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# Prometheus Metrics
Lighthouse provides an extensive suite of metrics and monitoring in the
[Prometheus](https://prometheus.io/docs/introduction/overview/) export format
via a HTTP server built into Lighthouse.
These metrics are generally consumed by a Prometheus server and displayed via a
Grafana dashboard. These components are available in a docker-compose format at
[sigp/lighthouse-metrics](https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse-metrics).
## Beacon Node Metrics
By default, these metrics are disabled but can be enabled with the `--metrics`
flag. Use the `--metrics-address`, `--metrics-port` and
`--metrics-allow-origin` flags to customize the metrics server.
### Example
Start a beacon node with the metrics server enabled:
```bash
lighthouse bn --metrics
```
Check to ensure that the metrics are available on the default port:
```bash
curl localhost:5054/metrics
```
## Validator Client Metrics
By default, these metrics are disabled but can be enabled with the `--metrics`
flag. Use the `--metrics-address`, `--metrics-port` and
`--metrics-allow-origin` flags to customize the metrics server.
### Example
Start a validator client with the metrics server enabled:
```bash
lighthouse vc --metrics
```
Check to ensure that the metrics are available on the default port:
```bash
curl localhost:5064/metrics
```
## Remote Monitoring
Lighthouse has the ability to send a subset of metrics to a remote server for collection. Presently
the main server offering remote monitoring is beaconcha.in. Instructions for setting this up
can be found in beaconcha.in's docs:
- <https://kb.beaconcha.in/beaconcha.in-explorer/mobile-app-less-than-greater-than-beacon-node>
The Lighthouse flag for setting the monitoring URL is `--monitoring-endpoint`.
When sending metrics to a remote server you should be conscious of security:
- Only use a monitoring service that you trust: you are sending detailed information about
your validators and beacon node to this service which could be used to track you.
- Always use an HTTPS URL to prevent the traffic being intercepted in transit.
The specification for the monitoring endpoint can be found here:
- <https://github.com/gobitfly/eth2-client-metrics>
_Note: the similarly named [Validator Monitor](./validator_monitoring.md) feature is entirely
independent of remote metric monitoring_.
### Update Period
You can adjust the frequency at which Lighthouse sends metrics to the remote server using the
`--monitoring-endpoint-period` flag. It takes an integer value in seconds, defaulting to 60
seconds.
```bash
lighthouse bn --monitoring-endpoint-period 60 --monitoring-endpoint "https://url"
```
Increasing the monitoring period between can be useful if you are running into rate limits when
posting large amounts of data for multiple nodes.