circonus-statsd-http

StatsD backend for Circonus, send metrics via HTTPTRAP check. The existing graphite backend was used as a template.

Use

1. Install StatsD
2. Copy circonus.js into backends/ (where StatsD is installed)
3. Create HTTPTRAP check in Circonus
4. Configure Circonus backend (see below)
5. Start, or restart, StatsD

Configuration options

In the StatsD configuration file:

1. Add "circonus" to backends: [...] array
2. Add circonus: {...} section

circonus: {
  check_url: ""
  , cert_url: ""
  , globalPrefix: ""
  , prefixCounter: ""
  , prefixTimer: ""
  , prefixGauge: ""
  , prefixSet: ""
  , sendTimerDerivatives: true
  , sendMemoryStats: true
}

option	required	type	description
check_url	yes	string	HTTPTRAP check submission URL to which metrics will be sent
cert_url	no*	string	broker CA certificate URL [default: http://login.circonus.com/pki/ca.crt]. * Note: URL must be set for a Circonus Inside installation.
globalPrefix	no	string	global prefix to use for sending metrics to Circonus [default: ""]
prefixCounter	no	string	prefix for counter metrics [default: "counters"]
prefixTimer	no	string	prefix for timer metrics [default: "timers"]
prefixGauge	no	string	prefix for gauge metrics [default: "gauges"]
prefixSet	no	string	prefix for set metrics [default: "sets"]
sendTimerDerivatives	no	boolean	send standard StatsD derivatives for timer metrics [default: true]. Raw timer data is sent to Circonus as a histogram.
sendMemoryStats	no	boolean	send memory utilization metrics (process.memoryUsage()) for StatsD process [default: true]