Lighttpd Check

Overview

The Agent's lighttpd check tracks uptime, bytes served, requests per second, response codes, and more.

Setup

Installation

The lighttpd check is included in the Datadog Agent package, so you don't need to install anything else on your lighttpd servers.

In addition, install mod_status on your Lighttpd servers.

Configuration

1. Edit the lighttpd.d/conf.yaml file, in the conf.d/ folder at the root of your Agent's configuration directory. See the sample lighttpd.d/conf.yaml for all available configuration options:

   init_config:
   
   instances:
       # Each instance needs a lighttpd_status_url. Tags are optional.
     	- lighttpd_status_url: http://example.com/server-status?auto
       #   tags:
       #     - instance:foo

2. Restart the Agent to begin sending lighttpd metrics to Datadog.

Validation

Run the Agent's status subcommand and look for lighttpd under the Checks section.

Data Collected

Metrics

See metadata.csv for a list of metrics provided by this integration.

Events

The Lighttpd check does not include any events at this time.

Service Checks

- lighttpd.can_connect:

Returns CRITICAL if the Agent cannot connect to lighttpd to collect metrics, otherwise OK.

Troubleshooting

Need help? Contact Datadog Support.

Further Reading

To get a better idea of how (or why) to monitor Lighttpd web server metrics with Datadog, check out our series of blog posts about it.