imsnif/bandwhich

Can you create a Prometheus exporter so I can write data to the Prometheus database?

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#466 opened on Jul 3, 2025

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Description

I mainly want to use Grafana to track the incoming and outgoing traffic for each IP address.

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Research direction
Explore how to add an HTTP endpoint to the existing Rust application using a crate like warp or actix web, and expose Prometheus metrics using the prometheus crate. Look at existing examples of Prometheus exporters in Rust.
Tech stack
rustprometheus
Domain
backenddevops
Issue type
Feature
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3
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1-2 days
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Active
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Mostly clear
Prerequisites
Rust
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50