What is node_exporter built with?
node_exporter is a Go repo. It makes its content with howett.net/plist and deploys with Prometheus, github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v22, github.com/prometheus/client_model, and github.com/prometheus/common. It has 33,435 written lines, with 46 test files.
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Content 1
- howett.net/plist1 file
Deploy 4
- Prometheus123 files
github.com/coreos/go-systemd/v221 file
- github.com/prometheus/client_model1 file
- github.com/prometheus/common1 file
Tools 1
- github.com/alecthomas/kingpin/v238 files
Other 11
- github.com/prometheus/procfs57 files
github.com/godbus/dbus/v51 file
github.com/opencontainers/selinux1 file
- github.com/prometheus/exporter-toolkit1 file
- HashiCorp1 file
- golang.org/x/sys29 files
- github.com/beevik/ntp1 file
- github.com/mattn/go-xmlrpc1 file
- github.com/mdlayher/netlink1 file
- github.com/mdlayher/wifi1 file
- github.com/safchain/ethtool1 file
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Frequently asked questions
What language is node_exporter written in?
node_exporter is written in Go, with 33,435 written lines.
Does node_exporter have tests?
Yes. node_exporter has 46 test files.
Which repos have a stack like node_exporter's?
The ones that share most of its stack:netdata/netdatakopia/kopiathanos-io/thanos
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