{.prom} should be placed in this directory.
+
@end table
@end deftp