https://www.netdata.cloud/tags/gpsd/Recent content in gpsd on NetdataHugoen-ushttps://www.netdata.cloud/monitoring-101/gpsd-monitoring/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://www.netdata.cloud/monitoring-101/gpsd-monitoring/<h2 id="gpsd-monitoring">GPSD Monitoring</h2> <h3 id="what-is-gpsd">What Is GPSD?</h3> <p>GPSD (GPS Daemon) is a service daemon that monitors one or more GPS or AIS receivers, which share data with various applications. It manages the communication between GPS devices and client applications, ensuring that all connected applications receive accurate and timely positional and navigational data.</p> <h3 id="monitoring-gpsd-with-netdata">Monitoring GPSD With Netdata</h3> <p>Netdata offers robust solutions for monitoring GPSD by leveraging the <a href="https://github.com/natesales/gpsd-exporter">gpsd-exporter</a>. This tool uses openmetrics (Prometheus) to collect data seamlessly. With Netdata, you can ingest this data without the need for a dedicated Prometheus server or custom Grafana dashboards. Netdata automates dashboards, alerts, and allows you to keep a finger on the pulse of your GPS data systems effortlessly.</p>