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[[metricbeat-module-apache]]
== Apache module

This module periodically fetches metrics from https://httpd.apache.org/[Apache
HTTPD] servers. The default metricset is `status`.

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=== Compatibility

The Apache metricsets were tested with Apache 2.4.12 and 2.4.20 and are expected to work with
all versions >= 2.2.31 and >= 2.4.16.


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=== Dashboard

The Apache module comes with a predefined dashboard. For example:

image::./images/apache_httpd_server_status.png[]


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=== Example configuration

The Apache module supports the standard configuration options that are described
in <<configuration-metricbeat>>. Here is an example configuration:

[source,yaml]
----
metricbeat.modules:
- module: apache
  metricsets: ["status"]
  period: 10s
  enabled: true

  # Apache hosts
  hosts: ["http://127.0.0.1"]

  # Path to server status. Default server-status
  #server_status_path: "server-status"

  # Username of hosts.  Empty by default
  #username: username

  # Password of hosts. Empty by default
  #password: password
----

This module supports TLS connections when using `ssl` config field, as described in <<configuration-ssl>>.
It also supports the options described in <<module-http-config-options>>.

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=== Metricsets

The following metricsets are available:

* <<metricbeat-metricset-apache-status,status>>

include::apache/status.asciidoc[]

