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Node Exporter with Docker Compose

Prometheus Node Exporter reading the host's CPU, memory, disk and network metrics.

Customize names, versions →

services:
  node-exporter:
    image: prom/node-exporter:v1.9.1
    restart: unless-stopped
    command:
      - --path.rootfs=/host
      - --web.listen-address=:9100
    # Host networking and PID namespace let it report the host's real network and process stats.
    network_mode: host
    pid: host
    volumes:
      - /:/host:ro,rslave

How to use it

docker compose up -d
docker compose ps
docker compose logs -f

• Point Prometheus at http://<host-ip>:9100/metrics.

Prefer Kubernetes? See the Node Exporter Kubernetes version.