HTTPD
Plugin: go.d.plugin Module: apache
Overview
This collector monitors the activity and performance of Apache servers, and collects metrics such as the number of connections, workers, requests and more.
It sends HTTP requests to the Apache location server-status, which is a built-in location that provides metrics about the Apache server.
This collector is supported on all platforms.
This collector supports collecting metrics from multiple instances of this integration, including remote instances.
Default Behavior
Auto-Detection
By default, it detects Apache instances running on localhost that are listening on port 80. On startup, it tries to collect metrics from:
- http://localhost/server-status?auto
- http://127.0.0.1/server-status?auto
Limits
The default configuration for this integration does not impose any limits on data collection.
Performance Impact
The default configuration for this integration is not expected to impose a significant performance impact on the system.
Metrics
Metrics grouped by scope.
The scope defines the instance that the metric belongs to. An instance is uniquely identified by a set of labels.
All metrics available only if ExtendedStatus is on.
Per Apache instance
These metrics refer to the entire monitored application.
This scope has no labels.
Metrics:
Metric | Dimensions | Unit | Basic | Extended |
---|---|---|---|---|
apache.connections | connections | connections | • | • |
apache.conns_async | keepalive, closing, writing | connections | • | • |
apache.workers | idle, busy | workers | • | • |
apache.scoreboard | waiting, starting, reading, sending, keepalive, dns_lookup, closing, logging, finishing, idle_cleanup, open | connections | • | • |
apache.requests | requests | requests/s | • | |
apache.net | sent | kilobit/s | • | |
apache.reqpersec | requests | requests/s | • | |
apache.bytespersec | served | KiB/s | • | |
apache.bytesperreq | size | KiB | • | |
apache.uptime | uptime | seconds | • |
Alerts
There are no alerts configured by default for this integration.
Setup
Prerequisites
Enable Apache status support
- Enable and configure status_module.
- Ensure that you have ExtendedStatus set on (enabled by default since Apache v2.3.6).
Configuration
File
The configuration file name for this integration is go.d/apache.conf
.
You can edit the configuration file using the edit-config
script from the
Netdata config directory.
cd /etc/netdata 2>/dev/null || cd /opt/netdata/etc/netdata
sudo ./edit-config go.d/apache.conf
Options
The following options can be defined globally: update_every, autodetection_retry.
Config options
Name | Description | Default | Required |
---|---|---|---|
update_every | Data collection frequency. | 1 | no |
autodetection_retry | Recheck interval in seconds. Zero means no recheck will be scheduled. | 0 | no |
url | Server URL. | http://127.0.0.1/server-status?auto | yes |
timeout | HTTP request timeout. | 1 | no |
username | Username for basic HTTP authentication. | no | |
password | Password for basic HTTP authentication. | no | |
proxy_url | Proxy URL. | no | |
proxy_username | Username for proxy basic HTTP authentication. | no | |
proxy_password | Password for proxy basic HTTP authentication. | no | |
method | HTTP request method. | GET | no |
body | HTTP request body. | no | |
headers | HTTP request headers. | no | |
not_follow_redirects | Redirect handling policy. Controls whether the client follows redirects. | no | no |
tls_skip_verify | Server certificate chain and hostname validation policy. Controls whether the client performs this check. | no | no |
tls_ca | Certification authority that the client uses when verifying the server's certificates. | no | |
tls_cert | Client TLS certificate. | no | |
tls_key | Client TLS key. | no |
Examples
Basic
A basic example configuration.
jobs:
- name: local
url: http://127.0.0.1/server-status?auto
HTTP authentication
Basic HTTP authentication.
Config
jobs:
- name: local
url: http://127.0.0.1/server-status?auto
username: username
password: password
HTTPS with self-signed certificate
Apache with enabled HTTPS and self-signed certificate.
Config
jobs:
- name: local
url: https://127.0.0.1/server-status?auto
tls_skip_verify: yes
Multi-instance
Note: When you define multiple jobs, their names must be unique.
Collecting metrics from local and remote instances.
Config
jobs:
- name: local
url: http://127.0.0.1/server-status?auto
- name: remote
url: http://192.0.2.1/server-status?auto
Troubleshooting
Debug Mode
Important: Debug mode is not supported for data collection jobs created via the UI using the Dyncfg feature.
To troubleshoot issues with the apache
collector, run the go.d.plugin
with the debug option enabled. The output
should give you clues as to why the collector isn't working.
Navigate to the
plugins.d
directory, usually at/usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/
. If that's not the case on your system, opennetdata.conf
and look for theplugins
setting under[directories]
.cd /usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/
Switch to the
netdata
user.sudo -u netdata -s
Run the
go.d.plugin
to debug the collector:./go.d.plugin -d -m apache
Getting Logs
If you're encountering problems with the apache
collector, follow these steps to retrieve logs and identify potential issues:
- Run the command specific to your system (systemd, non-systemd, or Docker container).
- Examine the output for any warnings or error messages that might indicate issues. These messages should provide clues about the root cause of the problem.
System with systemd
Use the following command to view logs generated since the last Netdata service restart:
journalctl _SYSTEMD_INVOCATION_ID="$(systemctl show --value --property=InvocationID netdata)" --namespace=netdata --grep apache
System without systemd
Locate the collector log file, typically at /var/log/netdata/collector.log
, and use grep
to filter for collector's name:
grep apache /var/log/netdata/collector.log
Note: This method shows logs from all restarts. Focus on the latest entries for troubleshooting current issues.
Docker Container
If your Netdata runs in a Docker container named "netdata" (replace if different), use this command:
docker logs netdata 2>&1 | grep apache
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