Node.js Integration for Grafana Cloud

This integration monitors a Node.js app that exposes metrics through prom-client.

Use the walkthrough in Grafana Cloud to install the Node.js Integration, like in our Quickstart.

In order for the integration to work, the prom-client should be installed and the default metrics should be enabled. Afterwards the metrics can be exposed under /metrics endpoint.

import express from 'express';
import { collectDefaultMetrics, register } from 'prom-client';

collectDefaultMetrics();

const app = express();

app.get('/metrics', async (_req, res) => {
    try {
        res.set('Content-Type', register.contentType);
        res.end(await register.metrics());
    } catch (err) {
        res.status(500).end(err);
    }
});

app.listen(4001, '0.0.0.0');

After the application was configured, you can proceed with configuring the agent.

Post-install configuration for the Node.js Integration

In the agent configuration file, the agent must be pointed to the Node.js app, such as nodejs-app:4001 in the example below, that exposes the /metrics endpoint.

prometheus:
  wal_directory: /tmp/wal
  global:
    scrape_interval: 15s
  configs:
    - name: integrations
      scrape_configs:
        - job_name: integrations/nodejs
          static_configs:
            - targets: ['nodejs-app:4001']
      remote_write:
        - url: http://cortex:9009/api/prom/push