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Nginx

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Supported Platforms 

Platform	Metrics	Logs	Traces
Linux	✓	✓
Windows	✓	✓
macOS	✓	✓

Prerequisites 

This source supports nginx versions 1.18 and 1.20.

Configuration Table 

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
telemetry_types	telemetrySelector	["Logs", "Metrics"]	Choose Telemetry Type.
data_flow	enum	high	Enable high flow or reduced low flow.
log_format	enum	default
access_log_paths	strings	- "/var/log/nginx/access.log*"	Path to NGINX access log file(s).
error_log_paths	strings	- "/var/log/nginx/error.log*"	Path to NGINX error log file(s).
start_at	enum	end	Start reading the file from the ‘beginning’ or ’end’.
endpoint*	string	“http://localhost:80/status”	The endpoint of the NGINX server.
collection_interval	int	60	Sets how often (seconds) to scrape for metrics.
enable_tls	bool	false	Whether or not to use TLS.
insecure_skip_verify	bool	false	Enable to skip TLS certificate verification.
ca_file	string		Certificate authority used to validate the database server’s TLS certificate.
cert_file	string		A TLS certificate used for client authentication if mutual TLS is enabled.
key_file	string		A TLS private key used for client authentication if mutual TLS is enabled.