diff --git a/changelog.d/13678.doc b/changelog.d/13678.doc new file mode 100644 index 000000000..8b85dfe64 --- /dev/null +++ b/changelog.d/13678.doc @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Update docs to make enabling metrics more clear. diff --git a/docs/metrics-howto.md b/docs/metrics-howto.md index 4a77d5604..279303a79 100644 --- a/docs/metrics-howto.md +++ b/docs/metrics-howto.md @@ -7,7 +7,13 @@ 1. Enable Synapse metrics: - There are two methods of enabling metrics in Synapse. + In `homeserver.yaml`, make sure `enable_metrics` is + set to `True`. + +1. Enable the `/_synapse/metrics` Synapse endpoint that Prometheus uses to + collect data: + + There are two methods of enabling the metrics endpoint in Synapse. The first serves the metrics as a part of the usual web server and can be enabled by adding the \"metrics\" resource to the existing @@ -41,9 +47,6 @@ - '0.0.0.0' ``` - For both options, you will need to ensure that `enable_metrics` is - set to `True`. - 1. Restart Synapse. 1. Add a Prometheus target for Synapse.