Integration that allows to:

• Visualize and monitor metrics collected via Gitlab through Prometheus

See the Gitlab documentation for more information about Gitlab and its integration with Prometheus.

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

To configure this check for an Agent running on a host:

1. Edit the gitlab.d/conf.yaml file, in the conf.d/ folder at the root of your Agent's configuration directory, to point to the Gitlab's metrics endpoint. See the sample gitlab.d/conf.yaml for all available configuration options.

2. In the Gitlab settings page, ensure that the option Enable Prometheus Metrics is enabled. You will need to have administrator access. For more information on how to enable metric collection, see the Gitlab documentation.

3. Allow access to monitoring endpoints by updating your /etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb to include the following line:

   gitlab_rails['monitoring_whitelist'] = ['127.0.0.0/8', '192.168.0.1']
   

   Note Save and restart Gitlab to see the changes.

4. Restart the Agent.

Note: The metrics in gitlab/metrics.py are collected by default. The allowed_metrics configuration option in the init_config collects specific legacy metrics. Some metrics may not be collected depending on your Gitlab instance version and configuration. See Gitlab's documentation for further information about its metric collection.

1. Collecting logs is disabled by default in the Datadog Agent, enable it in your datadog.yaml file:

   logs_enabled: true

2. Next, edit gitlab.d/conf.yaml by uncommenting the logs lines at the bottom. Update the logs path with the correct path to your Gitlab log files.

     logs:
       - type: file
         path: /var/log/gitlab/gitlab-rails/production_json.log
         service: '<SERVICE_NAME>'
         source: gitlab
       - type: file
         path: /var/log/gitlab/gitlab-rails/production.log
         service: '<SERVICE_NAME>'
         source: gitlab
       - type: file
         path: /var/log/gitlab/gitlab-rails/api_json.log
         service: '<SERVICE_NAME>'
         source: gitlab

3. Restart the Agent.

For containerized environments, see the Autodiscovery Integration Templates for guidance on applying the parameters below.

Collecting logs is disabled by default in the Datadog Agent. To enable it, see Kubernetes log collection documentation.

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

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

The Gitlab check does not include any events.

See service_checks.json for a list of service checks provided by this integration.

Need help? Contact Datadog support.