Hands on with the Metrics Export Endpoint | Observability in CockroachDB

Description

Metrics in CockroachDB allow you to visualize the internals of your system and make informed decisions as to how to adapt them given real-time information. You can also use the Metrics Export Endpoint to view your data in the observability platform of your choice, a tutorial which Rob Reid demonstrates in this video. You can export CockroachDB metrics to: - AWS Cloudwatch - Azure Monitor - Datadog - Prometheus (The subject of this CockroachDB demo) Want to know more? Learn how to export metrics from a CockroachDB Dedicated cluster Hands on with the Metrics Export Endpoint | Observability in CockroachDB 00:00 What is the Metrics Endpoint in CockroachDB Cloud? 00:33 Creating a CockroachDB Cluster and setting up a demo app 01:14 How to enable the metrics export endpoint 01:25 How to create API keys and enable Prometheus 01:44 How to grant a service account access in the CockroachDB console 02:08 How to test the scrape endpoint 02:20 Setting up a local docker environment with Prometheus and Grafana 02:55 Checking the status of your scrape target in Prometheus 03:13 How to connect Grafana to Prometheus 03:26 How to view this data in Grafana 04:13 Closing notes