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# Go-ethereum


<img src="https://netdata.cloud/img/geth.png" width="150"/>


Plugin: go.d.plugin
Module: geth

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## Overview

This collector monitors Go-ethereum instances.




This collector is supported on all platforms.

This collector supports collecting metrics from multiple instances of this integration, including remote instances.


### Default Behavior

#### Auto-Detection

By default, it detects Go-ethereum instances running on localhost.


#### Limits

The default configuration for this integration does not impose any limits on data collection.

#### Performance Impact

The default configuration for this integration is not expected to impose a significant performance impact on the system.


## Metrics

Metrics grouped by *scope*.

The scope defines the instance that the metric belongs to. An instance is uniquely identified by a set of labels.



### Per Go-ethereum instance

These metrics refer to the entire monitored application.

This scope has no labels.

Metrics:

| Metric | Dimensions | Unit |
|:------|:----------|:----|
| geth.eth_db_chaindata_ancient_io_rate | reads, writes | bytes/s |
| geth.eth_db_chaindata_ancient_io | reads, writes | bytes |
| geth.eth_db_chaindata_disk_io | reads, writes | bytes |
| geth.goroutines | goroutines | goroutines |
| geth.eth_db_chaindata_disk_io_rate | reads, writes | bytes/s |
| geth.chaindata_db_size | level_db, ancient_db | bytes |
| geth.chainhead | block, receipt, header | block |
| geth.tx_pool_pending | invalid, pending, local, discard, no_funds, ratelimit, replace | transactions |
| geth.tx_pool_current | invalid, pending, local, pool | transactions |
| geth.tx_pool_queued | discard, eviction, no_funds, ratelimit | transactions |
| geth.p2p_bandwidth | ingress, egress | bytes/s |
| geth.reorgs | executed | reorgs |
| geth.reorgs_blocks | added, dropped | blocks |
| geth.p2p_peers | peers | peers |
| geth.p2p_peers_calls | dials, serves | calls/s |
| geth.rpc_calls | failed, successful | calls/s |



## Alerts

There are no alerts configured by default for this integration.


## Setup

### Prerequisites

No action required.

### Configuration

#### File

The configuration file name for this integration is `go.d/geth.conf`.


You can edit the configuration file using the `edit-config` script from the
Netdata [config directory](/docs/netdata-agent/configuration/README.md#the-netdata-config-directory).

```bash
cd /etc/netdata 2>/dev/null || cd /opt/netdata/etc/netdata
sudo ./edit-config go.d/geth.conf
```
#### Options

The following options can be defined globally: update_every, autodetection_retry.


<details open><summary>Config options</summary>

| Name | Description | Default | Required |
|:----|:-----------|:-------|:--------:|
| update_every | Data collection frequency. | 1 | no |
| autodetection_retry | Recheck interval in seconds. Zero means no recheck will be scheduled. | 0 | no |
| url | Server URL. | http://127.0.0.1:6060/debug/metrics/prometheus | yes |
| timeout | HTTP request timeout. | 1 | no |
| username | Username for basic HTTP authentication. |  | no |
| password | Password for basic HTTP authentication. |  | no |
| proxy_url | Proxy URL. |  | no |
| proxy_username | Username for proxy basic HTTP authentication. |  | no |
| proxy_password | Password for proxy basic HTTP authentication. |  | no |
| method | HTTP request method. | GET | no |
| body | HTTP request body. |  | no |
| headers | HTTP request headers. |  | no |
| not_follow_redirects | Redirect handling policy. Controls whether the client follows redirects. | no | no |
| tls_skip_verify | Server certificate chain and hostname validation policy. Controls whether the client performs this check. | no | no |
| tls_ca | Certification authority that the client uses when verifying the server's certificates. |  | no |
| tls_cert | Client TLS certificate. |  | no |
| tls_key | Client TLS key. |  | no |

</details>

#### Examples

##### Basic

A basic example configuration.

```yaml
jobs:
  - name: local
    url: http://127.0.0.1:6060/debug/metrics/prometheus

```
##### HTTP authentication

Basic HTTP authentication.

<details open><summary>Config</summary>

```yaml
jobs:
  - name: local
    url: http://127.0.0.1:6060/debug/metrics/prometheus
    username: username
    password: password

```
</details>

##### Multi-instance

> **Note**: When you define multiple jobs, their names must be unique.

Collecting metrics from local and remote instances.


<details open><summary>Config</summary>

```yaml
jobs:
  - name: local
    url: http://127.0.0.1:6060/debug/metrics/prometheus

  - name: remote
    url: http://192.0.2.1:6060/debug/metrics/prometheus

```
</details>



## Troubleshooting

### Debug Mode

To troubleshoot issues with the `geth` collector, run the `go.d.plugin` with the debug option enabled. The output
should give you clues as to why the collector isn't working.

- Navigate to the `plugins.d` directory, usually at `/usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/`. If that's not the case on
  your system, open `netdata.conf` and look for the `plugins` setting under `[directories]`.

  ```bash
  cd /usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/
  ```

- Switch to the `netdata` user.

  ```bash
  sudo -u netdata -s
  ```

- Run the `go.d.plugin` to debug the collector:

  ```bash
  ./go.d.plugin -d -m geth
  ```


