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database_observability.mysql

EXPERIMENTAL: This is an experimental component. Experimental components are subject to frequent breaking changes, and may be removed with no equivalent replacement. The stability.level flag must be set to experimental to use the component.

Usage

alloy Copy

database_observability.mysql "LABEL" {
  data_source_name = DATA_SOURCE_NAME
  forward_to       = [LOKI_RECEIVERS]
}

Arguments

You can use the following arguments with database_observability.mysql:

Blocks

The database_observability.mysql component doesn’t support any blocks. You can configure this component with arguments.

Example

alloy Copy

database_observability.mysql "orders_db" {
  data_source_name = "user:pass@mysql:3306/"
  forward_to = [loki.write.logs_service.receiver]
}

prometheus.scrape "orders_db" {
  targets = database_observability.mysql.orders_db.targets
  honor_labels = true // required to keep job and instance labels
  forward_to = [prometheus.remote_write.metrics_service.receiver]
}

prometheus.remote_write "metrics_service" {
  endpoint {
    url = sys.env("<GCLOUD_HOSTED_METRICS_URL>")
    basic_auth {
      username = sys.env("<GCLOUD_HOSTED_METRICS_ID>")
      password = sys.env("<GCLOUD_RW_API_KEY>")
    }
  }
}

loki.write "logs_service" {
  endpoint {
    url = sys.env("<GCLOUD_HOSTED_LOGS_URL>")
    basic_auth {
      username = sys.env("<GCLOUD_HOSTED_LOGS_ID>")
      password = sys.env("<GCLOUD_RW_API_KEY>")
    }
  }
}

Replace the following:

• <GCLOUD_HOSTED_METRICS_URL>: The URL for your Google Cloud hosted metrics.
• <GCLOUD_HOSTED_METRICS_ID>: The user ID for your Google Cloud hosted metrics.
• <GCLOUD_RW_API_KEY>: Your Google Cloud API key.
• <GCLOUD_HOSTED_LOGS_URL>: The URL for your Google Cloud hosted logs.
• <GCLOUD_HOSTED_LOGS_ID>: The user ID for your Google Cloud hosted logs.

Compatible components

database_observability.mysql can accept arguments from the following components:

• Components that export Loki LogsReceiver

database_observability.mysql has exports that can be consumed by the following components:

• Components that consume Targets