Monitor Seafile with Prometheus¶
+Seafile provides a standardized interface to expose system operational metrics, enabling integration with Prometheus and Grafana. +This allows administrators to real-time monitor Seafile service status, including (but not limited to) I/O queue length and background task latency.
+Configuration Steps¶
+To enable metric monitoring for Seafile, follow these steps:
+1. Enable Metric Exposure¶
+Edit the Seafile configuration file seahub_settings.py (located in the Seafile configuration directory) and add the following configuration items. If the items already exist, update their values accordingly:
# Enable the metric exposure function (set to True to activate)
+ENABLE_METRIC = True
+
+# Authentication username
+# Used for HTTP Basic Authentication when accessing Seafile's metric endpoint
+METRIC_AUTH_USER = "your_prometheus_username"
+
+# Authentication password corresponding to the above username
+METRIC_AUTH_PWD = "your_prometheus_password"
+Note
+Replace your_prometheus_username and your_prometheus_password with custom credentials (recommend using strong, unique passwords for security).
2. Configure Prometheus¶
+After completing the above Seafile configuration, Prometheus can retrieve Seafile metrics via the /metrics endpoint. Key requirements for such configuration:
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+
- Endpoint: Seafile’s metric data is accessible at
http://<seafile-server-ip>:<port>/metrics(replace<seafile-server-ip>and<port>with your Seafile server’s actual IP and port).
+ - Authentication: Use HTTP Basic Authentication and input the
METRIC_AUTH_USERandMETRIC_AUTH_PWDconfigured in Step 1.
+ - Data Scraping: For tools like Prometheus, configure a scrape job to periodically pull data from the
/metricsendpoint (refer to Prometheus documentation for details).
+
For detailed configuration guides of monitoring tools, refer to the official documentation below:
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- Prometheus Official Documentation - Configuration + Learn how to set up Prometheus scrape jobs, data storage, and metric query rules. +
- Grafana Official Documentation - Prometheus Data Source + Learn how to connect Grafana to Prometheus, create visual dashboards, and set up alert rules. +
Effect Description¶
+Once the configuration is complete:
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- Prometheus will periodically scrape Seafile metrics from the
/metricsendpoint (based on the configured scrape interval).
+ - You can create custom visual dashboards in Grafana (e.g., "Seafile Monitoring Dashboard" ) to visualize metrics in real time. +
- Alerts can be set up in Grafana (e.g., trigger an alert when Seafile storage usage exceeds 90%) to proactively monitor system health. +