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diff --git a/collectors/python.d.plugin/postfix/README.md b/collectors/python.d.plugin/postfix/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1a546c6 --- /dev/null +++ b/collectors/python.d.plugin/postfix/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +<!-- +title: "Postfix monitoring with Netdata" +custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/collectors/python.d.plugin/postfix/README.md +sidebar_label: "Postfix" +--> + +# Postfix monitoring with Netdata + +Monitors MTA email queue statistics using [postqueue](http://www.postfix.org/postqueue.1.html) tool. + +The collector executes `postqueue -p` to get Postfix queue statistics. + +## Requirements + +Postfix has internal access controls that limit activities on the mail queue. By default, all users are allowed to view +the queue. If your system is configured with stricter access controls, you need to grant the `netdata` user access to +view the mail queue. In order to do it, add `netdata` to `authorized_mailq_users` in the `/etc/postfix/main.cf` file. + +See the `authorized_mailq_users` setting in +the [Postfix documentation](https://www.postfix.org/postconf.5.html) for more details. + +## Charts + +It produces only two charts: + +1. **Postfix Queue Emails** + + - emails + +2. **Postfix Queue Emails Size** in KB + + - size + +## Configuration + +Configuration is not needed. |