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Chrony collector

chrony is a versatile implementation of the Network Time Protocol (NTP).

This module monitors the system's clock performance and peers activity status using Chrony communication protocol v6.

Metrics

All metrics have "chrony." prefix.

MetricScopeDimensionsUnits
stratumglobalstratumlevel
current_correctionglobalcurrent_correctionseconds
root_delayglobalroot_delayseconds
root_dispersionglobalroot_dispersionseconds
last_offsetglobaloffsetseconds
rms_offsetglobaloffsetseconds
frequencyglobalfrequencyppm
residual_frequencyglobalresidual_frequencyppm
skewglobalskewfrequency
update_intervalglobalupdate_intervalseconds
ref_measurement_timeglobalref_measurement_timeseconds
leap_statusglobalnormal, insert_second, delete_second, unsynchronisedstatus
activityglobalonline, offline, burst_online, burst_offline, unresolvedsources

Configuration

Edit the go.d/chrony.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, if different
sudo ./edit-config go.d/chrony.conf

Configuration example:

jobs:
- name: local
address: '127.0.0.1:323'
timeout: 1

- name: remote
address: '203.0.113.0:323'
timeout: 3

For all available options please see module configuration file.


Troubleshooting

To troubleshoot issues with the chrony 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 chrony

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