Commit a66494a3 authored by Achilleas Pipinellis's avatar Achilleas Pipinellis

Merge branch 'docs-rename-monitor-fix' into 'master'

Add redirect and renaming note for exporter

Closes #32312

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab!17667
parents de3f9966 84345a7b
# GitLab exporter
>**Note:**
Available since [Omnibus GitLab 8.17][1132]. For installations from source
you'll have to install and configure it yourself.
>- Available since [Omnibus GitLab 8.17](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/merge_requests/1132).
>- Renamed from `GitLab monitor exporter` to `GitLab exporter` in [GitLab 12.3](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/merge_requests/16511).
The [GitLab exporter] allows you to measure various GitLab metrics, pulled from Redis and the database.
The [GitLab exporter](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-exporter) allows you to
measure various GitLab metrics, pulled from Redis and the database, in Omnibus GitLab
instances.
To enable the GitLab exporter:
NOTE: **Note:**
For installations from source you'll have to install and configure it yourself.
To enable the GitLab exporter in an Omnibus GitLab instance:
1. [Enable Prometheus](index.md#configuring-prometheus)
1. Edit `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb`
......@@ -16,15 +20,10 @@ To enable the GitLab exporter:
gitlab_exporter['enable'] = true
```
1. Save the file and [reconfigure GitLab][reconfigure] for the changes to
take effect
1. Save the file and [reconfigure GitLab](../../restart_gitlab.md#omnibus-gitlab-reconfigure)
for the changes to take effect
Prometheus will now automatically begin collecting performance data from
the GitLab exporter exposed under `localhost:9168`.
[← Back to the main Prometheus page](index.md)
[1132]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/merge_requests/1132
[GitLab exporter]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-exporter
[prometheus]: https://prometheus.io
[reconfigure]: ../../restart_gitlab.md#omnibus-gitlab-reconfigure
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