github-exporter

Prometheus GitHub Exporter

Exposes basic metrics for your repositories from the GitHub API, to a Prometheus compatible endpoint.

Configuration

This exporter is setup to take input from environment variables:

Required

• ORGS If supplied, the exporter will enumerate all repositories for that organization. Expected in the format "org1, org2".
• REPOS If supplied, The repos you wish to monitor, expected in the format "user/repo1, user/repo2". Can be across different Github users/orgs.
• USERS If supplied, the exporter will enumerate all repositories for that users. Expected in the format "user1, user2".

At least one of those 3 options should be provided.

Optional

• GITHUB_TOKEN If supplied, enables the user to supply a github authentication token that allows the API to be queried more often. Optional, but recommended.
• GITHUB_TOKEN_FILE If supplied instead of GITHUB_TOKEN, enables the user to supply a path to a file containing a github authentication token that allows the API to be queried more often. Optional, but recommended.
• API_URL Github API URL, shouldn't need to change this. Defaults to https://api.github.com
• LISTEN_PORT The port you wish to run the container on, the Dockerfile defaults this to 9171
• METRICS_PATH the metrics URL path you wish to use, defaults to /metrics
• LOG_LEVEL The level of logging the exporter will run with, defaults to debug

Install and deploy

Run manually from Docker Hub:

docker run -d --restart=always -p 9171:9171 -e REPOS="infinityworks/ranch-eye, infinityworks/prom-conf" infinityworks/github-exporter

Build a docker image:

docker build -t <image-name> .
docker run -d --restart=always -p 9171:9171 -e REPOS="infinityworks/ranch-eye, infinityworks/prom-conf" <image-name>

Docker compose

github-exporter:
    tty: true
    stdin_open: true
    expose:
      - 9171
    ports:
      - 9171:9171
    image: infinityworks/github-exporter:latest
    environment:
      - REPOS=<REPOS you want to monitor>
      - GITHUB_TOKEN=<your github api token>

Metrics

Metrics will be made available on port 9171 by default An example of these metrics can be found in the METRICS.md markdown file in the root of this repository

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