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DNS query collector

This module provides DNS query round-trip time (RTT).

Metrics

All metrics have "dns_query." prefix.

Labels per scope:

  • server: server, network, record_type.
MetricScopeDimensionsUnits
query_timeserverquery_timeseconds
query_statusserversuccess, network_error, dns_errorstatus

Configuration

Edit the go.d/dns_query.conf configuration file using edit-config from the Netdata config directory, which is typically at /etc/netdata.

cd /etc/netdata # Replace this path with your Netdata config directory
sudo ./edit-config go.d/dns_query.conf

Here is an example:

jobs:
- name: job1
record_types:
- A
- AAAA
domains:
- google.com
- github.com
- reddit.com
servers:
- 8.8.8.8
- 8.8.4.4

For all available options please see module configuration file.

Troubleshooting

To troubleshoot issues with the dns_query 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, open netdata.conf and look for the plugins 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 dns_query

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