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diff --git a/backends/README.md b/backends/README.md index efaba0caa..bdc409017 100644 --- a/backends/README.md +++ b/backends/README.md @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ X seconds (though, it can send them per second if you need it to). metrics are sent to the backend server as `prefix.hostname.chart.dimension`. `prefix` is configured below, `hostname` is the hostname of the machine (can also be configured). - - **opentsdb** (`telnet interface`, used by **OpenTSDB**, **InfluxDB**, **KairosDB**, etc) + - **opentsdb** (`telnet or HTTP interfaces`, used by **OpenTSDB**, **InfluxDB**, **KairosDB**, etc) metrics are sent to opentsdb as `prefix.chart.dimension` with tag `host=hostname`. @@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ X seconds (though, it can send them per second if you need it to). - **prometheus** is described at [prometheus page](prometheus/) since it pulls data from netdata. + - **prometheus remote write** (a binary snappy-compressed protocol buffer encoding over HTTP used by + a lot of [storage providers](https://prometheus.io/docs/operating/integrations/#remote-endpoints-and-storage)) + + metrics are labeled in the format, which is used by Netdata for the [plaintext prometheus protocol](prometheus/). + Notes on using the remote write backend are [here](prometheus/remote_write/). + - **AWS Kinesis Data Streams** metrics are sent to the service in `JSON` format. @@ -70,7 +76,7 @@ of `netdata.conf` from your netdata): ``` [backend] enabled = yes | no - type = graphite | opentsdb | json | kinesis + type = graphite | opentsdb:telnet | opentsdb:http | opentsdb:https | prometheus_remote_write | json | kinesis host tags = list of TAG=VALUE destination = space separated list of [PROTOCOL:]HOST[:PORT] - the first working will be used, or a region for kinesis data source = average | sum | as collected @@ -86,7 +92,7 @@ of `netdata.conf` from your netdata): - `enabled = yes | no`, enables or disables sending data to a backend -- `type = graphite | opentsdb | json | kinesis`, selects the backend type +- `type = graphite | opentsdb:telnet | opentsdb:http | opentsdb:https | json | kinesis`, selects the backend type - `destination = host1 host2 host3 ...`, accepts **a space separated list** of hostnames, IPs (IPv4 and IPv6) and ports to connect to. |