Configuration Reference

This document provides a complete reference of all pgX configuration options.

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Accessing Configuration

1. Navigate to Administration → Plugins in Grafana
2. Search for "pgX"
3. Click on the plugin
4. Select the Configuration tab

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Configuration Options

Data Source Settings

Datasource UID

Property	Value
Setting	clickhouseDataSourceUid
Type	String
Required	Yes
Default	—

The UID of your Scout Telemetry Data Lake datasource in Grafana. This datasource must be configured and working before pgX can display metrics.

How to find:

1. Go to Connections → Data Sources
2. Click on your Scout Telemetry Data Lake datasource
3. The UID is in the URL or datasource settings

Database Name

Property	Value
Setting	clickhouseDatabaseName
Type	String
Required	No
Default	default

The database containing your PostgreSQL metrics tables.

Metrics Table Name

Property	Value
Setting	metricsTableName
Type	String
Required	No
Default	otel_metrics_gauge

The name of the table containing PostgreSQL metrics in OpenTelemetry format.

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Environment Settings

Environments

Property	Value
Setting	environments
Type	String (comma-separated)
Required	No
Default	staging,production

Comma-separated list of environment names to show in the environment dropdown.

Examples:

• staging,production
• dev,staging,prod
• us-east,us-west,eu-west

Environment Attribute Key

Property	Value
Setting	environmentAttributeKey
Type	String
Required	No
Default	environment

The resource attribute key used to filter metrics by environment. This should match the attribute used when collecting metrics.

Common values:

• environment
• env
• deployment.environment

Service Names

Property	Value
Setting	serviceNames
Type	String (comma-separated)
Required	No
Default	pgdashex

Comma-separated list of service names that identify your PostgreSQL metrics collector.

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Query Settings

Max Time Range

Property	Value
Setting	maxTimeRange
Type	String (duration)
Required	No
Default	1h

Maximum time range allowed for queries. Limits how far back users can query to prevent expensive queries.

Format: Duration string (e.g., 30m, 1h, 6h, 1d)

Examples:

• 30m — 30 minutes
• 1h — 1 hour
• 6h — 6 hours
• 1d — 1 day

Max Variable Options

Property	Value
Setting	maxVariableOptions
Type	Number
Required	No
Default	100

Maximum number of options to load in template variable dropdowns. Increase if you have many databases/tables/indexes.

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Access Control

Enable RBAC Service Name Filtering

Property	Value
Setting	enableRBACServiceNameFiltering
Type	Boolean
Required	No
Default	false

When enabled, filters metrics based on service names the user has access to. Requires Grafana Enterprise RBAC configuration.

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Deployment Type

PostgreSQL Deployment Type

Property	Value
Setting	postgresDeploymentType
Type	Enum
Required	No
Default	self-hosted

The type of PostgreSQL deployment being monitored.

Value	Description	Features
self-hosted	PostgreSQL on your own infrastructure	All features
rds	Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL	Includes Resources dashboard
cloud-sql	Google Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL	Coming soon

Impact:

• self-hosted: Standard metrics, no cloud resource metrics
• rds: Enables AWS CloudWatch metrics in Resources dashboard
• cloud-sql: Future support for GCP metrics

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RDS Settings

These settings only apply when postgresDeploymentType is set to rds.

RDS Service Name

Property	Value
Setting	rdsServiceName
Type	String
Required	No (for RDS)
Default	aws-cloudwatch-stream

The service name used for CloudWatch metrics collection.

RDS Metrics Prefix

Property	Value
Setting	rdsMetricsPrefix
Type	String
Required	No (for RDS)
Default	amazonaws.com/AWS/RDS/

The prefix used for CloudWatch RDS metric names.

RDS Metrics Table Name

Property	Value
Setting	rdsMetricsTableName
Type	String
Required	No (for RDS)
Default	otel_metrics_summary

The table containing CloudWatch metrics.

RDS Attribute Format

Property	Value
Setting	rdsAttributeFormat
Type	Enum
Required	No (for RDS)
Default	nested

How CloudWatch dimension attributes are stored in the data lake.

Value	Description
nested	Attributes stored as nested JSON objects. Access via JSONExtract. Example: Attributes['Dimensions'] contains '{"DBInstanceIdentifier": "prod-db"}'
flat	Attributes stored with dot-notation keys. Direct access. Example: Attributes['Dimensions.DBInstanceIdentifier'] contains 'prod-db'

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Configuration Examples

Basic Self-Hosted Configuration

{
  "clickhouseDataSourceUid": "your-clickhouse-uid",
  "clickhouseDatabaseName": "default",
  "metricsTableName": "otel_metrics_gauge",
  "environments": "staging,production",
  "postgresDeploymentType": "self-hosted"
}

AWS RDS Configuration

{
  "clickhouseDataSourceUid": "your-clickhouse-uid",
  "clickhouseDatabaseName": "metrics",
  "metricsTableName": "otel_metrics_gauge",
  "environments": "staging,production",
  "postgresDeploymentType": "rds",
  "rdsServiceName": "aws-cloudwatch-stream",
  "rdsMetricsPrefix": "amazonaws.com/AWS/RDS/",
  "rdsMetricsTableName": "otel_metrics_summary",
  "rdsAttributeFormat": "nested"
}

Multi-Region Configuration

{
  "clickhouseDataSourceUid": "your-clickhouse-uid",
  "clickhouseDatabaseName": "default",
  "metricsTableName": "otel_metrics_gauge",
  "environments": "us-east-1,us-west-2,eu-west-1",
  "environmentAttributeKey": "aws.region",
  "maxTimeRange": "6h",
  "maxVariableOptions": 200,
  "postgresDeploymentType": "rds"
}

Enterprise Configuration with RBAC

{
  "clickhouseDataSourceUid": "your-clickhouse-uid",
  "clickhouseDatabaseName": "metrics",
  "metricsTableName": "otel_metrics_gauge",
  "environments": "dev,staging,production",
  "enableRBACServiceNameFiltering": true,
  "serviceNames": "pgdashex-dev,pgdashex-staging,pgdashex-prod",
  "maxTimeRange": "1h",
  "postgresDeploymentType": "self-hosted"
}

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Default Values Reference

Setting	Default Value
clickhouseDatabaseName	default
metricsTableName	otel_metrics_gauge
maxVariableOptions	100
environments	staging,production
environmentAttributeKey	environment
enableRBACServiceNameFiltering	false
maxTimeRange	1h
serviceNames	pgdashex
postgresDeploymentType	self-hosted
rdsServiceName	aws-cloudwatch-stream
rdsMetricsPrefix	amazonaws.com/AWS/RDS/
rdsMetricsTableName	otel_metrics_summary
rdsAttributeFormat	nested

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Troubleshooting

No Data Appearing

1. Check datasource: Verify Scout Telemetry Data Lake datasource is working
2. Verify table name: Ensure metricsTableName matches your actual table
3. Check service name: Ensure serviceNames matches your collector
4. Review time range: Data may not exist in selected time range

Environment Dropdown Empty

1. Check environments setting: Verify environments is set correctly
2. Check attribute key: Ensure environmentAttributeKey matches your data
3. Verify data exists: Check the data lake for the expected attribute values

RDS Metrics Not Showing

1. Check deployment type: Ensure postgresDeploymentType is rds
2. Verify RDS table: Check rdsMetricsTableName is correct
3. Check attribute format: Ensure rdsAttributeFormat matches your data
4. Verify CloudWatch collection: Ensure metrics are being collected

Performance Issues

1. Reduce time range: Lower maxTimeRange setting
2. Limit variables: Reduce maxVariableOptions
3. Check query patterns: Review query performance in the data lake

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Related Guides

• Getting Started — Initial setup guide
• Overview — Start using pgX
• Metrics Reference — Available metrics