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# Docker
<img src="https://netdata.cloud/img/docker.svg" width="150"/>
Plugin: go.d.plugin
Module: docker
<img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/maintained%20by-Netdata-%2300ab44" />
## Overview
This collector monitors Docker containers state, health status and more.
It connects to the Docker instance via a TCP or UNIX socket and executes the following commands:
- [System info](https://docs.docker.com/engine/api/v1.43/#tag/System/operation/SystemInfo).
- [List images](https://docs.docker.com/engine/api/v1.43/#tag/Image/operation/ImageList).
- [List containers](https://docs.docker.com/engine/api/v1.43/#tag/Container/operation/ContainerList).
This collector is supported on all platforms.
This collector supports collecting metrics from multiple instances of this integration, including remote instances.
Requires netdata user to be in the docker group.
### Default Behavior
#### Auto-Detection
It discovers instances running on localhost by attempting to connect to a known Docker UNIX socket: `/var/run/docker.sock`.
#### Limits
The default configuration for this integration does not impose any limits on data collection.
#### Performance Impact
Enabling `collect_container_size` may result in high CPU usage depending on the version of Docker Engine.
## Metrics
Metrics grouped by *scope*.
The scope defines the instance that the metric belongs to. An instance is uniquely identified by a set of labels.
### Per Docker instance
These metrics refer to the entire monitored application.
This scope has no labels.
Metrics:
| Metric | Dimensions | Unit |
|:------|:----------|:----|
| docker.containers_state | running, paused, stopped | containers |
| docker.containers_health_status | healthy, unhealthy, not_running_unhealthy, starting, no_healthcheck | containers |
| docker.images | active, dangling | images |
| docker.images_size | size | bytes |
### Per container
Metrics related to containers. Each container provides its own set of the following metrics.
Labels:
| Label | Description |
|:-----------|:----------------|
| container_name | The container's name |
| image | The image name the container uses |
Metrics:
| Metric | Dimensions | Unit |
|:------|:----------|:----|
| docker.container_state | running, paused, exited, created, restarting, removing, dead | state |
| docker.container_health_status | healthy, unhealthy, not_running_unhealthy, starting, no_healthcheck | status |
| docker.container_writeable_layer_size | writeable_layer | size |
## Alerts
The following alerts are available:
| Alert name | On metric | Description |
|:------------|:----------|:------------|
| [ docker_container_unhealthy ](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/src/health/health.d/docker.conf) | docker.container_health_status | ${label:container_name} docker container health status is unhealthy |
## Setup
### Prerequisites
No action required.
### Configuration
#### File
The configuration file name for this integration is `go.d/docker.conf`.
You can edit the configuration file using the `edit-config` script from the
Netdata [config directory](/docs/netdata-agent/configuration/README.md#the-netdata-config-directory).
```bash
cd /etc/netdata 2>/dev/null || cd /opt/netdata/etc/netdata
sudo ./edit-config go.d/docker.conf
```
#### Options
The following options can be defined globally: update_every, autodetection_retry.
<details open><summary>Config options</summary>
| Name | Description | Default | Required |
|:----|:-----------|:-------|:--------:|
| update_every | Data collection frequency. | 1 | no |
| autodetection_retry | Recheck interval in seconds. Zero means no recheck will be scheduled. | 0 | no |
| address | Docker daemon's listening address. When using a TCP socket, the format is: tcp://[ip]:[port] | unix:///var/run/docker.sock | yes |
| timeout | Request timeout in seconds. | 2 | no |
| collect_container_size | Whether to collect container writable layer size. | no | no |
</details>
#### Examples
##### Basic
An example configuration.
```yaml
jobs:
- name: local
address: 'unix:///var/run/docker.sock'
```
##### Multi-instance
> **Note**: When you define multiple jobs, their names must be unique.
Collecting metrics from local and remote instances.
<details open><summary>Config</summary>
```yaml
jobs:
- name: local
address: 'unix:///var/run/docker.sock'
- name: remote
address: 'tcp://203.0.113.10:2375'
```
</details>
## Troubleshooting
### Debug Mode
To troubleshoot issues with the `docker` collector, run the `go.d.plugin` with the debug option enabled. The output
should give you clues as to why the collector isn't working.
- Navigate to the `plugins.d` directory, usually at `/usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/`. If that's not the case on
your system, open `netdata.conf` and look for the `plugins` setting under `[directories]`.
```bash
cd /usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/
```
- Switch to the `netdata` user.
```bash
sudo -u netdata -s
```
- Run the `go.d.plugin` to debug the collector:
```bash
./go.d.plugin -d -m docker
```
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