netdata/netdata

plugin_name: nfacct.plugin
modules:
  - meta:
      plugin_name: nfacct.plugin
      module_name: nfacct.plugin
      monitored_instance:
        name: Netfilter
        link: 'https://www.netfilter.org/'
        categories:
          - data-collection.linux-systems.firewall-metrics
        icon_filename: 'netfilter.png'
      related_resources:
        integrations:
          list: []
      info_provided_to_referring_integrations:
        description: ''
      keywords: []
      most_popular: false
    overview:
      data_collection:
        metrics_description: 'Monitor Netfilter metrics for optimal packet filtering and manipulation. Keep tabs on packet counts, dropped packets, and error rates to secure network operations.'
        method_description: 'Netdata uses libmnl (https://www.netfilter.org/projects/libmnl/index.html) to collect information.'
      supported_platforms:
        include: []
        exclude: []
      multi_instance: true
      additional_permissions:
        description: 'This plugin needs setuid.'
      default_behavior:
        auto_detection:
          description: 'This plugin uses socket to connect with netfilter to collect data'
        limits:
          description: ''
        performance_impact:
          description: ''
    setup:
      prerequisites:
        list:
          - title: Install required packages
            description: |
              Install `libmnl-dev` and `libnetfilter-acct-dev` using the package manager of your system.
      configuration:
        file:
          name: 'netdata.conf'
          section_name: '[plugin:nfacct]'
          description: 'This is netdata main configuration file'
        options:
          description: ''
          folding:
            title: 'Config options'
            enabled: true
          list:
            - name: update every
              description: Data collection frequency.
              default_value: 1
              required: false
            - name: command options
              description: Additinal parameters for collector
              default_value: ""
              required: false
        examples:
          folding:
            enabled: true
            title: ''
          list: []
    troubleshooting:
      problems:
        list: []
    alerts: []
    metrics:
      folding:
        title: Metrics
        enabled: false
      description: ""
      availability: []
      scopes:
        - name: global
          description: ""
          labels: []
          metrics:
            - name: netfilter.netlink_new
              description: Connection Tracker New Connections
              unit: "connections/s"
              chart_type: line
              dimensions:
                - name: new
                - name: ignore
                - name: invalid
            - name: netfilter.netlink_changes
              description: Connection Tracker Changes
              unit: "changes/s"
              chart_type: line
              dimensions:
                - name: insert
                - name: delete
                - name: delete_list
            - name: netfilter.netlink_search
              description: Connection Tracker Searches
              unit: "searches/s"
              chart_type: line
              dimensions:
                - name: searched
                - name: search_restart
                - name: found
            - name: netfilter.netlink_errors
              description: Connection Tracker Errors
              unit: "events/s"
              chart_type: line
              dimensions:
                - name: icmp_error
                - name: insert_failed
                - name: drop
                - name: early_drop
            - name: netfilter.netlink_expect
              description: Connection Tracker Expectations
              unit: "expectations/s"
              chart_type: line
              dimensions:
                - name: created
                - name: deleted
                - name: new
            - name: netfilter.nfacct_packets
              description: Netfilter Accounting Packets
              unit: "packets/s"
              chart_type: line
              dimensions:
                - name: a dimension per nfacct object
            - name: netfilter.nfacct_bytes
              description: Netfilter Accounting Bandwidth
              unit: "kilobytes/s"
              chart_type: line
              dimensions:
                - name: a dimension per nfacct object