> If you want to minimize your work, you can write a test as a one-shot > standalone program in any language of your choice, and either: > 1. Run it from cron, write the results to a file, and pick them up by > node_exporter textfile collector; OR > 2. Run it on demand from exporter_exporter > <https://github.com/QubitProducts/exporter_exporter> using the "exec" > method; OR > 3. Run it as a nagios plugin under nrped, and query it from nrpe_exporter > <https://www.robustperception.io/nagios-nrpe-prometheus-exporter/>
Another 'run a program and provide its output as metrics' option is the third party script exporter, https://github.com/ricoberger/script_exporter The basic usage of the script exporter is very similar to the blackbox exporter, but of course you have to start a program every time. We've been happily using it for years for a variety of checks that require more sophistication (and fine grained metrics) than the Blackbox exporter can handle. (Another 'run it from cron' option is to have it push metrics into a Pushgateway instance, but my view is that generally you want to use the node_exporter textfile collector for that if it's possible. Pushgateway usually has various drawbacks compared to the node_exporter approach.) - cks -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Prometheus Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/prometheus-users/3646228.1734204215%40apps0.cs.toronto.edu.
