Run PMM client as a Docker container¶

The PMM Client Docker image is a convenient way to run PMM Client as a preconfigured Docker container.

Pull the PMM Client docker image.
```
docker pull \
percona/pmm-client:2
```
Use the image as a template to create a persistent data store that preserves local data when the image is updated.
```
docker create \
--volume /srv \
--name pmm-client-data \
percona/pmm-client:2 /bin/true
```

Run the container to start pmm-agent in setup mode. Set X.X.X.X to the IP address of your PMM Server. (Do not use the docker --detach option as PMM agent only logs to the console.)

PMM_SERVER=X.X.X.X:443
docker run \
--rm \
--name pmm-client \
-e PMM_AGENT_SERVER_ADDRESS=${PMM_SERVER} \
-e PMM_AGENT_SERVER_USERNAME=admin \
-e PMM_AGENT_SERVER_PASSWORD=admin \
-e PMM_AGENT_SERVER_INSECURE_TLS=1 \
-e PMM_AGENT_SETUP=1 \
-e PMM_AGENT_CONFIG_FILE=config/pmm-agent.yaml \
--volumes-from pmm-client-data \
percona/pmm-client:2

Tips

You can find a complete list of compatible environment variables here.

Check status.
```
docker exec pmm-client \
pmm-admin status
```
In the PMM user interface you will also see an increase in the number of monitored nodes.

You can now add services with pmm-admin by prefixing commands with docker exec pmm-client.

Tips

Adjust host firewall and routing rules to allow Docker communications. (Read more
For help: docker run --rm percona/pmm-client:2 --help

In the GUI.

Select PMM Dashboards → System (Node) → Node Overview.
In the Node Names menu, select the new node.
Change the time range to see data.

Danger

pmm-agent.yaml contains sensitive credentials and should not be shared.

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