# Export metrics to JSON document databases You can use the JSON connector for the [exporting engine](/exporting/README.md) to archive your agent's metrics to JSON document databases for long-term storage, further analysis, or correlation with data from other sources. ## Configuration To enable data exporting to a JSON document database, run `./edit-config exporting.conf` in the Netdata configuration directory and set the following options: ```conf [json:my_json_instance] enabled = yes destination = localhost:5448 ``` Add `:http` or `:https` modifiers to the connector type if you need to use other than a plaintext protocol. For example: `json:http:my_json_instance`, `json:https:my_json_instance`. You can set basic HTTP authentication credentials using ```conf username = my_username password = my_password ``` The JSON connector is further configurable using additional settings. See the [exporting reference doc](/exporting/README.md#options) for details.