Prometheus
You can export statistics to a Prometheus
server through an exporter.
When the –export prometheus is used, Glances creates a Prometheus exporter
listening on <host:port> (defined in the Glances configuration file).
[prometheus]
host=localhost
port=9091
prefix=glances
labels=src:glances
Note
When running Glances in a container, set host=0.0.0.0
in the Glances configuration file.
Note
You can use dynamic fields for the label (ex: labels=system:uname -s)
and run Glances with:
$ glances --export prometheus
You can check that Glances exports the stats using this URL: http://localhost:9091
In order to store the metrics in a Prometheus server, you should add this exporter to your Prometheus server configuration with the following lines (in the prometheus.yml configuration file):
scrape_configs:
- job_name: 'glances_exporter'
scrape_interval: 5s
static_configs:
- targets: ['localhost:9091']