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diff --git a/backends/prometheus/remote_write/README.md b/backends/prometheus/remote_write/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b83575e --- /dev/null +++ b/backends/prometheus/remote_write/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +<!-- +title: "Prometheus remote write backend" +custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/backends/prometheus/remote_write/README.md +--> + +# Prometheus remote write backend + +## Prerequisites + +To use the prometheus remote write API with [storage +providers](https://prometheus.io/docs/operating/integrations/#remote-endpoints-and-storage) +[protobuf](https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/) and [snappy](https://github.com/google/snappy) libraries +should be installed first. Next, Netdata should be re-installed from the source. The installer will detect that the +required libraries and utilities are now available. + +## Configuration + +An additional option in the backend configuration section is available for the remote write backend: + +```conf +[backend] + remote write URL path = /receive +``` + +The default value is `/receive`. `remote write URL path` is used to set an endpoint path for the remote write protocol. +For example, if your endpoint is `http://example.domain:example_port/storage/read` you should set + +```conf +[backend] + destination = example.domain:example_port + remote write URL path = /storage/read +``` + +`buffered` and `lost` dimensions in the Netdata Backend Data Size operation monitoring chart estimate uncompressed +buffer size on failures. + +## Notes + +The remote write backend does not support `buffer on failures` + +[](<>) |