Overview
The NGINX receiver allows for collection of NGINX metrics and access to the out of the box NGINX Dashboard, NGINX Overview. Please configure the receiver according to the specifications of the latest version of the nginxreceiver.
For more information, see the OpenTelemetry project documentation for the NGINX receiver.
Setup
To collect NGINX metrics with OpenTelemetry for use with Datadog:
- Configure the NGINX receiver in your OpenTelemetry Collector configuration.
- Ensure the OpenTelemetry Collector is configured to export to Datadog.
Refer to the NGINX receiver documentation for detailed configuration options and requirements.
Data collected
| OTEL | DATADOG | DESCRIPTION | FILTER |
|---|
| nginx.connections_accepted | nginx.connections.accepted_count | The total number of accepted client connections | |
| nginx.connections_current | nginx.connections.idle | The current number of nginx connections by state | state: waiting |
| nginx.connections_current | nginx.net.connections | The current number of nginx connections by state | state: active |
| nginx.connections_current | nginx.net.waiting | The current number of nginx connections by state | state: waiting |
| nginx.requests | nginx.requests.total_count | Total number of requests made to the server since it started | |
See OpenTelemetry Metrics Mapping for more information.
Further reading
Additional helpful documentation, links, and articles:
