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Beanstalk

Beanstalk

Plugin: go.d.plugin Module: beanstalk

Overview

This collector monitors Beanstalk server performance and provides detailed statistics for each tube.

Using the beanstalkd protocol, it communicates with the Beanstalk daemon to gather essential metrics that help understand the server’s performance and activity. Executed commands:

This collector is supported on all platforms.

This collector supports collecting metrics from multiple instances of this integration, including remote instances.

Default Behavior

Auto-Detection

By default, it detects Beanstalk instances running on localhost that are listening on port 11300.

Limits

The default configuration for this integration does not impose any limits on data collection.

Performance Impact

The default configuration for this integration is not expected to impose a significant performance impact on the system.

Setup

You can configure the beanstalk collector in two ways:

Method Best for How to
UI Fast setup without editing files Go to Nodes → Configure this node → Collectors → Jobs, search for beanstalk, then click + to add a job.
File If you prefer configuring via file, or need to automate deployments (e.g., with Ansible) Edit go.d/beanstalk.conf and add a job.

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UI configuration requires paid Netdata Cloud plan.

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Prerequisites

No action required.

Configuration

Options

The following options can be defined globally: update_every, autodetection_retry.

Group Option Description Default Required
Collection update_every Data collection interval (seconds). 1 no
autodetection_retry Autodetection retry interval (seconds). Set 0 to disable. 0 no
Target address Beanstalk service address (IP:PORT). 127.0.0.1:11300 yes
timeout Connection, read, write, and name resolution timeout (seconds). 1 no
Filters tube_selector Tube selector. Defines which Beanstalk tubes to monitor. Uses simple patterns. * no
Virtual Node vnode Associates this data collection job with a Virtual Node. no

via UI

Configure the beanstalk collector from the Netdata web interface:

  1. Go to Nodes.
  2. Select the node where you want the beanstalk data-collection job to run and click the :gear: (Configure this node). That node will run the data collection.
  3. The Collectors → Jobs view opens by default.
  4. In the Search box, type beanstalk (or scroll the list) to locate the beanstalk collector.
  5. Click the + next to the beanstalk collector to add a new job.
  6. Fill in the job fields, then click Test to verify the configuration and Submit to save.
    • Test runs the job with the provided settings and shows whether data can be collected.
    • If it fails, an error message appears with details (for example, connection refused, timeout, or command execution errors), so you can adjust and retest.

via File

The configuration file name for this integration is go.d/beanstalk.conf.

The file format is YAML. Generally, the structure is:

update_every: 1
autodetection_retry: 0
jobs:
  - name: some_name1
  - name: some_name2

You can edit the configuration file using the edit-config script from the Netdata config directory.

cd /etc/netdata 2>/dev/null || cd /opt/netdata/etc/netdata
sudo ./edit-config go.d/beanstalk.conf
Examples
Basic

A basic example configuration.

jobs:
  - name: local
    address: 127.0.0.1:11300
Multi-instance

Note: When you define multiple jobs, their names must be unique.

Collecting metrics from local and remote instances.

jobs:
  - name: local
    address: 127.0.0.1:11300

  - name: remote
    address: 203.0.113.0:11300

Metrics

Metrics grouped by scope.

The scope defines the instance that the metric belongs to. An instance is uniquely identified by a set of labels.

Per Beanstalk instance

These metrics refer to the entire monitored application.

This scope has no labels.

Metrics:

Metric Dimensions Unit
beanstalk.current_jobs ready, buried, urgent, delayed, reserved jobs
beanstalk.jobs_rate created jobs/s
beanstalk.jobs_timeouts timeouts jobs/s
beanstalk.current_tubes tubes tubes
beanstalk.commands_rate put, peek, peek-ready, peek-delayed, peek-buried, reserve, reserve-with-timeout, touch, use, watch, ignore, delete, bury, kick, stats, stats-job, stats-tube, list-tubes, list-tube-used, list-tubes-watched, pause-tube commands/s
beanstalk.current_connections open, producers, workers, waiting connections
beanstalk.connections_rate created connections/s
beanstalk.binlog_records written, migrated records/s
beanstalk.cpu_usage user, system percent
beanstalk.uptime uptime seconds

Per tube

Metrics related to Beanstalk tubes. This set of metrics is provided for each tube.

Labels:

Label Description
tube_name Tube name.

Metrics:

Metric Dimensions Unit
beanstalk.tube_current_jobs ready, buried, urgent, delayed, reserved jobs
beanstalk.tube_jobs_rate created jobs/s
beanstalk.tube_commands_rate delete, pause-tube commands/s
beanstalk.tube_current_connections using, waiting, watching connections
beanstalk.tube_pause_time since, left seconds

Alerts

The following alerts are available:

Alert name On metric Description
beanstalk_server_buried_jobs beanstalk.current_jobs number of buried jobs across all tubes. You need to manually kick them so they can be processed. Presence of buried jobs in a tube does not affect new jobs.

Troubleshooting

Debug Mode

Important: Debug mode is not supported for data collection jobs created via the UI using the Dyncfg feature.

To troubleshoot issues with the beanstalk collector, run the go.d.plugin with the debug option enabled. The output should give you clues as to why the collector isn’t working.

  • Navigate to the plugins.d directory, usually at /usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/. If that’s not the case on your system, open netdata.conf and look for the plugins setting under [directories].

    cd /usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d/

  • Switch to the netdata user.

    sudo -u netdata -s

  • Run the go.d.plugin to debug the collector:

    ./go.d.plugin -d -m beanstalk

    To debug a specific job:

    ./go.d.plugin -d -m beanstalk -j jobName

Getting Logs

If you’re encountering problems with the beanstalk collector, follow these steps to retrieve logs and identify potential issues:

  • Run the command specific to your system (systemd, non-systemd, or Docker container).
  • Examine the output for any warnings or error messages that might indicate issues. These messages should provide clues about the root cause of the problem.

System with systemd

Use the following command to view logs generated since the last Netdata service restart:

journalctl _SYSTEMD_INVOCATION_ID="$(systemctl show --value --property=InvocationID netdata)" --namespace=netdata --grep beanstalk

System without systemd

Locate the collector log file, typically at /var/log/netdata/collector.log, and use grep to filter for collector’s name:

grep beanstalk /var/log/netdata/collector.log

Note: This method shows logs from all restarts. Focus on the latest entries for troubleshooting current issues.

Docker Container

If your Netdata runs in a Docker container named “netdata” (replace if different), use this command:

docker logs netdata 2>&1 | grep beanstalk

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