Prometheus Remote Write destination plugin - Chronosphere Documentation

This information is for Chronosphere Telemetry Pipeline, which is a standalone product separate from Chronosphere Observability Platform.

The Prometheus Remote Write destination plugin (name: prometheus_remote_write, alias: PrometheusRemoteWrite) lets you configure your telemetry pipeline to send metrics data in a standardized format over HTTP to a configured remote endpoint.

Supported telemetry types

The for Chronosphere Telemetry Pipeline supports these telemetry types:

Logs	Metrics	Traces

Configuration parameters

Use the parameters in this section to configure the . The Telemetry Pipeline web interface uses the items in the Name column to describe these parameters. Pipeline configuration files use the items in the Key column as YAML keys.

General

Name	Key	Description	Default
Host	`host`	Required. IP address or hostname of the target HTTP Server.	`127.0.0.1`
Port	`port`	Required. TCP port of the target HTTP Server.	`80`
URI	`uri`	Required. Specifies an optional HTTP URI for the target web server.	`/`

If you configured Chronosphere Collector to serve as a Prometheus remote write backend, view the Chronosphere Collector configuration for the configured host, port, and URL.

Advanced

Name	Key	Description	Default
Headers	`header`	Adds an HTTP header key/value pair. You can set multiple headers.	none
Additional Prometheus Metric Labels	`add_label`	Adds custom labels to all metrics exposed through the Prometheus exporter. You can set multiple headers.	none
HTTP Proxy	`proxy`	Specifies an HTTP Proxy. The expected format of this value is `http://host:port`.	none
Log Response Payload	`log_response_payload`	Logs the response payload within the Core Pipeline log.	`false`

Security and TLS

Name	Key	Description	Default
TLS	`tls`	If `true`, enables TLS/SSL. If `false`, disables TLS/SSL. Accepted values: `true`, `false`.	`false`
TLS Certificate Validation	`tls.verify`	If `on`, and if `tls` is `true`, enables TLS/SSL certificate validation. If `off`, disables TLS/SSL certificate validation. Accepted values: `on`, `off`.	`on`
TLS Debug Level	`tls.debug`	Sets TLS debug verbosity level. Accepted values: `0` (No debug), `1` (Error), `2` (State change), `3` (Informational), `4` (Verbose).	`1`
CA Certificate File Path	`tls.ca_file`	Absolute path to CA certificate file.	none
Certificate File Path	`tls.crt_file`	Absolute path to certificate file.	none
Private Key File Path	`tls.key_file`	Absolute path to private key file.	none
Private Key Path Password	`tls.key_passwd`	Password for private key file.	none
TLS SNI Hostname Extension	`tls.vhost`	Hostname to be used for TLS SNI extension.	none

Advanced Networking

Name	Key	Description	Default
DNS Mode	`net.dns.mode`	Selects the primary DNS connection type, which can be `TCP` or `UDP`.	none
DNS Resolver	`net.dns.resolver`	Selects the primary DNS connection type, which can be `LEGACY` or `ASYNC`.	none
Prefer IPv4	`net.dns.prefer_ipv4`	Prioritizes IPv4 DNS results when trying to establish a connection. Accepted values: `true`, `false`.	`false`
Keepalive	`net.keepalive`	Enables or disables Keepalive support. Accepted values: `true`, `false`.	`true`
Keepalive Idle Timeout	`net.keepalive_idle_timeout`	Sets the maximum time allowed for an idle Keepalive connection.	`30s`
Max Connect Timeout	`net.connect_timeout`	Sets the maximum time allowed to establish a connection, which includes the TLS handshake.	`10s`
Max Connect Timeout Log Error	`net.connect_timeout_log_error`	Specifies whether to log an error on connection timeout. When disabled, the timeout is logged as a debug message. Accepted values: `true`, `false`.	`true`
Source Address	`net.source_address`	Specifies the network address to bind for data traffic.	none
Max Keepalive Recycle	`net.keepalive_max_recycle`	Sets the maximum number of times a keepalive connection can be used before it’s retired.	`2000`

Basic Authentication

Name	Key	Description	Default
HTTP Username	`http_user`	Basic auth username.	none
HTTP Password	`http_passwd`	Basic auth password. Requires `http_user` to be set.	none

​Supported telemetry types

​Configuration parameters

​General

​Advanced

​Security and TLS

​Advanced Networking

​Basic Authentication

Supported telemetry types

Configuration parameters

General

Advanced

Security and TLS

Advanced Networking

Basic Authentication