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| -rw-r--r-- | docs/guides/configure/performance.md | 16 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | docs/guides/step-by-step/step-06.md | 6 |
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diff --git a/docs/guides/collect-apache-nginx-web-logs.md b/docs/guides/collect-apache-nginx-web-logs.md index 0298e1d4..a75a4b1c 100644 --- a/docs/guides/collect-apache-nginx-web-logs.md +++ b/docs/guides/collect-apache-nginx-web-logs.md @@ -12,15 +12,11 @@ By parsing web server log files with Netdata, and seeing the volume of redirects you can better understand what's happening on your infrastructure. Too many bad requests? Maybe a recent deploy missed a few small SVG icons. Too many requests? Time to batten down the hatches—it's a DDoS. -Netdata has been capable of monitoring web log files for quite some time, thanks for the [weblog python.d -module](/collectors/python.d.plugin/web_log/README.md), but we recently refactored this module in Go, and that effort -comes with a ton of improvements. - -You can now use the [LTSV log format](http://ltsv.org/), track TLS and cipher usage, and the whole parser is faster than +You can use the [LTSV log format](http://ltsv.org/), track TLS and cipher usage, and the whole parser is faster than ever. In one test on a system with SSD storage, the collector consistently parsed the logs for 200,000 requests in -200ms, using ~30% of a single core. To learn more about these improvements, see our [v1.19 release post](https://blog.netdata.cloud/posts/release-1.19/). +200ms, using ~30% of a single core. -The [go.d plugin](https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/agent/collectors/go.d.plugin/modules/weblog/) is currently compatible +The [web_log](https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/agent/collectors/go.d.plugin/modules/weblog/) collector is currently compatible with [Nginx](https://nginx.org/en/) and [Apache](https://httpd.apache.org/). This guide will walk you through using the new Go-based web log collector to turn the logs these web servers @@ -34,33 +30,6 @@ installation procedures. Almost all web server installations will need _no_ configuration to start collecting metrics. As long as your web server has readable access log file, you can configure the web log plugin to access and parse it. -## Configure the web log collector - -To use the Go version of this plugin, you need to explicitly enable it, and disable the deprecated Python version. -First, open `python.d.conf`: - -```bash -cd /etc/netdata/ # Replace with your Netdata configuration directory, if not /etc/netdata/ -./edit-config python.d.conf -``` - -Find the `web_log` line, uncomment it, and set it to `web_log: no`. Next, open the `go.d.conf` file for editing. - -```bash -./edit-config go.d.conf -``` - -Find the `web_log` line again, uncomment it, and set it to `web_log: yes`. - -Finally, restart Netdata with `sudo systemctl restart netdata`, or the [appropriate -method](/docs/configure/start-stop-restart.md) for your system. You should see metrics in your Netdata dashboard! - - - -If you don't see web log charts, or **web log nginx**/**web log apache** menus on the right-hand side of your dashboard, -continue reading for other configuration options. - ## Custom configuration of the web log collector The web log collector's default configuration comes with a few example jobs that should cover most Linux distributions @@ -152,11 +121,7 @@ documentation](/health/README.md). ## What's next? -Now that you have web log collection up and running, we recommend you take a look at the documentation for our -[python.d](/collectors/python.d.plugin/web_log/README.md) for some ideas of how you can turn these rather "boring" logs -into powerful real-time tools for keeping your servers happy. +Now that you have web log collection up and running, we recommend you take a look at the collector's [documentation](https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/agent/collectors/go.d.plugin/modules/weblog/) for some ideas of how you can turn these rather "boring" logs into powerful real-time tools for keeping your servers happy. Don't forget to give GitHub user [Wing924](https://github.com/Wing924) a big 👍 for his hard work in starting up the Go refactoring effort. - - diff --git a/docs/guides/configure/performance.md b/docs/guides/configure/performance.md index 8e010897..f8363416 100644 --- a/docs/guides/configure/performance.md +++ b/docs/guides/configure/performance.md @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ seconds, respectively. ### Specific plugin or collector Every collector and plugin has its own `update every` setting, which you can also change in the `go.d.conf`, -`python.d.conf`, `node.d.conf`, or `charts.d.conf` files, or in individual collector configuration files. If the `update +`python.d.conf`, or `charts.d.conf` files, or in individual collector configuration files. If the `update every` for an individual collector is less than the global, the Netdata Agent uses the global setting. See the [enable or configure a collector](/docs/collect/enable-configure.md) doc for details. @@ -103,16 +103,14 @@ Keep in mind that if a plugin/collector has nothing to do, it simply shuts down You will only improve the Agent's performance by disabling plugins/collectors that are actively collecting metrics. Open `netdata.conf` and scroll down to the `[plugins]` section. To disable any plugin, uncomment it and set the value to -`no`. For example, to explicitly keep the `proc` and `go.d` plugins enabled while disabling `python.d`, `charts.d`, and -`node.d`. +`no`. For example, to explicitly keep the `proc` and `go.d` plugins enabled while disabling `python.d` and `charts.d`. ```conf [plugins] proc = yes - python.d = no - charts.d = no - node.d = no - go.d = yes + python.d = no + charts.d = no + go.d = yes ``` Disable specific collectors by opening their respective plugin configuration files, uncommenting the line for the @@ -121,7 +119,6 @@ collector, and setting its value to `no`. ```bash sudo ./edit-config go.d.conf sudo ./edit-config python.d.conf -sudo ./edit-config node.d.conf sudo ./edit-config charts.d.conf ``` @@ -186,7 +183,6 @@ Finally, edit `netdata.conf` with the following settings: ```conf [global] bind socket to IP = 127.0.0.1 - access log = none disconnect idle web clients after seconds = 3600 enable web responses gzip compression = no ``` @@ -218,7 +214,7 @@ If you installation is working correctly, and you're not actively auditing Netda `netdata.conf`. ```conf -[global] +[logs] debug log = none error log = none access log = none diff --git a/docs/guides/step-by-step/step-06.md b/docs/guides/step-by-step/step-06.md index 89a8cb73..f04098fc 100644 --- a/docs/guides/step-by-step/step-06.md +++ b/docs/guides/step-by-step/step-06.md @@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ they were built in. These modules are primarily written in [Go](https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/agent/collectors/go.d.plugin/) (`go.d`) and [Python](/collectors/python.d.plugin/README.md), although some use [Bash](/collectors/charts.d.plugin/README.md) -(`charts.d`) or [Node.js](/collectors/node.d.plugin/README.md) (`node.d`). +(`charts.d`). ## Enable and disable plugins @@ -58,14 +58,14 @@ Enabled: ```conf [plugins] - # node.d = yes + # python.d = yes ``` Disabled: ```conf [plugins] - node.d = no + python.d = no ``` When you explicitly disable a plugin this way, it won't auto-collect metrics using its collectors. |