+ Trackign host metrics with vector docker container

docker-host/setup/files/vector.toml

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+[sources.host_metrics]
+type = "host_metrics"
+collectors = [ "cpu", "disk", "host", "memory", "network" ]
+namespace = "leftcoastlab-host"
+scrape_interval_secs = 60
+
+[sinks.host_metrics_output]
+type = "console"
+inputs = [ "host_metrics" ]
+target = "stdout"
+
+encoding.codec = "json"
+

docker-host/setup/tasks/vector.yml

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+---
+- hosts: leftcoastlab
+  become: yes
+  tasks:
+    - name: Include Vars
+      include_vars:
+        dir: ../vars
+
+    - name: Ensure /opt/vector/ exists
+      file:
+        path: /opt/vector
+        state: directory
+
+    - name: Copy over Vector config
+      copy:
+        src: ../files/vector.toml
+        dest: /opt/vector/vector.toml
+
+    - name: Start up Vector Container
+      community.docker.docker_container:
+        name: vector-host-metrics
+        image: timberio/vector:latest-alpine
+        pull: yes
+        restart_policy: always
+        recreate: yes
+        volumes:
+          - "/opt/vector/vector.toml:/etc/vector/vector.toml"
+        log_driver: loki
+        log_options:
+          loki-url: "http://localhost:{{LOKI_PORT}}/loki/api/v1/push"
+
+
+