collectd-python.md

collectd/python

This monitor runs arbitrary collectd Python plugins directly, apart from collectd. It implements a mock collectd Python interface that supports most, but not all, of the real collectd.

Monitor Type: collectd/python

Monitor Source Code

Accepts Endpoints: Yes

Multiple Instances Allowed: Yes

Configuration

Config option	Required	Type	Description
host	no	string	Host will be filled in by auto-discovery if this monitor has a discovery rule. It can then be used under pluginConfig by the template {{.Host}}
port	no	integer	Port will be filled in by auto-discovery if this monitor has a discovery rule. It can then be used under pluginConfig by the template {{.Port}} (default: 0)
moduleName	no	string	Corresponds to the ModuleName option in collectd-python
modulePaths	no	list of strings	Corresponds to a set of ModulePath options in collectd-python
pluginConfig	no	map of any	This is a yaml form of the collectd config.
typesDBPaths	no	list of strings	A set of paths to types.db files that are needed by your plugin. If not specified, the runner will use the global collectd types.db file.