The mysqld-exporter is a Prometheus exporter for collecting metrics from your MySQL database. The exporter can collect various key metrics which helps to determine how well your MySQL database is running.
Enable snaps on elementary OS and install MySQLd Prometheus Exporter
Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.
Snaps are discoverable and installable from the Snap Store, an app store with an audience of millions.
Enable snapd
Snap can be installed on elementary OS from the command line. Open Terminal from the Applications launcher and type the following:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.
Install MySQLd Prometheus Exporter
To install MySQLd Prometheus Exporter, simply use the following command: