AI Disclosure:
I used Claude to walk me through some troubleshooting steps I otherwise didn’t expect. For instance, Tailscale does not initialize normally for Prometheus and Grafana in the Unraid UI, so Tailscale had to be created and linked as a separate Docker container. Or, when the Miktotik switch would not work I asked Claude to help me with a custom user for scraping. I also periodically sanity-checked with Claude to make sure I was on the right track to avoid hours of frustration. Otherwise, I wanted to understand well how everything links together.
I’ve wanted better all-in-one monitoring for my Unraid server, plex server, pihole, OPNsense box, dad’s pc, mikrotik switch, etc. for a while now since it’s just cool to have, but never got around to it since it would be a sizable chunk of work to figure out something I’ve never used before… Then I realized what better time than Devember?? 
naturally, all of these platofrms have great monitoring systems I can individually go to, but we’re making the one-stop-shop for whatever I want to know.
Not done. WIP. Will update my list periodically. Once said and done with things talking correctly, I will customize my dashboards and probably upload the custom board for people to download. I will also be adding more and more pictures over time for other visual learners like me.
Progress
| Status | Machine | OS | Exporter | Port |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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big-boss | Unraid | node_exporter, smartctl_exporter, cAdvisor | 9100, 8088, 9633 |
|
little-boss | Ubuntu | node_exporter | 9100 |
 |
little-boss nvidia dash | Ubuntu | node_exporter? | ? |
 |
plex | Ubuntu (Docker) | plex-exporter | 32400 |
|
tautilli | Ubuntu (Docker) | tautulli-exporter | 9595 |
|
tdarr | Ubtuntu (Docker) | tdarr-exporter | 9596 |
|
amber-pc-win11 | Windows 11 | windows_exporter | 9182 |
|
dads-pc-win11 | Windows 11 | windows_exporter | 9182 |
|
raspberrypi-pihole | Linux | node_exporter | 9100 |
|
opnsense | FreeBSD | node_exporter plugin | 9100 |
|
mikrotik 2.5G switch | RouterOS | mktxp | 9115 |
|
xbox series x (1) | n/a | ping | 9115 |
|
xbox series x (2) | n/a | ping | 9115 |
|
cyberpower ups | n/a | apcupsd | 9162 |
prometheus setup
-todo add pics-
ts-prometheus container
-todo add pics-
link prometheus to container
-todo add pics-
permissions issue
Unraid assigns Prometheus a dummy user ID of 99:100 by default, but it doesn’t have proper permissions to access the appdata folder. This has to be fixed so it can initialize.
docker stop prometheus
chown -R 65534:65534 /mnt/user/appdata/prometheus/data
Then we just delete --user from Extra Parameters of the container.
basic prometheus.yml for us to configure slowly
global:
scrape_interval: 15s
scrape_configs:
- job_name: prometheus
static_configs:
- targets: ['localhost:9090']
- job_name: node
static_configs:
- targets: ['LOCAL-IP:9100'] # Unraid
labels:
host: unraid
- job_name: cadvisor
static_configs:
- targets: ['LOCAL-IP:8080'] # per-container stats
grafana setup
default permissions:
admin | admin
add data source (prometheus)
Load 1860 (Node Exporter)
empty grafana, let’s configure!
prometheus is itself a tailnet node, so it can scrape the 100.x addresses directly. They don’t change, which suits Windows PCs on DHCP. Then, I used the LAN address for little-boss because it’s on the same network.
scraping
scrape localhost data
Node Exporter Plugin Installs
- job_name: node
static_configs:
- targets: ['TAILSCALE-IP:9100']
labels: {host: big-boss}
- targets: ['TAILSCALE-IP:9100']
labels: {host: little-boss}
- targets: ['TAILSCALE-IP:9100']
labels: {host: raspberrypi}
- targets: ['TAILSCALE-IP:9100']
labels: {host: opnsense}
- job_name: windows
static_configs:
- targets: ['TAILSCALE-IP-IP:9182']
labels: {host: amber-pc-win11}
- job_name: cadvisor
static_configs:
- targets: ['TAILSCALE-IP:8088']
labels: {host: big-boss}
that’s great and all, but the devices are not scraping and sending data yet
UPS
Thankfully, my UPS makes this very easy with a plug-and-play USB cable!
- job_name: ups
static_configs:
- targets: ['TAILSCALE-IP:9162']
labels: {host: big-boss-ups}
Settings → UPS Settings
Start APC UPS Deamon: Yes
Apply.
However, to see it in Prometheus, we need another container that’s not in Uraid’s community apps:
docker run -d --name=apcupsd-exporter --network=host --restart unless-stopped okaeri/apcupsd_exporter
id: 21119
smartctl
id: 22604
This has already been helpful as I apparently have an m.2 dying… lol
plex server pc (ubuntu server) plex, tdarr, tautilli
sudo apt install prometheus-node-exporter
Should pickup auto-magically in the prometheus health overview.
docker-compose-exporters.yml
Install exporters
name: exporters
services:
plex-exporter:
image: cplieger/plex-exporter:latest
container_name: plex-exporter
restart: unless-stopped
network_mode: host
environment:
PLEX_URL: "http://LAN-IP:32400"
PLEX_TOKEN: "YOUR_PLEX_TOKEN"
tautulli-exporter:
image: mm404/tautulli-exporter:latest
container_name: tautulli-exporter
restart: unless-stopped
network_mode: host
environment:
TAUTULLI_URL: "http://localhost:8181"
TAUTULLI_API_KEY: "YOUR_TAUTULLI_API_KEY"
METRICS_PORT: "9595"
tdarr-exporter:
image: homeylab/tdarr-exporter:latest
container_name: tdarr-exporter
restart: unless-stopped
network_mode: host
environment:
TDARR_URL: "http://localhost:8265"
PROMETHEUS_PORT: "9596"
start containers
$ sudo docker compose -f docker-compose-exporters.yml up -d
curl -s http://localhost:9594/metrics | head -5
curl -s http://localhost:9595/metrics | head -5
curl -s http://localhost:9596/metrics | head -5
[+] up 33/33
✔ Image mm404/tautulli-exporter:latest Pulled 1.6s
✔ Image homeylab/tdarr-exporter:latest Pulled 2.7s
✔ Image cplieger/plex-exporter:latest Pulled 3.9s
✔ Container tdarr-exporter Started 0.3s
✔ Container plex-exporter Started 0.4s
✔ Container tautulli-exporter Started 0.5s
# HELP go_gc_duration_seconds A summary of the wall-time pause (stop-the-world) duration in garbage collection cycles.
# TYPE go_gc_duration_seconds summary
go_gc_duration_seconds{quantile="0"} 0
go_gc_duration_seconds{quantile="0.25"} 0
go_gc_duration_seconds{quantile="0.5"} 0
# HELP go_gc_duration_seconds A summary of the wall-time pause (stop-the-world) duration in garbage collection cycles.
# TYPE go_gc_duration_seconds summary
go_gc_duration_seconds{quantile="0"} 0
go_gc_duration_seconds{quantile="0.25"} 0
go_gc_duration_seconds{quantile="0.5"} 0
add scrap jobs
- job_name: plex
static_configs:
- targets: ['TAILSCALE-IP:9594']
labels: {host: little-boss}
- job_name: tautulli
scrape_interval: 30s
static_configs:
- targets: ['TAILSCALE-IP:9595']
labels: {host: little-boss}
- job_name: tdarr
scrape_interval: 30s
static_configs:
- targets: ['TAILSCALE-IP:9596']
labels: {host: little-boss}
add windows 11 pcs
Had to get Claude help because I had no clue what to do lol
PS C:\Users\Admin> # 1. Must print True. If it prints False, reopen PowerShell as administrator.
PS C:\Users\Admin> ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal][Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator)
True
download the latest release
PS C:\Users\Admin> [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
PS C:\Users\Admin> $rel = Invoke-RestMethod https://api.github.com/repos/prometheus-community/windows_exporter/releases/latest
PS C:\Users\Admin> $asset = $rel.assets | Where-Object { $_.name -like "*amd64.msi" } | Select-Object -First 1
PS C:\Users\Admin> $msi = Join-Path $env:TEMP $asset.name
PS C:\Users\Admin> Invoke-WebRequest $asset.browser_download_url -OutFile $msi
PS C:\Users\Admin> Get-Item $msi
Directory: C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
-a---- 11/8/2026 3:32 PM 14643200 windows_exporter-0.32.1-amd64.msi
install and check
PS C:\Users\Admin> Start-Process msiexec -Wait -ArgumentList "/i `"$msi`" LISTEN_PORT=9182 REMOTE_ADDR=100.100.217.91 /qn /l*v `"$env:TEMP\we-install.log`""
PS C:\Users\Admin> Get-Service windows_exporter
Status Name DisplayName
------ ---- -----------
Running windows_exporter windows_exporter
PS C:\Users\Admin> (Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing http://localhost:9182/metrics).StatusCode
200
creates a PC selector in node exporter
mikrotik switch
I needed to configure the Mikrotik for LAN access. I have been using the switch for a while, but realized it was still thinking I was using the default “192.168.X.X” default IP config. My home LAN in “10.1.1.1”, so although it was functioning for its purpose, I actually had no LAN access.
IP → DHCP Server → Networks
- Address: 10.1.1.0/24
- Gateway: 10.1.1.1
- DNS Servers: 10.1.1.155
IP → Routes
- Dst. Address: 0.0.0.0/24
- Gateway: 10.1.1.1
- Immediate Gateway: 10.1.1.1%bridge
new read-only user to scrape data
[admin@MikroTik] > /user group add name=mktxp_group policy=api,read
[admin@MikroTik] > /user add name=mktxp_user group=mktxp_group password=CHOOSE-A-STRONG-PASSWORD
[admin@MikroTik] > /ip service print
Flags: X - DISABLED, I - INVALID
Columns: NAME, PORT, CERTIFICATE, VRF
# NAME PORT CERTIFICATE VRF
0 telnet 23 main
1 ftp 21
2 www 80 main
3 ssh 22 main
4 X www-ssl 443 none main
5 api 8728 main
6 winbox 8291 main
7 api-ssl 8729 none main
[admin@MikroTik] > /ip service set api disabled=no address=10.1.1.183/32
add to docker-compose-exporters.yml
name: exporters
services:
plex-exporter:
...
tautulli-exporter:
...
tdarr-exporter:
...
mktxp:
image: ghcr.io/akpw/mktxp:latest
container_name: mktxp
restart: unless-stopped
network_mode: host
security_opt:
- apparmor=unconfined
configs:
- source: mktxp_conf
target: /home/mktxp/mktxp/mktxp.conf
configs:
mktxp_conf:
content: |
[CRS310]
enabled = True
hostname = 10.1.1.2
port = 8728
username = mktxp_user
password = ${MKTXP_PASSWORD}
use_ssl = False
interface = True
monitor = True
dhcp = False
dhcp_lease = False
pool = False
firewall = False
route = False
wireless = False
wireless_clients = False
capsman = False
capsman_clients = False
ID: 13679
grafana app
I like it. Can easily connect and see from my phone with tailscale. Necessary? No lol
From the three dots in the corner choose to add shortcut. Then it will let you install grafana PWS-style.
