prometheus/mysqld_exporter
Exporter for MySQL server metrics observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
90/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 73
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 126.5
- age_days: 4192
- days_rel: 20
- days_push: 15
- n_releases_24m: 7
Adoption not part of the score
2460 stars · 811 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
An official Prometheus exporter that scrapes MySQL and MariaDB server metrics and exposes them in Prometheus format over HTTP. It supports single-instance and multi-target probing modes with configurable authentication modules.
Use cases
- monitor mysql server metrics with prometheus
- export mariadb performance metrics to prometheus
- scrape mysql connection and query statistics
- monitor multiple mysql instances from one exporter
- set up alerting on mysql slow queries and replication lag
When to choose
- you run Prometheus and need MySQL/MariaDB metrics
- you want an official, maintained exporter with multi-target support
- you monitor MySQL >= 5.6 or MariaDB >= 10.3
When to avoid
- you don't use Prometheus or a Prometheus-compatible monitoring stack
- you need metrics from other databases like PostgreSQL or MongoDB
- you run very old MySQL versions below 5.6
Facets
service · maturity active
monitoring databases monitoring cross-platform go prometheus-exporter mysql mariadb database-monitoring multi-target metrics-exporter devops linux docker
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/prometheus/mysqld_exporter · fetched 2026-08-28 · 666339c8f997
- homepage: http://prometheus.io/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · c9917089156f
- site_page: https://prometheus.io/docs/introduction/overview · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7768d893cf39
- site_page: https://prometheus.io/docs/prometheus/latest/getting_started · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1e2a0ce5ca59
- site_page: https://prometheus.io/docs/concepts/data_model · fetched 2026-08-29 · a377e9a58b18
- site_page: https://prometheus.io/docs/prometheus/latest/querying/basics · fetched 2026-08-29 · cab4a7880e82
- site_page: https://prometheus.io/docs/alerting/latest/overview · fetched 2026-08-29 · a05282aeaa43
- site_page: https://prometheus.io/docs/prometheus/latest/configuration/configuration · fetched 2026-08-29 · eef957bb70ac
- site_page: https://prometheus.io/docs/instrumenting/clientlibs · fetched 2026-08-29 · e814512fea70
- site_page: https://prometheus.io/docs/instrumenting/exporters · fetched 2026-08-29 · 16800ed839dd
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| prometheus/mysqld_exporter | main | 90 |
For agents
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