mash-playbook/docs/services/prometheus-blackbox-exporter.md

Prometheus Blackbox Exporter

This playbook can configure Prometheus Blackbox Exporter.

Configuration

To enable this service, add the following configuration to your vars.yml file and re-run the installation process:

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prometheus_blackbox_exporter_enabled: true

# To expose the metrics publicly, enable and configure the lines below:
# prometheus_blackbox_exporter_hostname: mash.example.com
# prometheus_blackbox_exporter_path_prefix: /metrics/mash-prometheus-blackbox-exporter

# To protect the metrics with HTTP Basic Auth, enable and configure the lines below.
# See: https://doc.traefik.io/traefik/middlewares/http/basicauth/#users
# prometheus_blackbox_exporter_container_labels_metrics_middleware_basic_auth_enabled: true
# prometheus_blackbox_exporter_container_labels_metrics_middleware_basic_auth_users: ''

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Usage

After you've installed the blackbox exporter, your blackbox prober will be available on mash.example.com/metrics/mash-prometheus-blackbox-exporter with the basic auth credentials you've configured if hostname and path prefix where provided