# NLnet Labs Name Server Daemon Input Plugin

This plugin gathers statistics from a [NLnet Labs Name Server Daemon][nsd], an
authoritative DNS name server.

⭐ Telegraf v1.0.0
🏷️ server
💻 all

[nsd]: https://www.nlnetlabs.nl/projects/nsd/about

## Global configuration options <!-- @/docs/includes/plugin_config.md -->

In addition to the plugin-specific configuration settings, plugins support
additional global and plugin configuration settings. These settings are used to
modify metrics, tags, and field or create aliases and configure ordering, etc.
See the [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.

[CONFIGURATION.md]: ../../../docs/CONFIGURATION.md#plugins

## Configuration

```toml @sample.conf
# A plugin to collect stats from the NSD DNS resolver
[[inputs.nsd]]
  ## Address of server to connect to, optionally ':port'. Defaults to the
  ## address in the nsd config file.
  server = "127.0.0.1:8953"

  ## If running as a restricted user you can prepend sudo for additional access:
  # use_sudo = false

  ## The default location of the nsd-control binary can be overridden with:
  # binary = "/usr/sbin/nsd-control"

  ## The default location of the nsd config file can be overridden with:
  # config_file = "/etc/nsd/nsd.conf"

  ## The default timeout of 1s can be overridden with:
  # timeout = "1s"
```

### Permissions

It's important to note that this plugin references nsd-control, which may
require additional permissions to execute successfully.  Depending on the
user/group permissions of the telegraf user executing this plugin, you may
need to alter the group membership, set facls, or use sudo.

**Group membership (Recommended)**:

```bash
$ groups telegraf
telegraf : telegraf

$ usermod -a -G nsd telegraf

$ groups telegraf
telegraf : telegraf nsd
```

**Sudo privileges**:
If you use this method, you will need the following in your telegraf config:

```toml
[[inputs.nsd]]
  use_sudo = true
```

You will also need to update your sudoers file:

```bash
$ visudo
# Add the following line:
Cmnd_Alias NSDCONTROLCTL = /usr/sbin/nsd-control
telegraf  ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: NSDCONTROLCTL
Defaults!NSDCONTROLCTL !logfile, !syslog, !pam_session
```

Please use the solution you see as most appropriate.

## Metrics

This is the full list of stats provided by nsd-control. In the output, the
dots in the nsd-control stat name are replaced by underscores (see
<https://www.nlnetlabs.nl/documentation/nsd/nsd-control/> for details).

- nsd
  - fields:
    - num_queries
    - time_boot
    - time_elapsed
    - size_db_disk
    - size_db_mem
    - size_xfrd_mem
    - size_config_disk
    - size_config_mem
    - num_type_TYPE0
    - num_type_A
    - num_type_NS
    - num_type_MD
    - num_type_MF
    - num_type_CNAME
    - num_type_SOA
    - num_type_MB
    - num_type_MG
    - num_type_MR
    - num_type_NULL
    - num_type_WKS
    - num_type_PTR
    - num_type_HINFO
    - num_type_MINFO
    - num_type_MX
    - num_type_TXT
    - num_type_RP
    - num_type_AFSDB
    - num_type_X25
    - num_type_ISDN
    - num_type_RT
    - num_type_NSAP
    - num_type_SIG
    - num_type_KEY
    - num_type_PX
    - num_type_AAAA
    - num_type_LOC
    - num_type_NXT
    - num_type_SRV
    - num_type_NAPTR
    - num_type_KX
    - num_type_CERT
    - num_type_DNAME
    - num_type_OPT
    - num_type_APL
    - num_type_DS
    - num_type_SSHFP
    - num_type_IPSECKEY
    - num_type_RRSIG
    - num_type_NSEC
    - num_type_DNSKEY
    - num_type_DHCID
    - num_type_NSEC3
    - num_type_NSEC3PARAM
    - num_type_TLSA
    - num_type_SMIMEA
    - num_type_CDS
    - num_type_CDNSKEY
    - num_type_OPENPGPKEY
    - num_type_CSYNC
    - num_type_SPF
    - num_type_NID
    - num_type_L32
    - num_type_L64
    - num_type_LP
    - num_type_EUI48
    - num_type_EUI64
    - num_type_TYPE252
    - num_type_TYPE253
    - num_type_TYPE255
    - num_opcode_QUERY
    - num_opcode_NOTIFY
    - num_class_CLASS0
    - num_class_IN
    - num_class_CH
    - num_rcode_NOERROR
    - num_rcode_FORMERR
    - num_rcode_SERVFAIL
    - num_rcode_NXDOMAIN
    - num_rcode_NOTIMP
    - num_rcode_REFUSED
    - num_rcode_YXDOMAIN
    - num_rcode_NOTAUTH
    - num_edns
    - num_ednserr
    - num_udp
    - num_udp6
    - num_tcp
    - num_tcp6
    - num_tls
    - num_tls6
    - num_answer_wo_aa
    - num_rxerr
    - num_txerr
    - num_raxfr
    - num_truncated
    - num_dropped
    - zone_master
    - zone_slave

- nsd_servers
  - tags:
    - server
  - fields:
    - queries

## Example Output