Blackbox Exporter on Ubuntu 24.04

Blackbox Exporter is an open-source network probing and monitoring tool designed to test the availability and performance of endpoints such as HTTP, HTTPS, TCP, DNS, and ICMP. It exposes metrics in a Prometheus-compatible format, allowing developers and DevOps teams to monitor uptime, response time, SSL certificate expiry, and service health programmatically. Blackbox Exporter is ideal for backend monitoring, DevOps pipelines, and integration with visualization tools like Grafana for dashboards and alerting.

Features of Blackbox Exporter:

• Probes endpoints over multiple protocols: HTTP, HTTPS, TCP, DNS, ICMP, and gRPC.
• Exposes metrics compatible with Prometheus for monitoring and alerting.
• Provides detailed metrics such as probe duration, HTTP status codes, DNS lookup time, and SSL certificate expiry.
• Lightweight and flexible: can run as a standalone binary, systemd service, or Docker container.
• Integrates easily with Prometheus, Grafana, and other monitoring and alerting tools.

To check Blackbox Exporter version:

$ cd /opt/blackbox_exporter

$ ./blackbox_exporter --version

To access Blackbox Exporter metrics in your browser:

http://<your-server-ip>:9115/metrics

Disclaimer: Blackbox Exporter is open-source software distributed under the Apache License 2.0. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any third-party cloud provider. Blackbox Exporter is provided "as is," without any warranty, express or implied. Users utilize this software at their own risk. The developers and contributors hold no responsibility for any damages, losses, or consequences resulting from the use of this software. Users are advised to carefully review and comply with licensing terms and applicable regulations while using Blackbox Exporter.