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diff --git a/plugin/metrics/README.md b/plugin/metrics/README.md index 75c20bde9..dade9d752 100644 --- a/plugin/metrics/README.md +++ b/plugin/metrics/README.md @@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ With *prometheus* you export metrics from CoreDNS and any plugin that has them. The default location for the metrics is `localhost:9153`. The metrics path is fixed to `/metrics`. -The following metrics are exported: + +In addition to the default Go metrics exported by the [Prometheus Go client](https://prometheus.io/docs/guides/go-application/), +the following metrics are exported: * `coredns_build_info{version, revision, goversion}` - info about CoreDNS itself. * `coredns_panics_total{}` - total number of panics. @@ -38,6 +40,9 @@ Extra labels used are: If monitoring is enabled, queries that do not enter the plugin chain are exported under the fake name "dropped" (without a closing dot - this is never a valid domain name). +Other plugins may export additional stats when the _prometheus_ plugin is enabled. Those stats are documented in each +plugin's README. + This plugin can only be used once per Server Block. ## Syntax |