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+Logstash exporter
+=================
+
+Prometheus exporter for metrics provided by Node Stats API of Logstash.
+
+Building and running
+--------------------
+
+    go get gitlab.com/alxrem/prometheus-logstash-exporter
+    cd ${GOPATH-$HOME/go}/src/gitlab.com/alxrem/prometheus-logstash-exporter
+    go build
+    ./prometheus-logstash-exporter <flags>
+
+To see all available configuration flags:
+
+    ./prometheus-logstash-exporter -h
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