---
name: "prometheus-postfix-exporter"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "prometheus-postfix-exporter"
version: "0.3.0-5+b8"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/prometheus-postfix-exporter"
---

# prometheus-postfix-exporter(1)

Prometheus exporter for Postfix metrics

## NAME

prometheus-postfix-exporter - Prometheus exporter for Postfix metrics

## SYNOPSIS

- **postfix\_exporter \[\<flags\>\]**

  ## DESCRIPTION

Prometheus metrics exporter for postfix

## OPTIONS

- **--help**

  Show context-sensitive help (also try --help-long and --help-man).

- **--web.listen-address**

  Address to listen on for web interface and telemetry.

- **--web.telemetry-path**

  Path under which to expose metrics.

- **--postfix.showq\_path**

  Path at which Postfix places its showq socket.

- **--log.unsupported**

  Log all unsupported lines.

- **--docker.enable**

  Read from Docker logs. Environment variable DOCKER\_HOST can be used to change the address. See https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/docker/docker/client?tab=doc#NewEnvClient for more information.

- **--docker.container.id**

  ID/name of the Postfix Docker container.

- **--postfix.logfile\_path**

  Path where Postfix writes log entries.