VictoriaMetrics

VictoriaMetrics destination plugin

VictoriaMetrics is a scalable, high-performance, and cost-effective platform for collecting, storing, and analyzing time-series data. It is designed to handle large volumes of data, including metrics, logs, and traces, and provides advanced analytics and visualization capabilities for gaining insights into system behavior and performance.

Configuration parameters

The VictoriaMetrics destination plugin provides these configuration parameters.

General

Key	Description
Host	IP address or hostname of the target HTTP Server.
Port	TCP port of the target HTTP Server.
URI	Specify an optional HTTP URI for the target web server.

Advanced

Key	Description
Headers	Add a HTTP header key/value pair. Multiple headers can be set.
Additional Prometheus Metric Labels	This allows you to add custom labels to all metrics exposed through the Prometheus exporter. You may have multiple of these fields.
HTTP Proxy	Specify an HTTP Proxy. The expected format of this value is http://host:port.
Log Response Payload	Log the response payload within the Core Pipeline log.

Security and TLS

Key	Description
TLS	Enable or disable TLS/SSL support.
TLS Certificate Validation	Turn TLS/SSL certificate validation on or off. TLS must be on for this setting to be enabled.
TLS Debug Level	Set TLS debug verbosity level. Accepts these values: 0 (No debug), 1 (Error), 2 (State change), 3 (Informational), 4 (Verbose).
CA Certificate File Path	Absolute path to CA certificate file.
Certificate File Path	Absolute path to certificate file.
Private key File Path	Absolute path to private key file.
Private Key Path Password	Optional password for tls.key_file file.
TLS SNI Hostname Extension	Hostname to be used for TLS SNI extension.

Advanced networking

Key	Description
DNS Mode	Select the primary DNS connection type (TCP or UDP).
DNS Resolver	Select the primary DNS connection type (TCP or UDP).
Prefer IPv4	Prioritize IPv4 DNS results when trying to establish a connection.
Keepalive	Enable or disable Keepalive support.
Keepalive Idle Timeout	Set maximum time allowed for an idle Keepalive connection.
Max Connect Timeout	Set maximum time allowed to establish a connection, this time includes the TLS handshake.
Max Connect Timeout Log Error	On connection timeout, specify if it should log an error. When disabled, the timeout is logged as a debug message
Max Keepalive Recycle	Set maximum number of times a keepalive connection can be used before it is retired.
Source Address	Specify network address to bind for data traffic.

Basic authentication

Key	Description
HTTP Username	Basic Auth Username.
HTTP Password	Basic Auth Password. Requires HTTP_User to be set.