OpenVPN
OpenVPN
Plugin: go.d.plugin Module: openvpn
Overview
This collector monitors OpenVPN servers.
It uses OpenVPN Management Interface to collect metrics.
This collector is supported on all platforms.
This collector supports collecting metrics from multiple instances of this integration, including remote instances.
Default Behavior
Auto-Detection
This integration doesn’t support auto-detection.
Limits
The default configuration for this integration does not impose any limits on data collection.
Performance Impact
The default configuration for this integration is not expected to impose a significant performance impact on the system.
Setup
Prerequisites
Enable in go.d.conf.
This collector is disabled by default. You need to explicitly enable it in go.d.conf.
From the documentation for the OpenVPN Management Interface:
Currently, the OpenVPN daemon can at most support a single management client any one time.
It is disabled to not break other tools which use Management Interface.
Configuration
File
The configuration file name for this integration is go.d/openvpn.conf.
You can edit the configuration file using the edit-config script from the
Netdata config directory.
cd /etc/netdata 2>/dev/null || cd /opt/netdata/etc/netdata
sudo ./edit-config go.d/openvpn.conf
Options
The following options can be defined globally: update_every, autodetection_retry.
| Name | Description | Default | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| update_every | Data collection frequency. | 1 | False |
| autodetection_retry | Recheck interval in seconds. Zero means no recheck will be scheduled. | 0 | False |
| address | Server address in IP:PORT format. | 127.0.0.1:7505 | True |
| per_user_stats | User selector. Determines which user metrics will be collected. | False | |
| connect_timeout | Connection timeout in seconds. The timeout includes name resolution, if required. | 2 | False |
| read_timeout | Read timeout in seconds. Sets deadline for read calls. | 2 | False |
| write_timeout | Write timeout in seconds. Sets deadline for write calls. | 2 | False |
Examples
Basic
A basic example configuration.
jobs:
- name: local
address: 127.0.0.1:7505
With user metrics
Collect metrics of all users.
jobs:
- name: local
address: 127.0.0.1:7505
per_user_stats:
includes:
- "* *"
Multi-instance
Note: When you define multiple jobs, their names must be unique.
Collecting metrics from local and remote instances.
jobs:
- name: local
address: 127.0.0.1:7505
- name: remote
address: 203.0.113.0:7505
Metrics
Metrics grouped by scope.
The scope defines the instance that the metric belongs to. An instance is uniquely identified by a set of labels.
Per OpenVPN instance
These metrics refer to the entire monitored application.
This scope has no labels.
Metrics:
| Metric | Dimensions | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| openvpn.active_clients | clients | clients |
| openvpn.total_traffic | in, out | kilobits/s |
Per user
These metrics refer to the VPN user.
Labels:
| Label | Description |
|---|---|
| username | VPN username |
Metrics:
| Metric | Dimensions | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| openvpn.user_traffic | in, out | kilobits/s |
| openvpn.user_connection_time | time | seconds |
Alerts
There are no alerts configured by default for this integration.
Troubleshooting
Debug Mode
To troubleshoot issues with the openvpn collector, run the go.d.plugin with the debug option enabled. The output
should give you clues as to why the collector isn’t working.
-
Navigate to the
plugins.ddirectory, usually at/usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/. If that’s not the case on your system, opennetdata.confand look for thepluginssetting under[directories].cd /usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/ -
Switch to the
netdatauser.sudo -u netdata -s -
Run the
go.d.pluginto debug the collector:./go.d.plugin -d -m openvpn