HAProxy Metrics
Collect and ship HAProxy server metrics to Logstash and Elasticsearch
Metricbeat is a lightweight shipper that helps you monitor your HAProxy servers by collecting metrics from the HAProxy server. Configure Metricbeat using the pre-defined examples below to collect and ship HAProxy service metrics and statistics to Logstash or Elasticsearch.
Install Integration
Install Metricbeat
To get started first follow the steps below:
- Install metricbeat (opens in a new tab)
- Root access
- Verify the required port is open
Older versions can be found here: metricbeat 7 (opens in a new tab), metricbeat 6 (opens in a new tab), metricbeat 5 (opens in a new tab)
Copy Configuration File
The configuration file below is pre-configured to send data to your Logit.io Stack via Logstash.
Copy the configuration file below and overwrite the contents of metricbeat.yml.
###################### Logit.io Metricbeat Configuration #######################
# =========================== Modules configuration ============================
metricbeat.config.modules:
# Glob pattern for configuration loading
path: ${path.config}/modules.d/*.yml
# Set to true to enable config reloading
reload.enabled: false
# Period on which files under path should be checked for changes
#reload.period: 10s
# ======================= Elasticsearch template setting =======================
setup.template.settings:
index.number_of_shards: 1
index.codec: best_compression
#_source.enabled: false
# ================================== Outputs ===================================
# ------------------------------ Logstash Output -------------------------------
No input available! Your stack is missing the required input for this data source
Talk to support to add the inputEnable module
There are several built in metricbeat modules you can use. To enable the HAProxy module, run the following:
metricbeat modules list
metricbeat modules enable haproxy
Configure Module
Each module has its own configuration file where different metricsets can be enabled / disabled. Locate the configuration file for the haproxy module.
/etc/metricbeat/modules.d/@module.yml
By default the following metricsets are disabled. To enable or disable a metric simply comment or uncomment the line out.
- module: haproxy
metricsets:
- info
- stat
period: 10s
hosts: ["tcp://127.0.0.1:14567"]
Start Metricbeat
Start or restart Metricbeat (opens in a new tab) to apply the configuration changes.
Check Logit.io for your logs
Data should now have been sent to your Stack.
View My DataIf you don't see take a look at How to diagnose no data in Stack below for how to diagnose common issues.
How to diagnose no data in Stack
If you don't see data appearing in your stack after following this integration, take a look at the troubleshooting guide for steps to diagnose and resolve the problem or contact our support team and we'll be happy to assist.
Compatibility
The HAProxy metricsets are tested with HAProxy versions 1.6
, 1.7
and 1.8
.