# How to monitor DNS query response time **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [August 3, 2023, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-to-monitor-dns-query-response-time/4487 "2023-08-03T15:02:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![samrah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@samrah](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/samrah)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2023, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-to-monitor-dns-query-response-time/4487/1 "2023-08-03T15:02:10Z")
Hello comunity I just discovered netdata and i want to use it to monitor the response time of BIND9 DNS servers I followed this link[https://blog.netdata.cloud/dns-query-response-time/](https://blog.netdata.cloud/dns-query-response-time/) but “The DNS query response time” was not added to Netdata overview tab. My configuration file is as follows ```auto update_every: 10 jobs: - name: latency record_types: - A - AAAA domains: - google.com - github.com - reddit.com - netdata.cloud servers: - 8.8.8.8 - 9.9.9.9 - 1.1.1.1 - 208.67.222.222 - 94.140.14.14 - 192.168.1.56.110 ``` I use Centos7 and BIND9.16.42 Someone has an idea please ---
**Author:** ![ilyam8](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/ilyam8/32/134_2.png) [@ilyam8](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/ilyam8)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2023, 4:17pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-to-monitor-dns-query-response-time/4487/2 "2023-08-03T16:17:19Z")
Hey, try [debug mode](https://learn.netdata.cloud/docs/data-collection/synthetic-checks/dns-queries-check#troubleshooting). ---
**Author:** ![samrah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@samrah](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/samrah)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 8:38am UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-to-monitor-dns-query-response-time/4487/3 "2023-08-04T08:38:22Z")
Hello ilyam thank you for your feedback. This is the result of debugging ```auto bash-4.2$ ./go.d.plugin -d -m dns_query [DEBUG] main[main] main.go:115 plugin: name=go.d, version=v0.54.1 [DEBUG] main[main] main.go:117 current user: name=netdata, uid=497 [INFO] main[main] main.go:121 env HTTP_PROXY '', HTTPS_PROXY '' (both upper and lower case are respected) [INFO] main[main] agent.go:140 instance is started [INFO] main[main] setup.go:43 loading config file [INFO] main[main] setup.go:51 looking for 'go.d.conf' in [/etc/netdata /usr/lib/netdata/conf.d] [INFO] main[main] setup.go:58 found '/usr/lib/netdata/conf.d/go.d.conf [INFO] main[main] setup.go:65 config successfully loaded [INFO] main[main] agent.go:144 using config: enabled 'true', default_run 'true', max_procs '0' [INFO] main[main] setup.go:70 loading modules [INFO] main[main] setup.go:89 enabled/registered modules: 1/79 [INFO] main[main] setup.go:94 building discovery config [INFO] main[main] setup.go:141 looking for 'dns_query.conf' in [/etc/netdata/go.d /usr/lib/netdata/conf.d/go.d] [INFO] main[main] setup.go:157 found '/etc/netdata/go.d/dns_query.conf [INFO] main[main] setup.go:162 dummy/read/watch paths: 0/1/0 [INFO] discovery[manager] manager.go:92 registered discoverers: [file discovery: [file reader]] [INFO] main[main] setup.go:176 looking for 'vnodes/' in [/etc/netdata /usr/lib/netdata/conf.d] [INFO] main[main] setup.go:188 found '/usr/lib/netdata/conf.d/vnodes' (0 vhosts) [INFO] discovery[manager] manager.go:97 instance is started [INFO] run[manager] run.go:32 instance is started [INFO] build[manager] build.go:117 instance is started [INFO] discovery[file manager] discovery.go:73 instance is started [INFO] discovery[file reader] read.go:41 instance is started [WARN] discovery[file reader] read.go:65 parse '/etc/netdata/go.d/dns_query.conf': unknown file format: '/etc/netdata/go.d/dns_query.conf' [INFO] discovery[file reader] read.go:42 instance is stopped [DEBUG] run[manager] run.go:43 tick 0 [DEBUG] run[manager] run.go:43 tick 1 [DEBUG] run[manager] run.go:43 tick 2 [DEBUG] run[manager] run.go:43 tick 3 [DEBUG] run[manager] run.go:43 tick 4 [DEBUG] run[manager] run.go:43 tick 5 [DEBUG] run[manager] run.go:43 tick 6 [DEBUG] run[manager] run.go:43 tick 7 [DEBUG] run[manager] run.go:43 tick 8 [DEBUG] run[manager] run.go:43 tick 9 [DEBUG] run[manager] run.go:43 tick 10 ``` Regards ---
**Author:** ![ilyam8](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/ilyam8/32/134_2.png) [@ilyam8](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/ilyam8)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 1:30pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-to-monitor-dns-query-response-time/4487/4 "2023-08-04T13:30:01Z")
> [@samrah](#): > > ```auto > [WARN] discovery[file reader] read.go:65 parse '/etc/netdata/go.d/dns_query.conf': unknown file format: '/etc/netdata/go.d/dns_query.conf' > > ``` There is a problem with YAML syntax in `/etc/netdata/go.d/dns_query.conf`. Can you show the exact content? ```auto cat /etc/netdata/go.d/dns_query.conf ``` ---
**Author:** ![samrah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@samrah](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/samrah)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-to-monitor-dns-query-response-time/4487/5 "2023-08-04T14:13:41Z")
Hello ```auto # netdata go.d.plugin configuration for dns_query # # This file is in YAML format. Generally the format is: # # name: value # # There are 2 sections: # - GLOBAL # - JOBS # # # [GLOBAL] # These variables set the defaults for all JOBs, however each JOB may define its own, overriding the defaults. # # The GLOBAL section format: # param1: value1 # param2: value2 # # Currently supported global parameters: # - update_every # Data collection frequency in seconds. Default: 1. # # - autodetection_retry # Re-check interval in seconds. Attempts to start the job are made once every interval. # Zero means not to schedule re-check. Default: 0. # # - priority # Priority is the relative priority of the charts as rendered on the web page, # lower numbers make the charts appear before the ones with higher numbers. Default: 70000. # # # [JOBS] # JOBS allow you to collect values from multiple sources. # Each source will have its own set of charts. # # IMPORTANT: # - Parameter 'name' is mandatory. # - Jobs with the same name are mutually exclusive. Only one of them will be allowed running at any time. # # This allows autodetection to try several alternatives and pick the one that works. # Any number of jobs is supported. # # The JOBS section format: # # jobs: # - name: job1 # param1: value1 # param2: value2 # # - name: job2 # param1: value1 # param2: value2 # # - name: job2 # param1: value1 # # # [List of JOB specific parameters]: # - domains # Domain or subdomains to query. Module choose random domain from the list on every iteration. # Syntax: # domains: [python.org, golang.org, ruby-lang.org] # # - servers # Servers to query. # servers: [8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4] # # - port # DNS server port. # Syntax: # port: 53 # # - network # Network protocol name. Available options: udp, tcp, tcp-tls. Default: udp. # Syntax: # network: udp # # - record_types # Query record type. Available options: A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, NS, PTR, TXT, SOA, SPF, TXT, SRV. Default: A. # Syntax: # record_type: # - A # - AAAA # # - timeout # Query read timeout. # Syntax: # timeout: 2 # # # [JOB defaults]: # port: 53 # network: udp # record_type: A # timeout: 2 # update_every: 5 # # # [JOB mandatory parameters]: # - name # - domains # - servers # # ------------------------------------------------MODULE-CONFIGURATION-------------------------------------------------- # update_every: 1 # autodetection_retry: 0 # priority: 70000 #jobs: # - name: example # record_types: # - A # domains: # - google.com # - github.com # - reddit.com # servers: # - 8.8.8.8 # - 8.8.4.4 update_every: 10 jobs: - name: latency record_types: - A - AAAA domains: - google.com - github.com - reddit.com - netdata.cloud servers: - 8.8.8.8 - 9.9.9.9 - 1.1.1.1 - 208.67.222.222 - 94.140.14.14 - 192.168.1.56.110 ``` ---
**Author:** ![Luis\_Johnstone](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/community.netdata.cloud/luis_johnstone/32/151_2.png) [@Luis\_Johnstone](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/Luis_Johnstone)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-to-monitor-dns-query-response-time/4487/6 "2023-08-04T14:54:41Z")
try this: (apologies, edited) ```auto update_every: 10 jobs: - name: latency record_types: - A - AAAA domains: - google.com - github.com - reddit.com - netdata.cloud servers: - 8.8.8.8 - 9.9.9.9 - 1.1.1.1 - 208.67.222.222 - 94.140.14.14 - 192.168.1.56.110 ``` ---
**Author:** ![samrah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@samrah](https://community.netdata.cloud/u/samrah)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2023, 3:05pm UTC](https://community.netdata.cloud/t/how-to-monitor-dns-query-response-time/4487/7 "2023-08-04T15:05:47Z")
Thank you Luis It works 🙂