observer-config.md

Observer Configuration

Observers are what discover service endpoints that can then be monitored. They are configured in a list called observers in the main agent config file. These are all of the observers included in the agent along with their possible configuration options:

• docker
• ecs
• host
• k8s-api
• k8s-kubelet

Common Configuration

The following config options are common to all observers:

Config option	Default	Required	Type	Description
type		no	string	The type of the observer