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# markdownlint YAML configuration
# https://github.com/DavidAnson/markdownlint/blob/main/schema/.markdownlint.yaml
# Default state for all rules
default: true
# Path to configuration file to extend
extends: null
# MD003/heading-style/header-style - Heading style
MD003:
# Heading style
style: "atx"
# MD004/ul-style - Unordered list style
MD004:
style: "dash"
# MD007/ul-indent - Unordered list indentation
MD007:
# Spaces for indent
indent: 2
# Whether to indent the first level of the list
start_indented: false
# MD009/no-trailing-spaces - Trailing spaces
MD009:
# Spaces for line break
br_spaces: 2
# Allow spaces for empty lines in list items
list_item_empty_lines: false
# Include unnecessary breaks
strict: false
# MD010/no-hard-tabs - Hard tabs
MD010:
# Include code blocks
code_blocks: true
# MD012/no-multiple-blanks - Multiple consecutive blank lines
MD012:
# Consecutive blank lines
maximum: 1
# MD013/line-length - Line length
MD013:
# Number of characters
line_length: 80
# Number of characters for headings
heading_line_length: 80
# Number of characters for code blocks
code_block_line_length: 80
# Include code blocks
code_blocks: false
# Include tables
tables: false
# Include headings
headings: true
# Include headings
headers: true
# Strict length checking
strict: false
# Stern length checking
stern: false
# MD022/blanks-around-headings/blanks-around-headers - Headings should be surrounded by blank lines
MD022:
# Blank lines above heading
lines_above: 1
# Blank lines below heading
lines_below: 1
# MD024/no-duplicate-heading/no-duplicate-header - Multiple headings with the same content
MD024:
# Only check sibling headings
allow_different_nesting: true
# MD025/single-title/single-h1 - Multiple top-level headings in the same document
MD025:
# Heading level
level: 1
# RegExp for matching title in front matter
front_matter_title: "^\\s*title\\s*[:=]"
# MD026/no-trailing-punctuation - Trailing punctuation in heading
MD026:
# Punctuation characters
punctuation: ".,;:!。,;:!"
# MD029/ol-prefix - Ordered list item prefix
MD029:
# List style
style: "one_or_ordered"
# MD030/list-marker-space - Spaces after list markers
MD030:
# Spaces for single-line unordered list items
ul_single: 1
# Spaces for single-line ordered list items
ol_single: 1
# Spaces for multi-line unordered list items
ul_multi: 1
# Spaces for multi-line ordered list items
ol_multi: 1
# MD033/no-inline-html - Inline HTML
MD033:
# Allowed elements
allowed_elements: []
# MD035/hr-style - Horizontal rule style
MD035:
# Horizontal rule style
style: "---"
# MD036/no-emphasis-as-heading/no-emphasis-as-header - Emphasis used instead of a heading
MD036:
# Punctuation characters
punctuation: ".,;:!?。,;:!?"
# MD041/first-line-heading/first-line-h1 - First line in a file should be a top-level heading
MD041:
# Heading level
level: 1
# RegExp for matching title in front matter
front_matter_title: "^\\s*title\\s*[:=]"
# MD044/proper-names - Proper names should have the correct capitalization
MD044:
# List of proper names
names: []
# Include code blocks
code_blocks: false
# MD046/code-block-style - Code block style
MD046:
# Block style
style: "fenced"
# MD048/code-fence-style - Code fence style
MD048:
# Code fence syle
style: "backtick"

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@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ The exporter can be run as a standalone binary or a docker container.
### 1.1. Standalone
The following command will start collecting metrics from the `/var/run/fail2ban/fail2ban.sock` file and expose them on port `9191`.
The following command will start collecting metrics from the
`/var/run/fail2ban/fail2ban.sock` file and expose them on port `9191`.
```bash
$ fail2ban_exporter --collector.f2b.socket=/var/run/fail2ban/fail2ban.sock --web.listen-address=":9191"
@ -31,9 +32,12 @@ $ fail2ban_exporter --collector.f2b.socket=/var/run/fail2ban/fail2ban.sock --web
2022/02/20 09:54:06 ready
```
Binary files for each release can be found on the [releases](https://gitlab.com/hectorjsmith/fail2ban-prometheus-exporter/-/releases) page.
Binary files for each release can be found on the
[releases](https://gitlab.com/hectorjsmith/fail2ban-prometheus-exporter/-/releases)
page.
There is also an [example systemd service file](/_examples/systemd/fail2ban_exporter.service) included in the repository.
There is also an [example systemd service
file](/_examples/systemd/fail2ban_exporter.service) included in the repository.
This is a starting point to run the exporter as a service.
### 1.2. Docker
@ -61,12 +65,16 @@ services:
- "9191:9191"
```
Use the `:latest` tag to get the latest stable release.
See the [registry page](https://gitlab.com/hectorjsmith/fail2ban-prometheus-exporter/container_registry) for all available tags.
Use the `:latest` tag to get the latest stable release. See the [registry
page](https://gitlab.com/hectorjsmith/fail2ban-prometheus-exporter/container_registry)
for all available tags.
**NOTE:** While it is possible to mount the `fail2ban.sock` file directly, it is recommended to mount the parent folder instead.
The `.sock` file is deleted by fail2ban on shutdown and re-created on startup and this causes problems for the docker mount.
See [this reply](https://gitlab.com/hectorjsmith/fail2ban-prometheus-exporter/-/issues/11#note_665003499) for more details.
**NOTE:** While it is possible to mount the `fail2ban.sock` file directly, it is
recommended to mount the parent folder instead. The `.sock` file is deleted by
fail2ban on shutdown and re-created on startup and this causes problems for the
docker mount. See [this
reply](https://gitlab.com/hectorjsmith/fail2ban-prometheus-exporter/-/issues/11#note_665003499)
for more details.
## 2. Metrics
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| `jail_config_max_retry` | The max number of failures allowed before banning an IP in this jail | `f2b_config_jail_max_retries{jail="sshd"} 5` |
| `version` | Version string of the exporter and fail2ban | `f2b_version{exporter="0.5.0",fail2ban="0.11.1"} 1` |
The metrics above correspond to the matching fields in the `fail2ban-client status <jail>` command:
The metrics above correspond to the matching fields in the `fail2ban-client
status <jail>` command:
```text
Status for the jail: sshd
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### 2.1. Grafana
The metrics exported by this tool are compatible with Prometheus and Grafana.
A sample grafana dashboard can be found in the [grafana.json](/_examples/grafana/dashboard.json) file.
Just import the contents of this file into a new Grafana dashboard to get started.
The metrics exported by this tool are compatible with Prometheus and Grafana. A
sample grafana dashboard can be found in the
[grafana.json](/_examples/grafana/dashboard.json) file. Just import the contents
of this file into a new Grafana dashboard to get started.
The dashboard supports displaying data from multiple exporters. Use the `instance` dashboard variable to select which ones to display.
The dashboard supports displaying data from multiple exporters. Use the
`instance` dashboard variable to select which ones to display.
*(Sample dashboard is compatible with Grafana `9.1.8` and above)*
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From there, simply run `make build`
This will download the necessary dependencies and build a `fail2ban_exporter` binary in the root of the project.
This will download the necessary dependencies and build a `fail2ban_exporter`
binary in the root of the project.
## 5. Textfile metrics
For more flexibility the exporter also allows exporting metrics collected from a text file.
For more flexibility the exporter also allows exporting metrics collected from a
text file.
To enable textfile metrics provide the directory to read files from with the `--collector.textfile.directory` flag.
To enable textfile metrics provide the directory to read files from with the
`--collector.textfile.directory` flag.
Metrics collected from these files will be exposed directly alongside the other metrics without any additional processing.
This means that it is the responsibility of the file creator to ensure the format is correct.
Metrics collected from these files will be exposed directly alongside the other
metrics without any additional processing. This means that it is the
responsibility of the file creator to ensure the format is correct.
By exporting textfile metrics an extra metric is also exported with an error count for each file:
By exporting textfile metrics an extra metric is also exported with an error
count for each file:
```text
# HELP textfile_error Checks for errors while reading text files
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### Running in Docker
To collect textfile metrics inside a docker container, a couple of things need to be done:
To collect textfile metrics inside a docker container, a couple of things need
to be done:
1. Mount the folder with the metrics files
2. Set the `F2B_COLLECTOR_TEXT_PATH` environment variable