# Fluent Bit Metrics

Fluent Bit exposes its [own metrics](https://docs.fluentbit.io/manual/1.9/administration/monitoring) to allow you to monitor the internals of your pipeline. The collected metrics can be processed similarly to those from the [Prometheus Node Exporter input plugin](https://docs.fluentbit.io/manual/1.9/pipeline/inputs/node-exporter-metrics). They can be sent to output plugins including [Prometheus Exporter](https://docs.fluentbit.io/manual/1.9/pipeline/outputs/prometheus-exporter), [Prometheus Remote Write](https://docs.fluentbit.io/manual/1.9/pipeline/outputs/prometheus-remote-write) or [OpenTelemetry](https://docs.fluentbit.io/manual/1.9/pipeline/outputs/opentelemetry)..

**Important note:** Metrics collected with Node Exporter Metrics flow through a separate pipeline from logs and current filters do not operate on top of metrics.

## Configuration

| Key               | Description                                                                                               | Default   |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- |
| scrape\_interval  | The rate at which metrics are collected from the host operating system                                    | 2 seconds |
| scrape\_on\_start | Scrape metrics upon start, useful to avoid waiting for 'scrape\_interval' for the first round of metrics. | false     |

## Getting Started

### Simple Configuration File

In the following configuration file, the input plugin \_node\_exporter\_metrics collects \_metrics every 2 seconds and exposes them through our [Prometheus Exporter](https://docs.fluentbit.io/manual/1.9/pipeline/outputs/prometheus-exporter) output plugin on HTTP/TCP port 2021.

```
# Fluent Bit Metrics + Prometheus Exporter
# -------------------------------------------
# The following example collects Fluent Bit metrics and exposes
# them through a Prometheus HTTP end-point.
#
# After starting the service try it with:
#
# $ curl http://127.0.0.1:2021/metrics
#
[SERVICE]
    flush           1
    log_level       info

[INPUT]
    name            fluentbit_metrics
    tag             internal_metrics
    scrape_interval 2

[OUTPUT]
    name            prometheus_exporter
    match           internal_metrics
    host            0.0.0.0
    port            2021
```

You can test the expose of the metrics by using *curl:*

```bash
curl http://127.0.0.1:2021/metrics
```