---
name: "cdist-type__prometheus_exporter"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "cdist"
version: "7.0.0-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cdist-type__prometheus_exporter"
---

# cdist-type\_\_prometheus\_exporter(7)

install some Prometheus exporters

## NAME

cdist-type\_\_prometheus\_exporter - install some Prometheus exporters

## DESCRIPTION

Install and configure some exporters to be used by the Prometheus monitoring system (*https://prometheus.io/*).

This type creates a daemontools-compatible service directory under /service/$\_\_object\_id. Daemontools (or something compatible) must be installed (in particular, the command *svc* must be executable).

This type installs and builds the latest version from git, using go get. A recent version of golang as well as build tools (make, g++, etc.) must be available.

Currently supported exporters:

- •

  node

- •

  blackbox

- •

  ceph

## REQUIRED PARAMETERS

None

## OPTIONAL PARAMETERS

- **exporter**

  Which exporter to install and configure. Default: $\_\_object\_id. Currently supported: node, blackbox, ceph.

## BOOLEAN PARAMETERS

- **add-consul-service**

  Add this exporter as a Consul service for automatic service discovery.

## EXAMPLES

```
__daemontools
__golang_from_vendor --version 1.9  # required for prometheus and many exporters
require="__daemontools __golang_from_vendor" __prometheus_exporter node
```

## SEE ALSO

[**cdist-type\_\_daemontools**(7)](/cdist-type__daemontools/7.md), [**cdist-type\_\_golang\_from\_vendor**(7)](/cdist-type__golang_from_vendor/7.md), [**cdist-type\_\_prometheus\_server**(7)](/cdist-type__prometheus_server/7.md), Prometheus documentation: *https://prometheus.io/docs/introduction/overview/*

## AUTHORS

Kamila Součková \<*kamila--@--ksp.sk*\>

## COPYING

Copyright (C) 2017 Kamila Součková. You can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

## COPYRIGHT

ungleich GmbH 2021