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authorChristopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net>2020-11-28 10:58:02 +0000
committerChristopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net>2020-12-07 09:08:20 +0000
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prometheus-node-exporter: Enable the textfile collector.
* gnu/services/monitoring.scm (<prometheus-node-exporter-configuration>): Add
textfile-directory.
(prometheus-node-exporter-textfile-directory,
prometheus-node-exporter-activation): New procedures.
(prometheus-node-exporter-shepherd-service): Pass
--collector.textfile.directoryto the service.
(prometheus-node-exporter-service-type): Extend the activation service type.
* doc/guix.texi (Prometheus Node Exporter Service): Document.
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@@ -22038,6 +22038,11 @@ The prometheus-node-exporter package to use.
 @item @code{web-listen-address} (default: @code{":9100"})
 Bind the web interface to the specified address.
 
+@item @code{textfile-directory} (default: @code{"/var/lib/prometheus/node-exporter"})
+This directory can be used to export metrics specific to this machine.
+Files containing metrics in the text format, with the filename ending in
+@code{.prom} should be placed in this directory.
+
 @end table
 @end deftp