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diff --git a/collectors/python.d.plugin/dovecot/README.md b/collectors/python.d.plugin/dovecot/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..de8788b --- /dev/null +++ b/collectors/python.d.plugin/dovecot/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,79 @@ +# dovecot + +This module provides statistics information from Dovecot server. + +Statistics are taken from dovecot socket by executing `EXPORT global` command. +More information about dovecot stats can be found on [project wiki page.](http://wiki2.dovecot.org/Statistics) + +Module isn't compatible with new statistic api (v2.3), but you are still able to use the module with Dovecot v2.3 +by following [upgrading steps.](https://wiki2.dovecot.org/Upgrading/2.3). + +**Requirement:** +Dovecot UNIX socket with R/W permissions for user netdata or Dovecot with configured TCP/IP socket. + +Module gives information with following charts: + +1. **sessions** + * active sessions + +2. **logins** + * logins + +3. **commands** - number of IMAP commands + * commands + +4. **Faults** + * minor + * major + +5. **Context Switches** + * volountary + * involountary + +6. **disk** in bytes/s + * read + * write + +7. **bytes** in bytes/s + * read + * write + +8. **number of syscalls** in syscalls/s + * read + * write + +9. **lookups** - number of lookups per second + * path + * attr + +10. **hits** - number of cache hits + * hits + +11. **attempts** - authorization attempts + * success + * failure + +12. **cache** - cached authorization hits + * hit + * miss + +### configuration + +Sample: + +```yaml +localtcpip: + name : 'local' + host : '127.0.0.1' + port : 24242 + +localsocket: + name : 'local' + socket : '/var/run/dovecot/stats' +``` + +If no configuration is given, module will attempt to connect to dovecot using unix socket localized in `/var/run/dovecot/stats` + +--- + +[]() |