Docker container should have the below packages to be installed for the monitoring.

procps, net-tools, iotop and sysstat

To install packages inside docker container

Go into docker containers and install the  packages one by one.

If we get the Unable to locate package error then execute the command apt-get update for debian /ubuntu and yum update for centos or RHEL. After update install the packages one by one.

On Debian, Ubuntu and Linux Mint

apt-get install procps
apt-get install net-tools
apt-get install iotop
apt-get install sysstat

On RedHat/CentOS and Fedora
yum install procps
yum install net-tools
yum install iotop
yum install sysstat

On Fedora 22+ Releases

dnf install procps
dnf install net-tools
dnf install iotop
dnf install sysstat

Windows

For Http Monitoring

1. Open the docker desktop and go to settings and enable the "Expose daemon on tcp://localhost:2375 without TLS" option and restart the docker desktop.

Linux

For Http Monitoring

1. Open the "docker.service" file and change the "ExecStart=" line to the below one

Syntax

ExecStart=<dockerdpath> -H fd:// -H tcp://<docker_installed_ip>:<docker_running_port>

Example

ExecStart=/usr/bin/dockerd -H fd:// -H tcp://192.168.0.1:2375

2. Execute the command "systemctl daemon-reload" and restart "docker.service".

Applicare Controller

1. Login into Applicare Console and go to the Overview screen and click the Add button.

2. Enter the details and save.

a. Enter the Server IP

b. Enable Is Docker agent

c. Enter the Https Daemon Port

d. Click the "Apply" button.

3. All the Running containers will be added as a agent and whenever a new container start it will be added as a new agent.

4. After adding the containers go to the server analyzer screen and check the metrics.