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author | Achilleas Pipinellis <axilleas@axilleas.me> | 2017-02-08 14:40:28 +0100 |
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committer | Achilleas Pipinellis <axilleas@axilleas.me> | 2017-02-08 14:40:28 +0100 |
commit | 19a315a42a635f6fe78e294cad69c72e9f185790 (patch) | |
tree | 76f040b8a6b0cfe38a11473060c615b81dfb3666 | |
parent | 20dd13abfd5faf621df5960a1727926d799e634c (diff) | |
download | gitlab-ce-19a315a42a635f6fe78e294cad69c72e9f185790.tar.gz |
Add postgres exporter to Prometheus docs
-rw-r--r-- | doc/administration/monitoring/prometheus/index.md | 6 | ||||
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diff --git a/doc/administration/monitoring/prometheus/index.md b/doc/administration/monitoring/prometheus/index.md index 5915179e14e..86c8cb4f874 100644 --- a/doc/administration/monitoring/prometheus/index.md +++ b/doc/administration/monitoring/prometheus/index.md @@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ The Redis exporter allows you to measure various Redis metrics. [➔ Read more about the Redis exporter.](redis_exporter.md) +### Postgres exporter + +The Postgres exporter allows you to measure various PostgreSQL metrics. + +[➔ Read more about the Postgres exporter.](postgres_exporter.md) + [grafana]: https://grafana.net [prometheus]: https://prometheus.io [prom-query]: https://prometheus.io/docs/querying/basics diff --git a/doc/administration/monitoring/prometheus/postgres_exporter.md b/doc/administration/monitoring/prometheus/postgres_exporter.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..07a74222a57 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/administration/monitoring/prometheus/postgres_exporter.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +# Postgres exporter + +>**Note:** +Available since [Omnibus GitLab 8.17][1131]. For installations from source +you'll have to install and configure it yourself. + +The [postgres exporter] allows you to measure various PostgreSQL metrics. + +To enable the postgres exporter: + +1. [Enable Prometheus](index.md#configuring-prometheus) +1. Edit `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb` +1. Add or find and uncomment the following line, making sure it's set to `true`: + + ```ruby + postgres-exporter['enable'] = true + ``` + +1. Save the file and [reconfigure GitLab][reconfigure] for the changes to + take effect + +Prometheus will now automatically begin collecting performance data from +the postgres exporter exposed under `localhost:9187`. + +[← Back to the main Prometheus page](index.md) + +[1131]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/merge_requests/1131 +[postgres exporter]: https://github.com/wrouesnel/postgres_exporter +[prometheus]: https://prometheus.io +[reconfigure]: ../../restart_gitlab.md#omnibus-gitlab-reconfigure |