Netdata to InfluxDB exporter

• GitHub: https://github.com/terorie/netdata-influx
• Grafana: https://grafana.com/grafana/dashboards/10922
• Zero-config, no need to modify netdata settings
• Uses the Netdata V1 API to pull data (dashboard_url + '/api')
• Periodically writes data to InfluxDB

Showcase

Demo Page

Quickstart

Install InfluxDB, Netdata and Grafana using Docker Compose in under a minute!

GitHub Container Registry

A pre-built lightweight Docker image is available here:

ghcr.io/terorie/netdata-influx

Console:

# Create workspace
mkdir netdata; cd netdata

# Get docker-compose config
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/terorie/netdata-influx/master/quickstart/docker-compose.yml

# Start services
docker-compose up -d

# Create netdata database
curl -i -XPOST http://localhost:8086/query --data-urlencode "q=CREATE DATABASE netdata"

Grafana:

• Visit http://<your_ip>:3000
• Login with admin:admin
• Add InfluxDB datasource
  • URL: http://influxdb:8086, or with auth http://user:pass@influxdb:8086
  • Details > Database: netdata
• Import dashboard with ID 10922 (help)

Exporter Configuration

To change settings or add more charts, use these config variables

var	meaning	default
$NI_LOG_TIMESTAMPS	Include timestamps in log	"true"
$NI_INFLUX_ADDR	Influx URL	—
$NI_INFLUX_DB	Influx database	—
$NI_REFRESH_RATE	Netdata polling rate	"10s"
$NI_NETDATA	Netdata API URL	—
$NI_HOST_TAG	Influx host tag (recommended)	$NI_NETDATA
$NI_CHARTS	Space-separated list of charts to monitor	system.cpu system.net system.pgpgio
$NI_POINTS	Number of points to fetch (0 for all)	0