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diff --git a/exporting/prometheus/remote_write/README.md b/exporting/prometheus/remote_write/README.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..fe901024b --- /dev/null +++ b/exporting/prometheus/remote_write/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +<!-- +title: "Export metrics to Prometheus remote write providers" +description: "Send Netdata metrics to your choice of more than 20 external storage providers for long-term archiving and further analysis." +custom_edit_url: https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/exporting/prometheus/remote_write/README.md +sidebar_label: Prometheus remote write +--> + +# Prometheus remote write exporting connector + +The Prometheus remote write exporting connector uses the exporting engine to send Netdata metrics to your choice of more +than 20 external storage providers for long-term archiving and further analysis. + +## Prerequisites + +To use the Prometheus remote write API with [storage +providers](https://prometheus.io/docs/operating/integrations/#remote-endpoints-and-storage), install +[protobuf](https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/) and [snappy](https://github.com/google/snappy) libraries. +Next, [reinstall Netdata](/packaging/installer/REINSTALL.md), which detects that the required libraries and utilities +are now available. + +## Configuration + +To enable data exporting to a storage provider using the Prometheus remote write API, run `./edit-config exporting.conf` +in the Netdata configuration directory and set the following options: + +```conf +[prometheus_remote_write:my_instance] + enabled = yes + destination = example.domain:example_port + remote write URL path = /receive +``` + +You can also add `:https` modifier to the connector type if you need to use the TLS/SSL protocol. For example: +`remote_write:https:my_instance`. + +`remote write URL path` is used to set an endpoint path for the remote write protocol. The default value is `/receive`. +For example, if your endpoint is `http://example.domain:example_port/storage/read`: + +```conf + destination = example.domain:example_port + remote write URL path = /storage/read +``` + +`buffered` and `lost` dimensions in the Netdata Exporting Connector Data Size operation monitoring chart estimate uncompressed +buffer size on failures. + +## Notes + +The remote write exporting connector does not support `buffer on failures` + +[](<>) |