src/go/plugin/go.d/modules/nginxunit/metadata.yaml
plugin_name: go.d.plugin
modules:
- meta:
id: collector-go.d.plugin-nginxunit
plugin_name: go.d.plugin
module_name: nginxunit
monitored_instance:
name: NGINX Unit
link: https://unit.nginx.org/
categories:
- data-collection.web-servers-and-web-proxies
icon_filename: nginx.svg
related_resources:
integrations:
list: []
alternative_monitored_instances: []
info_provided_to_referring_integrations:
description: ""
keywords:
- nginx
- unit
- web
- appserver
- http
most_popular: false
overview:
data_collection:
metrics_description: |
This collector monitors the activity and performance of NGINX Unit servers, and collects metrics such as the number of connections, their status, and client requests.
method_description: |
It sends HTTP requests to the NGINX Unit [Status API](https://unit.nginx.org/statusapi/).
default_behavior:
auto_detection:
description: |
The collector can automatically detect NGINX Unit instances running on:
- localhost that are listening on port 8000
- within Docker containers
limits:
description: ""
performance_impact:
description: ""
additional_permissions:
description: ""
multi_instance: true
supported_platforms:
include: []
exclude: []
setup:
prerequisites:
list:
- title: Enable HTTP Control API
description: |
See [Control API](https://unit.nginx.org/controlapi/#configuration-api) documentation.
configuration:
file:
name: go.d/nginxunit.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: url
description: The URL of the NGINX Unit HTTP Control API.
default_value: http://127.0.0.1:8000
required: true
- name: timeout
description: HTTP request timeout.
default_value: 1
required: false
- name: username
description: Username for basic HTTP authentication.
default_value: ""
required: false
- name: password
description: Password for basic HTTP authentication.
default_value: ""
required: false
- name: proxy_url
description: Proxy URL.
default_value: ""
required: false
- name: proxy_username
description: Username for proxy basic HTTP authentication.
default_value: ""
required: false
- name: proxy_password
description: Password for proxy basic HTTP authentication.
default_value: ""
required: false
- name: method
description: HTTP request method.
default_value: GET
required: false
- name: body
description: HTTP request body.
default_value: ""
required: false
- name: headers
description: HTTP request headers.
default_value: ""
required: false
- name: not_follow_redirects
description: Redirect handling policy. Controls whether the client follows redirects.
default_value: false
required: false
- name: tls_skip_verify
description: Server certificate chain and hostname validation policy. Controls whether the client performs this check.
default_value: false
required: false
- name: tls_ca
description: Certification authority that the client uses when verifying the server's certificates.
default_value: ""
required: false
- name: tls_cert
description: Client TLS certificate.
default_value: ""
required: false
- name: tls_key
description: Client TLS key.
default_value: ""
required: false
examples:
folding:
title: Config
enabled: true
list:
- name: Basic
description: A basic example configuration.
folding:
enabled: false
config: |
jobs:
- name: local
url: http://127.0.0.1:8000
- name: HTTP authentication
description: Basic HTTP authentication.
config: |
jobs:
- name: local
url: http://127.0.0.1::8000
username: username
password: password
- name: HTTPS with self-signed certificate
description: NGINX Unit with enabled HTTPS and self-signed certificate.
config: |
jobs:
- name: local
url: http://127.0.0.1:8000
tls_skip_verify: yes
- 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
url: http://127.0.0.1:8000
- name: remote
url: http://192.0.2.1:8000
troubleshooting:
problems:
list: []
alerts: []
metrics:
folding:
title: Metrics
enabled: false
description: ""
availability: []
scopes:
- name: global
description: These metrics refer to the entire monitored application.
labels: []
metrics:
- name: nginxunit.requests_rate
description: Requests
unit: requests/s
chart_type: line
dimensions:
- name: requests
- name: nginxunit.connections_rate
description: Connections
unit: connections/s
chart_type: stacked
dimensions:
- name: accepted
- name: closed
- name: nginxunit.connections_current
description: Current Connections
unit: connections
chart_type: stacked
dimensions:
- name: active
- name: idle