- Tested with Ruby 1.8.7, 1.9.3, 2.0.0
Note: In Ruby 1.8.7 SSL is disabled by default due to issues with how Net::HTTP handles connection timeouts.
If you override this the plugin may occasionally stop reporting data and require a restart.
To override you can add the following to newrelic: section of the newrelic_config.yml.
endpoint: 'https://platform-api.newrelic.com'
This repo represents the core Ruby gem used to build plugin agents for the New Relic platform. If you are looking to build or use a platform component, please refer to the getting started documentation.
Install this gem by running gem install newrelic_plugin or add it to your
bundler Gemfile like this:
gem "newrelic_plugin"Alternatively you can build and install the gem locally:
git clone [email protected]:newrelic-platform/newrelic_plugin.git
cd newrelic_plugin
rake build
gem install pkg/newrelic_plugin*All configuration is done through the newrelic_plugin.yml file within the config directory of a plugin.
The New Relic license key can be configured through the newrelic_plugin.yml file, or through an environment variable.
newrelic:
#
# Update with your New Relic account license key:
#
license_key: 'YOUR_LICENSE_KEY_HERE'
When running a plugin, pass the environment variable NEWRELIC_LICENSE_KEY.
NEWRELIC_LICENSE_KEY=YOUR_LICENSE_KEY_HERE ./<plugin_bin>
Note: Be sure to comment out the license_key in the newrelic_plugin.yml file when using the environment variable.
To configure the proxy settings, edit the newrelic_plugin.yml file and add to the newrelic section:
newrelic:
proxy:
address: PROXY_ADDRESS
port: PROXY_PORT
user: PROXY_USER
password: PROXY_PASSWORD
Reach out to us at support.newrelic.com. There you'll find documentation, FAQs, and forums where you can submit suggestions and discuss with staff and other users.
Also available is community support on Stack Overflow.
Find a bug? E-mail [email protected], or submit a ticket to
Thank you!
