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23.7 Legacy Series / Prometheus node exporter plugin
« on: November 14, 2023, 10:47:58 pm »
I'm trying to get the os-node_exporter plugin working. It is listed as installed in the plugins tab. However, I see no indication that it is running. It is not listed on the homepage. I don't see anything about it in a process list. The file /etc/rc.conf.d/node_exporter explicitly states not to edit it, but its one line is
The node_exporter file I happened to find in /usr/local/etc says to add lines to /etc/rc.conf.local or /etc/rc.conf to enable it, but neither of those files exist for any other services. Do I create them? Does it need some sort of bracketed identifier inside to say "These options are for the Prometheus node_exporter"?
Also, once its running, will I need to create a firewall rule to allow my Prometheus instance to scrape it for stats?
It is very confusing behind the scenes with this.
Thanks for any assistance.
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node_exporter_enable="NO"
The node_exporter file I happened to find in /usr/local/etc says to add lines to /etc/rc.conf.local or /etc/rc.conf to enable it, but neither of those files exist for any other services. Do I create them? Does it need some sort of bracketed identifier inside to say "These options are for the Prometheus node_exporter"?
Also, once its running, will I need to create a firewall rule to allow my Prometheus instance to scrape it for stats?
It is very confusing behind the scenes with this.
Thanks for any assistance.