can “jmx exporter” be used without compliling my spring boot Application in jar file?

Question

In official git repository ( https://github.com/prometheus/jmx_exporter ), i see i need to use this command "java -javaagent:./jmx_prometheus_javaagent-0.16.1.jar=8080:config.yaml -jar yourJar.jar ". I am running my Spring Boot Application in my eclipse without compiling in jar format.

So how can i get the metrics from jmx exporter without compiling my spring app in jar file. Can anybody pls help me solve this issue.

Answer 1

You need to modify "Run configuration" in your Eclipse IDE to include necessary JVM arguments as you shown in question ( java -javaagent:./jmx_prometheus_javaagent-0.16.1.jar=8080:config.yaml ). For details check this answer on how to do it.

Jar file ( jmx_prometheus_javaagent-0.16.1.jar ) and YAML file ( config.yaml ) has to be in current working directory, otherwise you might need to provide full path.