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 ## Requirements
 
 * `docker` Docker must be installed
+* `jq` Docker must be installed
 * sudo permissions on docker command
 
 ```txt
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+# CHECK_DOCKER_INFO
+
+## Introduction
+
+**check_docker_stats** shows the docker status of containers.
+This check sends performance data.
+
+## Requirements
+
+* `docker` Docker must be installed
+* `jq` must be installed - commandline JSON processor
+* `bc` must be installed - an arbitrary precision calculator language
+* sudo permissions on docker command
+
+```txt
+icingaclient ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:SETENV: /usr/bin/docker
+```
+
+## Includes
+
+Additional needed files in the current folder that this check can run:
+
+* inc_dockerfunctions.sh
+* inc_pluginfunctions
+
+## Rootless docker
+
+It works with docker setups as root and can handle rootless docker instances.
+
+To bring it up and running with an unpriviledged icinga user it must be able to access docker. Copy the docker binary eg. from /home/dockeruser/bin/docker to /usr/bin/. Then use the parameter `-p /usr/bin`.
+
+If DOCKER_HOST is not set then the docker socket is detected from a running docker instance and will be fetched from the process list.
+
+## Syntax
+
+```txt
+______________________________________________________________________
+
+CHECK_DOCKER_STATS
+v1.0
+
+(c) Institute for Medical Education - University of Bern
+Licence: GNU GPL 3
+
+https://os-docs.iml.unibe.ch/icinga-checks/Checks/check_docker_stats.html
+______________________________________________________________________
+
+Show resources of running docker instances.
+
+This check provides performance data except on mode "all".
+
+USAGE:
+  check_docker_stats [OPTIONS]
+
+OPTIONS:
+
+  General:
+  -h, --help        this help
+  -d, --debug       Debug; Flag: show all docker system infos
+
+  Connect to docker:
+  -p, --path        Custom directory for docker binary
+  -t, --target      Custom docker target; value for DOCKER_HOST
+                    Needed only if Docker does not run on a unix socket or
+                    multiple users run a rootless docker daemon.
+
+  mode:
+  -m, --mode MODE   Mode what kind of information to show.
+                    The output of container list is sorted by the maximum 
+                    value first.
+
+                      all       default; This view is unsorted.
+                                This check has no performance data.
+
+                      cpu       CPU usage total of all containers
+                      mem       Memory max usage of most consuming container
+
+                      memtotal  sum of memory usage
+                      netio     sum of netio of all containers IN and OUT
+                      blockio   sum of blockio of all containers IN and OUT
+
+EXAMPLES:
+  check_docker_stats
+    Show stats of all containers
+
+  check_docker_stats -p /usr/bin
+    Show stats of all containers. The docker binary will be searched in
+    given path first - then in all other dirs of $PATH
+
+  check_docker_stats -d
+    Show stats of all containers and json with all docker system infos.
+
+  check_docker_stats -m cpu
+    Show cpu usage total of all containers. The container list is sorted
+    by cpu usage. The most consuming container is on top.
+
+```
+
+### Parameters
+
+None.
+
+## Examples
+
+### Stats
+
+`$ ./check_docker_info` returns
+
+```txt
+OK: Docker stats
+
+ID              CPU %   MEM USAGE / LIMIT       MEM %   NET I/O         PIDs    Name
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+7cd2e62febe5    0.00%   15.79MiB / 128MiB       12.34%  673kB / 13.9MB  4       portainer_monitoring_node-exporter.qm9ur2pzl7ngw2o6wb2s7fx4i.d6txef4ivx5wizt7ixg7z6rsn
+b1733b4d1008    1.07%   40.52MiB / 128MiB       31.66%  915kB / 25.9MB  11      portainer_monitoring_cadvisor.qm9ur2pzl7ngw2o6wb2s7fx4i.vel7o1qcd2ezit82ep7r5qqlt
+ad4d32e29aef    0.01%   98.01MiB / 3.828GiB     2.50%   104MB / 4.71MB  8       portainer_monitoring_prometheus.1.rlwvmh5hbo13sujt1rd5szqr6
+99a82bf29c82    0.02%   61.07MiB / 3.828GiB     1.56%   4.82MB / 13.1MB 11      portainer_monitoring_grafana.1.1fux1t4q7jy7ja5szun3hbq3p
+72023160d7b1    0.00%   2.945MiB / 3.828GiB     0.08%   4.27MB / 7.39MB 3       myapp_viewer.1.76pvzu0srf13nx6vcd99kqjhf
+b87843ce6220    0.00%   2.871MiB / 3.828GiB     0.07%   4.08MB / 2.2MB  3       myapp_author.1.0rsdcjt8tjokcvobf9jgqk0el
+77e9f55b1113    0.19%   27.79MiB / 3.828GiB     0.71%   88.2MB / 122MB  6       portainer_agent.qm9ur2pzl7ngw2o6wb2s7fx4i.i7cohx1xim0ljmlpaeamd2k9s
+```
+
+### CPU
+
+`/check_docker_stats -m cpu`
+
+```txt
+OK: Docker CPU usage total of all containers: 1.50 percent
+
+ID              CPUPerc
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+b1733b4d1008    1.24%   portainer_monitoring_cadvisor.qm9ur2pzl7ngw2o6wb2s7fx4i.vel7o1qcd2ezit82ep7r5qqlt
+77e9f55b1113    0.25%   portainer_agent.qm9ur2pzl7ngw2o6wb2s7fx4i.i7cohx1xim0ljmlpaeamd2k9s
+99a82bf29c82    0.01%   portainer_monitoring_grafana.1.1fux1t4q7jy7ja5szun3hbq3p
+b87843ce6220    0.00%   myapp_author.1.0rsdcjt8tjokcvobf9jgqk0el
+ad4d32e29aef    0.00%   portainer_monitoring_prometheus.1.rlwvmh5hbo13sujt1rd5szqr6
+7cd2e62febe5    0.00%   portainer_monitoring_node-exporter.qm9ur2pzl7ngw2o6wb2s7fx4i.d6txef4ivx5wizt7ixg7z6rsn
+72023160d7b1    0.00%   myapp_viewer.1.76pvzu0srf13nx6vcd99kqjhf
+
+ |cpu-sum=1.50;;
+```
+
+### Memory percent
+
+Show most memory consuming in percent container on top. It checks the memory of the container.
+
+`/check_docker_stats -m mem`
+
+```txt
+OK: Docker Memory max usage in most consuming container: 30.38 percent
+
+ID              MemPerc
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+b1733b4d1008    30.38%  38.89MiB / 128MiB       portainer_monitoring_cadvisor.qm9ur2pzl7ngw2o6wb2s7fx4i.vel7o1qcd2ezit82ep7r5qqlt
+7cd2e62febe5    12.21%  15.63MiB / 128MiB       portainer_monitoring_node-exporter.qm9ur2pzl7ngw2o6wb2s7fx4i.d6txef4ivx5wizt7ixg7z6rsn
+ad4d32e29aef    2.21%   86.67MiB / 3.828GiB     portainer_monitoring_prometheus.1.rlwvmh5hbo13sujt1rd5szqr6
+99a82bf29c82    1.56%   61.07MiB / 3.828GiB     portainer_monitoring_grafana.1.1fux1t4q7jy7ja5szun3hbq3p
+77e9f55b1113    0.71%   27.8MiB / 3.828GiB      portainer_agent.qm9ur2pzl7ngw2o6wb2s7fx4i.i7cohx1xim0ljmlpaeamd2k9s
+72023160d7b1    0.08%   2.945MiB / 3.828GiB     myapp_viewer.1.76pvzu0srf13nx6vcd99kqjhf
+b87843ce6220    0.07%   2.871MiB / 3.828GiB     myapp_author.1.0rsdcjt8tjokcvobf9jgqk0el
+
+ |mem-max=30.38;;;0;100 
+```
+
+### Memory total
+
+`/check_docker_stats -m memtotal`
+
+```txt
+OK: Docker Memory usage of all containers: 224.977 MB
+
+ID              MemUsage
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ad4d32e29aef    86.43MiB / 3.828GiB     portainer_monitoring_prometheus.1.rlwvmh5hbo13sujt1rd5szqr6
+99a82bf29c82    61.08MiB / 3.828GiB     portainer_monitoring_grafana.1.1fux1t4q7jy7ja5szun3hbq3p
+b1733b4d1008    39.26MiB / 128MiB       portainer_monitoring_cadvisor.qm9ur2pzl7ngw2o6wb2s7fx4i.vel7o1qcd2ezit82ep7r5qqlt
+77e9f55b1113    27.67MiB / 3.828GiB     portainer_agent.qm9ur2pzl7ngw2o6wb2s7fx4i.i7cohx1xim0ljmlpaeamd2k9s
+7cd2e62febe5    15.65MiB / 128MiB       portainer_monitoring_node-exporter.qm9ur2pzl7ngw2o6wb2s7fx4i.d6txef4ivx5wizt7ixg7z6rsn
+72023160d7b1    2.945MiB / 3.828GiB     myapp_viewer.1.76pvzu0srf13nx6vcd99kqjhf
+b87843ce6220    2.871MiB / 3.828GiB     myapp_author.1.0rsdcjt8tjokcvobf9jgqk0el
+
+ |memtotal-sum=235906000.000;;
+```
+
+### Netio
+
+`/check_docker_stats -m netio`
+
+```txt
+OK: Docker Network I/O of all containers: 209.363 MB IN .. 191.180 MB OUT
+
+ID              NetIO
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ad4d32e29aef    106MB / 4.8MB   portainer_monitoring_prometheus.1.rlwvmh5hbo13sujt1rd5szqr6
+77e9f55b1113    88.4MB / 123MB  portainer_agent.qm9ur2pzl7ngw2o6wb2s7fx4i.i7cohx1xim0ljmlpaeamd2k9s
+99a82bf29c82    4.91MB / 13.1MB portainer_monitoring_grafana.1.1fux1t4q7jy7ja5szun3hbq3p
+72023160d7b1    4.35MB / 7.44MB myapp_viewer.1.76pvzu0srf13nx6vcd99kqjhf
+b87843ce6220    4.16MB / 2.24MB myapp_author.1.0rsdcjt8tjokcvobf9jgqk0el
+b1733b4d1008    932kB / 26.4MB  portainer_monitoring_cadvisor.qm9ur2pzl7ngw2o6wb2s7fx4i.vel7o1qcd2ezit82ep7r5qqlt
+7cd2e62febe5    686kB / 14.2MB  portainer_monitoring_node-exporter.qm9ur2pzl7ngw2o6wb2s7fx4i.d6txef4ivx5wizt7ixg7z6rsn
+
+ |netio-1=219533064.32;; netio-2=200466759.68;;
+ ```
+
+### Blockio
+
+`/check_docker_stats -m bliockio`
+
+```txt
+OK: Docker Network I/O of all containers: 5.922 MB IN .. 95.773 MB OUT
+
+ID              BlockIO
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+b1733b4d1008    2.06MB / 0B     portainer_monitoring_cadvisor.qm9ur2pzl7ngw2o6wb2s7fx4i.vel7o1qcd2ezit82ep7r5qqlt
+99a82bf29c82    1.99MB / 786kB  portainer_monitoring_grafana.1.1fux1t4q7jy7ja5szun3hbq3p
+ad4d32e29aef    1.17MB / 95MB   portainer_monitoring_prometheus.1.rlwvmh5hbo13sujt1rd5szqr6
+77e9f55b1113    479kB / 8.19kB  portainer_agent.qm9ur2pzl7ngw2o6wb2s7fx4i.i7cohx1xim0ljmlpaeamd2k9s
+7cd2e62febe5    258kB / 0B      portainer_monitoring_node-exporter.qm9ur2pzl7ngw2o6wb2s7fx4i.d6txef4ivx5wizt7ixg7z6rsn
+b87843ce6220    0B / 8.19kB     myapp_author.1.0rsdcjt8tjokcvobf9jgqk0el
+72023160d7b1    0B / 8.19kB     myapp_viewer.1.76pvzu0srf13nx6vcd99kqjhf
+
+ |blockio-1=6210566.72;; blockio-2=100425290.00;;
+ ```
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### Missing environment
+
+```txt
+sudo: sorry, you are not allowed to preserve the environment
+UNKNOWN: No data. Unable to fetch Docker information.
+```
+
+Solution: you did not set SETENV in the sudoers config file
+
+icingaclient ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:**SETENV:** /usr/bin/docker
+
+### Docker not found
+
+If you get an error message that docker was not found then it is not reachable in ofe of the directories of $PATH.
+This can happen especialy in rootless docker instances.
+
+Solution: Use the parameter `-p /usr/bin` to define a target. Copy the docker binary there.