OpenVPN monitoring with Netdata
Parses server log files and provides summary (client, traffic) metrics.
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RequirementsIf you are running multiple OpenVPN instances out of the same directory, MAKE SURE TO EDIT DIRECTIVES which create output files so that multiple instances do not overwrite each other's output files.
Make sure NETDATA USER CAN READ openvpn-status.log
Update_every interval MUST MATCH interval on which OpenVPN writes operational status to log file.
It produces:
Users OpenVPN active users
- users
Traffic OpenVPN overall bandwidth usage in kilobit/s
- in
- out
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ConfigurationEdit the python.d/ovpn_status_log.conf
configuration file using edit-config
from the Netdata config
directory, which is typically at /etc/netdata
.
Sample: