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Add runtime metrics collection to the docker source

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domain: metrics needs: approval needs: requirements platform: docker source: new
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Description

Docker has a runtime metrics feature. I'd like to collect this data, but I have a couple of important questions:

  1. How would this overlap with a server_metrics source? A source that collect host level CPU, memory, disk, and network metrics.
  2. Does it make sense to collect this data all in the same docker source, or should we rename the docker source to docker_logs so that we can add a new docker_metrics source?

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the existing docker source and Docker's runtime metrics documentation linked in the issue. Determine how runtime metrics would overlap with the proposed server_metrics source and whether the existing source should be extended or split. Done means an agreed source design and a defined collection scope.

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Assessment

Tech stack
docker, rust
Domain
observability
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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