xrpld Telemetry Operator Runbook
Overview
xrpld supports OpenTelemetry distributed tracing to provide visibility into RPC requests, transaction processing, and consensus rounds.
Quick Start
1. Start the observability stack
This starts:
2. Enable telemetry in xrpld
Add to your xrpld.cfg:
3. Build with telemetry support
Configuration Reference
| Option |
Default |
Description |
enabled |
0 |
Master switch for telemetry |
endpoint |
http://localhost:4318/v1/traces |
OTLP/HTTP endpoint |
service_name |
xrpld |
OpenTelemetry service name resource attribute |
service_instance_id |
node public key |
OpenTelemetry service instance ID resource attribute |
sampling_ratio |
1.0 |
Head-based sampling ratio (0.0--1.0) |
trace_rpc |
1 |
Enable RPC request tracing |
trace_transactions |
1 |
Enable transaction tracing |
trace_consensus |
1 |
Enable consensus tracing |
trace_peer |
0 |
Enable peer message tracing (high volume) |
trace_ledger |
1 |
Enable ledger tracing |
consensus_trace_strategy |
deterministic |
Consensus trace ID strategy (deterministic or random) |
batch_size |
512 |
Max spans per batch export |
batch_delay_ms |
5000 |
Delay between batch exports |
max_queue_size |
2048 |
Max spans queued before dropping |
use_tls |
0 |
Use TLS for exporter connection |
tls_ca_cert |
(empty) |
Path to CA certificate bundle |
Span Reference
All spans instrumented in xrpld, grouped by subsystem:
RPC Spans (Phase 2)
| Span Name |
Source File |
Attributes |
Description |
rpc.request |
ServerHandler.cpp:271 |
— |
Top-level HTTP RPC request |
rpc.process |
ServerHandler.cpp:573 |
— |
RPC processing (child of rpc.request) |
rpc.ws_message |
ServerHandler.cpp:384 |
— |
WebSocket RPC message |
rpc.command.<name> |
RPCHandler.cpp:161 |
xrpl.rpc.command, xrpl.rpc.version, xrpl.rpc.role, xrpl.rpc.status, xrpl.rpc.duration_ms, xrpl.rpc.error_message |
Per-command span (e.g., rpc.command.server_info) |
Transaction Spans (Phase 3)
| Span Name |
Source File |
Attributes |
Description |
tx.process |
NetworkOPs.cpp:1227 |
xrpl.tx.hash, xrpl.tx.local, xrpl.tx.path |
Transaction submission and processing |
tx.receive |
PeerImp.cpp:1273 |
xrpl.peer.id, xrpl.tx.hash, xrpl.peer.version, xrpl.tx.suppressed, xrpl.tx.status |
Transaction received from peer relay |
tx.apply |
BuildLedger.cpp:88 |
xrpl.ledger.seq, xrpl.ledger.tx_count, xrpl.ledger.tx_failed |
Transaction set applied per ledger |
Transaction Queue Spans (Phase 3)
| Span Name |
Source File |
Attributes |
Description |
txq.enqueue |
TxQ.cpp |
xrpl.txq.tx_hash |
Transaction enqueue decision (child of tx.process) |
txq.apply_direct |
TxQ.cpp |
-- |
Direct apply attempt (bypassing queue) |
txq.batch_clear |
TxQ.cpp |
-- |
Batch clear of queued transactions for an account |
txq.accept |
TxQ.cpp |
xrpl.txq.queue_size |
Ledger-close accept loop over queued transactions |
txq.accept_tx |
TxQ.cpp |
xrpl.txq.tx_hash, xrpl.txq.retries_remaining, xrpl.txq.ter_code |
Per-transaction apply during accept |
txq.cleanup |
TxQ.cpp |
xrpl.txq.ledger_seq |
Post-close cleanup of expired queue entries |
Consensus Spans (Phase 4)
| Span Name |
Source File |
Attributes |
Description |
consensus.round |
RCLConsensus.cpp |
xrpl.consensus.ledger_id, xrpl.consensus.ledger.seq, xrpl.consensus.mode, xrpl.consensus.trace_strategy, xrpl.consensus.round_id |
Root span for a consensus round (deterministic or random trace ID) |
consensus.phase.open |
Consensus.h |
-- |
Open phase duration (child of round) |
consensus.proposal.send |
RCLConsensus.cpp |
xrpl.consensus.round |
Consensus proposal broadcast |
consensus.ledger_close |
RCLConsensus.cpp |
xrpl.consensus.ledger.seq, xrpl.consensus.mode |
Ledger close event |
consensus.establish |
Consensus.h |
xrpl.consensus.converge_percent, xrpl.consensus.establish_count, xrpl.consensus.proposers |
Establish phase duration (child of round) |
consensus.update_positions |
Consensus.h |
xrpl.consensus.converge_percent, xrpl.consensus.proposers, xrpl.consensus.disputes_count |
Position update and dispute resolution (see Events below) |
consensus.check |
Consensus.h |
xrpl.consensus.agree_count, xrpl.consensus.disagree_count, xrpl.consensus.converge_percent, xrpl.consensus.have_close_time_consensus, xrpl.consensus.threshold_percent, xrpl.consensus.result |
Consensus threshold check |
consensus.accept |
RCLConsensus.cpp |
xrpl.consensus.proposers, xrpl.consensus.round_time_ms, xrpl.consensus.quorum |
Ledger accepted by consensus |
consensus.accept.apply |
RCLConsensus.cpp |
xrpl.consensus.ledger.seq, xrpl.consensus.close_time, xrpl.consensus.close_time_correct, xrpl.consensus.close_resolution_ms, xrpl.consensus.state, xrpl.consensus.proposing, xrpl.consensus.round_time_ms, xrpl.consensus.parent_close_time, xrpl.consensus.close_time_self, xrpl.consensus.close_time_vote_bins, xrpl.consensus.resolution_direction, xrpl.consensus.tx_count |
Ledger application with close time details (see Events below) |
consensus.validation.send |
RCLConsensus.cpp |
xrpl.consensus.ledger.seq, xrpl.consensus.proposing |
Validation sent after accept (follows-from link) |
consensus.mode_change |
RCLConsensus.cpp |
xrpl.consensus.mode.old, xrpl.consensus.mode.new |
Consensus mode transition |
consensus.proposal.receive |
PeerImp.cpp |
xrpl.consensus.trusted, xrpl.consensus.round |
Proposal received from peer (extracts parent context from TraceContext when present; falls back to standalone span for older peers) |
consensus.validation.receive |
PeerImp.cpp |
xrpl.consensus.trusted, xrpl.consensus.ledger.seq |
Validation received from peer (extracts parent context from TraceContext when present; falls back to standalone span for older peers) |
Consensus Span Events
| Parent Span |
Event Name |
Event Attributes |
Description |
consensus.update_positions |
dispute.resolve |
xrpl.tx.id, xrpl.dispute.our_vote, xrpl.dispute.yays, xrpl.dispute.nays |
Emitted per dispute when votes are tallied |
consensus.accept.apply |
tx.included |
xrpl.tx.id |
Emitted per transaction included in the accepted ledger |
Close Time Queries (Tempo TraceQL)
Ledger Spans (Phase 5)
| Span Name |
Source File |
Attributes |
Description |
ledger.build |
BuildLedger.cpp:31 |
xrpl.ledger.seq, xrpl.ledger.tx_count, xrpl.ledger.tx_failed |
Ledger build during consensus |
ledger.validate |
LedgerMaster.cpp:915 |
xrpl.ledger.seq, xrpl.ledger.validations |
Ledger promoted to validated |
ledger.store |
LedgerMaster.cpp:409 |
xrpl.ledger.seq |
Ledger stored in history |
Peer Spans (Phase 5)
| Span Name |
Source File |
Attributes |
Description |
peer.proposal.receive |
PeerImp.cpp:1667 |
xrpl.peer.id, xrpl.peer.proposal.trusted |
Proposal received from peer |
peer.validation.receive |
PeerImp.cpp:2264 |
xrpl.peer.id, xrpl.peer.validation.trusted |
Validation received from peer |
Cross-Node Trace Propagation
xrpld propagates trace context across nodes via protobuf TraceContext fields
embedded in peer-to-peer messages. When Node A sends a transaction, proposal,
or validation, it injects its active span's trace/span IDs into the protobuf
message. Node B extracts that context on receipt and creates a child span,
linking the two nodes into a single distributed trace.
How It Works
Send-Side Injection
| Message Type |
Injection Point |
Mechanism |
| TMTransaction |
NetworkOPs::apply() |
Injects tx.process span into relay msg |
| TMProposeSet |
RCLConsensus::propose() |
Injects active context into proposal msg |
| TMValidation |
RCLConsensus::validate() |
Injects active context into validation msg |
| Message Type |
Extraction Point |
Helper Function |
| TMTransaction |
PeerImp::onMessage(TMTransaction) |
TxTracing::txReceiveSpan() |
| TMProposeSet |
PeerImp::onMessage(TMProposeSet) |
ConsensusReceiveTracing::proposalReceiveSpan() |
| TMValidation |
PeerImp::onMessage(TMValidation) |
ConsensusReceiveTracing::validationReceiveSpan() |
Key Files
| File |
Role |
src/xrpld/telemetry/PropagationHelpers.h |
injectSpanContext() — SpanGuard to protobuf |
include/xrpl/telemetry/TraceContextPropagator.h |
OTel context <-> protobuf conversion primitives |
src/xrpld/telemetry/ConsensusReceiveTracing.h |
Proposal/validation receive span factories |
src/xrpld/telemetry/TxTracing.h |
Transaction receive span factory |
Backwards Compatibility
Older peers that do not populate TraceContext fields in their messages will
simply produce empty trace bytes on the receive side. The extraction helpers
detect this and create standalone (root) spans instead of child spans. No
errors are logged and no data is lost — the receive span is still created with
all its normal attributes, it just lacks a cross-node parent link.
Example Tempo Queries
Prometheus Metrics (Spanmetrics)
The OTel Collector's spanmetrics connector automatically derives RED (Rate, Errors, Duration) metrics from every span. No custom metrics code is needed in xrpld.
Generated Metric Names
| Prometheus Metric |
Type |
Description |
traces_span_metrics_calls_total |
Counter |
Total span invocations |
traces_span_metrics_duration_milliseconds_bucket |
Histogram |
Latency distribution buckets |
traces_span_metrics_duration_milliseconds_count |
Histogram |
Latency observation count |
traces_span_metrics_duration_milliseconds_sum |
Histogram |
Cumulative latency |
Metric Labels
Every metric carries these standard labels:
| Label |
Source |
Example |
span_name |
Span name |
rpc.command.server_info |
status_code |
Span status |
STATUS_CODE_UNSET, STATUS_CODE_ERROR |
service_name |
Resource attribute |
xrpld |
span_kind |
Span kind |
SPAN_KIND_INTERNAL |
Additionally, span attributes configured as dimensions in the collector become metric labels (dots → underscores):
| Span Attribute |
Metric Label |
Applies To |
xrpl.rpc.command |
xrpl_rpc_command |
rpc.command.* spans |
xrpl.rpc.status |
xrpl_rpc_status |
rpc.command.* spans |
xrpl.consensus.mode |
xrpl_consensus_mode |
consensus.ledger_close spans |
xrpl.tx.local |
xrpl_tx_local |
tx.process spans |
xrpl.peer.proposal.trusted |
xrpl_peer_proposal_trusted |
peer.proposal.receive spans |
xrpl.peer.validation.trusted |
xrpl_peer_validation_trusted |
peer.validation.receive spans |
Histogram Buckets
Configured in otel-collector-config.yaml:
StatsD Metrics (beast::insight)
xrpld has a built-in metrics framework (beast::insight) that emits StatsD-format metrics over UDP. These complement the span-derived RED metrics by providing system-level gauges, counters, and timers that don't map to individual trace spans.
Configuration
Add to xrpld.cfg:
The OTel Collector receives these via a statsd receiver on UDP port 8125 and exports them to Prometheus alongside spanmetrics.
Metric Reference
Gauges
| Prometheus Metric |
Source |
Description |
xrpld_LedgerMaster_Validated_Ledger_Age |
LedgerMaster.h:373 |
Age of validated ledger (seconds) |
xrpld_LedgerMaster_Published_Ledger_Age |
LedgerMaster.h:374 |
Age of published ledger (seconds) |
xrpld_State_Accounting_{Mode}_duration |
NetworkOPs.cpp:774 |
Time in each operating mode (Disconnected/Connected/Syncing/Tracking/Full) |
xrpld_State_Accounting_{Mode}_transitions |
NetworkOPs.cpp:780 |
Transition count per mode |
xrpld_Peer_Finder_Active_Inbound_Peers |
PeerfinderManager.cpp:214 |
Active inbound peer connections |
xrpld_Peer_Finder_Active_Outbound_Peers |
PeerfinderManager.cpp:215 |
Active outbound peer connections |
xrpld_Overlay_Peer_Disconnects |
OverlayImpl.h:557 |
Peer disconnect count |
xrpld_job_count |
JobQueue.cpp:26 |
Current job queue depth |
xrpld_{category}_Bytes_In/Out |
OverlayImpl.h:535 |
Overlay traffic bytes per category (57 categories) |
xrpld_{category}_Messages_In/Out |
OverlayImpl.h:535 |
Overlay traffic messages per category |
OTel MetricsRegistry Gauges (Phase 9)
These gauges are exported via the OTel Metrics SDK PeriodicMetricReader (10s interval), NOT through beast::insight.
| Prometheus Metric |
Source |
Description |
xrpld_server_info{metric="server_state"} |
MetricsRegistry.cpp |
Operating mode (0=DISCONNECTED .. 4=FULL) |
xrpld_server_info{metric="uptime"} |
MetricsRegistry.cpp |
Seconds since server start |
xrpld_server_info{metric="peers"} |
MetricsRegistry.cpp |
Total connected peers |
xrpld_server_info{metric="validated_ledger_seq"} |
MetricsRegistry.cpp |
Validated ledger sequence number |
xrpld_server_info{metric="ledger_current_index"} |
MetricsRegistry.cpp |
Current open ledger sequence |
xrpld_server_info{metric="peer_disconnects_resources"} |
MetricsRegistry.cpp |
Cumulative resource-related peer disconnects |
xrpld_server_info{metric="last_close_proposers"} |
MetricsRegistry.cpp |
Proposers in last closed round |
xrpld_server_info{metric="last_close_converge_time_ms"} |
MetricsRegistry.cpp |
Last close convergence time (ms) |
xrpld_build_info{version="<ver>"} |
MetricsRegistry.cpp |
Info-style metric (always 1) |
xrpld_complete_ledgers{bound="start|end",index="<N>"} |
MetricsRegistry.cpp |
Complete ledger range start/end pairs |
xrpld_db_metrics{metric="db_kb_total"} |
MetricsRegistry.cpp |
Total database size (KB) |
xrpld_db_metrics{metric="db_kb_ledger"} |
MetricsRegistry.cpp |
Ledger database size (KB) |
xrpld_db_metrics{metric="db_kb_transaction"} |
MetricsRegistry.cpp |
Transaction database size (KB) |
xrpld_db_metrics{metric="historical_perminute"} |
MetricsRegistry.cpp |
Historical ledger fetches per minute |
xrpld_cache_metrics{metric="AL_size"} |
MetricsRegistry.cpp |
AcceptedLedger cache size |
xrpld_nodestore_state{metric="node_reads_duration_us"} |
MetricsRegistry.cpp |
Cumulative read time (microseconds) |
xrpld_nodestore_state{metric="read_request_bundle"} |
MetricsRegistry.cpp |
Read request bundle count |
xrpld_nodestore_state{metric="read_threads_running"} |
MetricsRegistry.cpp |
Active read threads |
xrpld_nodestore_state{metric="read_threads_total"} |
MetricsRegistry.cpp |
Total read threads configured |
Counters
| Prometheus Metric |
Source |
Description |
xrpld_rpc_requests |
ServerHandler.cpp:108 |
Total RPC request count |
xrpld_ledger_fetches |
InboundLedgers.cpp:44 |
Ledger fetch request count |
xrpld_ledger_history_mismatch |
LedgerHistory.cpp:16 |
Ledger hash mismatch count |
xrpld_warn |
Logic.h:33 |
Resource manager warning count |
xrpld_drop |
Logic.h:34 |
Resource manager drop count |
Histograms (from StatsD timers)
| Prometheus Metric |
Source |
Description |
xrpld_rpc_time |
ServerHandler.cpp:110 |
RPC response time (ms) |
xrpld_rpc_size |
ServerHandler.cpp:109 |
RPC response size (bytes) |
xrpld_ios_latency |
Application.cpp:438 |
I/O service loop latency (ms) |
xrpld_pathfind_fast |
PathRequests.h:23 |
Fast pathfinding duration (ms) |
xrpld_pathfind_full |
PathRequests.h:24 |
Full pathfinding duration (ms) |
Grafana Dashboards
Ten dashboards are pre-provisioned in docker/telemetry/grafana/dashboards/:
RPC Performance (xrpld-rpc-perf)
| Panel |
Type |
PromQL |
Labels Used |
| RPC Request Rate by Command |
timeseries |
sum by (xrpl_rpc_command) (rate(traces_span_metrics_calls_total{span_name=~"rpc.command.*"}[5m])) |
xrpl_rpc_command |
| RPC Latency p95 by Command |
timeseries |
histogram_quantile(0.95, sum by (le, xrpl_rpc_command) (rate(traces_span_metrics_duration_milliseconds_bucket{span_name=~"rpc.command.*"}[5m]))) |
xrpl_rpc_command |
| RPC Error Rate |
bargauge |
Error spans / total spans × 100, grouped by xrpl_rpc_command |
xrpl_rpc_command, status_code |
| RPC Latency Heatmap |
heatmap |
sum(increase(traces_span_metrics_duration_milliseconds_bucket{span_name=~"rpc.command.*"}[5m])) by (le) |
le (bucket boundaries) |
| Overall RPC Throughput |
timeseries |
rpc.request + rpc.process rate |
— |
| RPC Success vs Error |
timeseries |
by status_code (UNSET vs ERROR) |
status_code |
| Top Commands by Volume |
bargauge |
topk(10, ...) by xrpl_rpc_command |
xrpl_rpc_command |
| WebSocket Message Rate |
stat |
rpc.ws_message rate |
— |
Transaction Overview (xrpld-transactions)
| Panel |
Type |
PromQL |
Labels Used |
| Transaction Processing Rate |
timeseries |
rate(traces_span_metrics_calls_total{span_name="tx.process"}[5m]) and tx.receive |
span_name |
| Transaction Processing Latency |
timeseries |
histogram_quantile(0.95 / 0.50, ... {span_name="tx.process"}) |
— |
| Transaction Path Distribution |
piechart |
sum by (xrpl_tx_local) (rate(traces_span_metrics_calls_total{span_name="tx.process"}[5m])) |
xrpl_tx_local |
| Transaction Receive vs Suppressed |
timeseries |
rate(traces_span_metrics_calls_total{span_name="tx.receive"}[5m]) |
— |
| TX Processing Duration Heatmap |
heatmap |
tx.process histogram buckets |
le |
| TX Apply Duration per Ledger |
timeseries |
p95/p50 of tx.apply |
— |
| Peer TX Receive Rate |
timeseries |
tx.receive rate |
— |
| TX Apply Failed Rate |
stat |
tx.apply with STATUS_CODE_ERROR |
status_code |
Consensus Health (xrpld-consensus)
| Panel |
Type |
PromQL |
Labels Used |
| Consensus Round Duration |
timeseries |
histogram_quantile(0.95 / 0.50, ... {span_name="consensus.accept"}) |
— |
| Consensus Proposals Sent Rate |
timeseries |
rate(traces_span_metrics_calls_total{span_name="consensus.proposal.send"}[5m]) |
— |
| Ledger Close Duration |
timeseries |
histogram_quantile(0.95, ... {span_name="consensus.ledger_close"}) |
— |
| Validation Send Rate |
stat |
rate(traces_span_metrics_calls_total{span_name="consensus.validation.send"}[5m]) |
— |
| Ledger Apply Duration |
timeseries |
histogram_quantile(0.95 / 0.50, ... {span_name="consensus.accept.apply"}) |
— |
| Close Time Agreement |
timeseries |
rate(traces_span_metrics_calls_total{span_name="consensus.accept.apply"}[5m]) |
— |
| Consensus Mode Over Time |
timeseries |
consensus.ledger_close by xrpl_consensus_mode |
xrpl_consensus_mode |
| Accept vs Close Rate |
timeseries |
consensus.accept vs consensus.ledger_close rate |
— |
| Validation vs Close Rate |
timeseries |
consensus.validation.send vs consensus.ledger_close |
— |
| Accept Duration Heatmap |
heatmap |
consensus.accept histogram buckets |
le |
Ledger Operations (xrpld-ledger-ops)
| Panel |
Type |
PromQL |
Labels Used |
| Ledger Build Rate |
stat |
ledger.build call rate |
— |
| Ledger Build Duration |
timeseries |
p95/p50 of ledger.build |
— |
| Ledger Validation Rate |
stat |
ledger.validate call rate |
— |
| Build Duration Heatmap |
heatmap |
ledger.build histogram buckets |
le |
| TX Apply Duration |
timeseries |
p95/p50 of tx.apply |
— |
| TX Apply Rate |
timeseries |
tx.apply call rate |
— |
| Ledger Store Rate |
stat |
ledger.store call rate |
— |
| Build vs Close Duration |
timeseries |
p95 ledger.build vs consensus.ledger_close |
— |
Peer Network (xrpld-peer-net)
Requires trace_peer=1 in the [telemetry] config section.
| Panel |
Type |
PromQL |
Labels Used |
| Proposal Receive Rate |
timeseries |
peer.proposal.receive rate |
— |
| Validation Receive Rate |
timeseries |
peer.validation.receive rate |
— |
| Proposals Trusted vs Untrusted |
piechart |
by xrpl_peer_proposal_trusted |
xrpl_peer_proposal_trusted |
| Validations Trusted vs Untrusted |
piechart |
by xrpl_peer_validation_trusted |
xrpl_peer_validation_trusted |
Node Health -- StatsD (xrpld-statsd-node-health)
| Panel |
Type |
PromQL |
Labels Used |
| Validated Ledger Age |
stat |
xrpld_LedgerMaster_Validated_Ledger_Age |
— |
| Published Ledger Age |
stat |
xrpld_LedgerMaster_Published_Ledger_Age |
— |
| Operating Mode Duration |
timeseries |
xrpld_State_Accounting_*_duration |
— |
| Operating Mode Transitions |
timeseries |
xrpld_State_Accounting_*_transitions |
— |
| I/O Latency |
timeseries |
histogram_quantile(0.95, xrpld_ios_latency_bucket) |
— |
| Job Queue Depth |
timeseries |
xrpld_job_count |
— |
| Ledger Fetch Rate |
stat |
rate(xrpld_ledger_fetches[5m]) |
— |
| Ledger History Mismatches |
stat |
rate(xrpld_ledger_history_mismatch[5m]) |
— |
| Key Jobs Execution Time |
timeseries |
xrpld_acceptLedger{quantile="$quantile"} (+ 10 more key jobs) |
quantile |
| Key Jobs Dequeue Wait Time |
timeseries |
xrpld_acceptLedger_q{quantile="$quantile"} (+ 10 more) |
quantile |
| FullBelowCache Size |
timeseries |
xrpld_Node_family_full_below_cache_size |
— |
| FullBelowCache Hit Rate |
gauge |
xrpld_Node_family_full_below_cache_hit_rate |
— |
| Ledger Publish Gap |
stat |
Published_Ledger_Age - Validated_Ledger_Age |
— |
| State Duration Rate (Full vs Tracking) |
timeseries |
rate(xrpld_State_Accounting_Full_duration[5m]) / 1000000 |
— |
| All Jobs Execution Time (Detail) |
timeseries |
{__name__=~"xrpld_<all_jobs>", quantile="$quantile"} |
quantile |
| All Jobs Dequeue Wait (Detail) |
timeseries |
{__name__=~"xrpld_<all_jobs>_q", quantile="$quantile"} |
quantile |
| Server State |
stat |
xrpld_server_info{metric="server_state"} |
metric |
| Uptime |
stat |
xrpld_server_info{metric="uptime"} |
metric |
| Peer Count |
stat |
xrpld_server_info{metric="peers"} |
metric |
| Validated Ledger Seq |
stat |
xrpld_server_info{metric="validated_ledger_seq"} |
metric |
| Build Version |
stat |
xrpld_build_info |
version |
| Complete Ledger Ranges |
table |
xrpld_complete_ledgers |
bound, index |
| Database Sizes |
timeseries |
xrpld_db_metrics{metric=~"db_kb_.*"} |
metric |
| Historical Fetch Rate |
stat |
xrpld_db_metrics{metric="historical_perminute"} |
metric |
Network Traffic -- StatsD (xrpld-statsd-network)
| Panel |
Type |
PromQL |
Labels Used |
| Active Peers |
timeseries |
xrpld_Peer_Finder_Active_*_Peers |
— |
| Peer Disconnects |
timeseries |
xrpld_Overlay_Peer_Disconnects |
— |
| Total Network Bytes |
timeseries |
rate(xrpld_total_Bytes_In/Out[5m]) |
— |
| Total Network Messages |
timeseries |
xrpld_total_Messages_In/Out |
— |
| Transaction Traffic |
timeseries |
xrpld_transactions_Messages_In/Out |
— |
| Proposal Traffic |
timeseries |
xrpld_proposals_Messages_In/Out |
— |
| Validation Traffic |
timeseries |
xrpld_validations_Messages_In/Out |
— |
| Traffic by Category |
bargauge |
topk(10, xrpld_*_Bytes_In) |
— |
| Duplicate Traffic (Wasted Bandwidth) |
timeseries |
rate(xrpld_*_duplicate_Bytes_In/Out[5m]) |
— |
| All Traffic Categories (Detail) |
timeseries |
topk(15, rate(xrpld_*_Bytes_In[5m])) |
— |
RPC & Pathfinding -- StatsD (xrpld-statsd-rpc)
| Panel |
Type |
PromQL |
Labels Used |
| RPC Request Rate |
stat |
rate(xrpld_rpc_requests[5m]) |
— |
| RPC Response Time |
timeseries |
histogram_quantile(0.95, xrpld_rpc_time_bucket) |
— |
| RPC Response Size |
timeseries |
histogram_quantile(0.95, xrpld_rpc_size_bucket) |
— |
| RPC Response Time Heatmap |
heatmap |
xrpld_rpc_time_bucket |
— |
| Pathfinding Fast Duration |
timeseries |
histogram_quantile(0.95, xrpld_pathfind_fast_bucket) |
— |
| Pathfinding Full Duration |
timeseries |
histogram_quantile(0.95, xrpld_pathfind_full_bucket) |
— |
| Resource Warnings Rate |
stat |
rate(xrpld_warn[5m]) |
— |
| Resource Drops Rate |
stat |
rate(xrpld_drop[5m]) |
— |
Span → Metric → Dashboard Summary
| Span Name |
Prometheus Metric Filter |
Grafana Dashboard |
rpc.request |
{span_name="rpc.request"} |
RPC Performance (Overall Throughput) |
rpc.process |
{span_name="rpc.process"} |
RPC Performance (Overall Throughput) |
rpc.ws_message |
{span_name="rpc.ws_message"} |
RPC Performance (WebSocket Rate) |
rpc.command.* |
{span_name=~"rpc.command.*"} |
RPC Performance (Rate, Latency, Error, Top) |
tx.process |
{span_name="tx.process"} |
Transaction Overview (Rate, Latency, Heatmap) |
tx.receive |
{span_name="tx.receive"} |
Transaction Overview (Rate, Receive) |
tx.apply |
{span_name="tx.apply"} |
Transaction Overview + Ledger Ops (Apply) |
txq.enqueue |
{span_name="txq.enqueue"} |
-- (available but not paneled) |
txq.apply_direct |
{span_name="txq.apply_direct"} |
-- (available but not paneled) |
txq.batch_clear |
{span_name="txq.batch_clear"} |
-- (available but not paneled) |
txq.accept |
{span_name="txq.accept"} |
-- (available but not paneled) |
txq.accept_tx |
{span_name="txq.accept_tx"} |
-- (available but not paneled) |
txq.cleanup |
{span_name="txq.cleanup"} |
-- (available but not paneled) |
consensus.round |
{span_name="consensus.round"} |
-- (available but not paneled) |
consensus.phase.open |
{span_name="consensus.phase.open"} |
-- (available but not paneled) |
consensus.establish |
{span_name="consensus.establish"} |
-- (available but not paneled) |
consensus.update_positions |
{span_name="consensus.update_positions"} |
-- (available but not paneled) |
consensus.check |
{span_name="consensus.check"} |
-- (available but not paneled) |
consensus.accept |
{span_name="consensus.accept"} |
Consensus Health (Duration, Rate, Heatmap) |
consensus.proposal.send |
{span_name="consensus.proposal.send"} |
Consensus Health (Proposals Rate) |
consensus.ledger_close |
{span_name="consensus.ledger_close"} |
Consensus Health (Close, Mode) |
consensus.validation.send |
{span_name="consensus.validation.send"} |
Consensus Health (Validation Rate) |
consensus.accept.apply |
{span_name="consensus.accept.apply"} |
Consensus Health (Apply Duration, Close Time) |
consensus.mode_change |
{span_name="consensus.mode_change"} |
-- (available but not paneled) |
consensus.proposal.receive |
{span_name="consensus.proposal.receive"} |
-- (available but not paneled) |
consensus.validation.receive |
{span_name="consensus.validation.receive"} |
-- (available but not paneled) |
ledger.build |
{span_name="ledger.build"} |
Ledger Ops (Build Rate, Duration, Heatmap) |
ledger.validate |
{span_name="ledger.validate"} |
Ledger Ops (Validation Rate) |
ledger.store |
{span_name="ledger.store"} |
Ledger Ops (Store Rate) |
peer.proposal.receive |
{span_name="peer.proposal.receive"} |
Peer Network (Rate, Trusted/Untrusted) |
peer.validation.receive |
{span_name="peer.validation.receive"} |
Peer Network (Rate, Trusted/Untrusted) |
Log-Trace Correlation (Phase 8)
When xrpld is built with telemetry=ON, log lines emitted within an active OpenTelemetry span automatically include trace_id and span_id fields:
This enables bidirectional navigation between logs and traces in Grafana:
- Tempo -> Loki: Click "Logs for this trace" on any trace in Grafana Tempo to see all log lines from that trace.
- Loki -> Tempo: Click the
TraceID derived field link on any log line containing trace_id= to jump to the full trace in Tempo.
Log Ingestion Pipeline
Log files are ingested by the OTel Collector's filelog receiver, which tails debug.log files and parses them with a regex that extracts timestamp, partition, severity, trace_id, span_id, and message fields. Parsed entries are exported to Grafana Loki.
LogQL Query Examples
Verifying Log Correlation
- Start the observability stack and xrpld with telemetry enabled.
- Send an RPC request:
curl http://localhost:5005 -d '{"method":"server_info"}'
- Check the debug.log for
trace_id= entries: grep trace_id= /path/to/debug.log
- Open Grafana at http://localhost:3000 -> Explore -> Loki and search for
{job="xrpld"} |= "trace_id=".
- Click the TraceID link to navigate to the corresponding trace in Tempo.
Troubleshooting
No traces appearing in Tempo
- Check xrpld logs for
Telemetry starting message
- Verify
enabled=1 in the [telemetry] config section
- Test collector connectivity:
curl -v http://localhost:4318/v1/traces
- Check collector logs:
docker compose -f docker/telemetry/docker-compose.yml logs otel-collector
- Verify Tempo is receiving data: open Grafana → Explore → select Tempo datasource → search by
service.name = xrpld
- Check Tempo logs:
docker compose -f docker/telemetry/docker-compose.yml logs tempo
Server info gauge shows server_state=0
This is normal during startup. The server starts in DISCONNECTED mode (0) and
progresses through CONNECTED (1), SYNCING (2), TRACKING (3), to FULL (4).
Wait for the node to sync with the network.
Database metrics showing zero
The getKBUsed*() methods require SQLite databases to exist. If running with
--standalone or before the first ledger is stored, these will be zero.
High memory usage
- Reduce
sampling_ratio (e.g., 0.1 for 10% sampling)
- Reduce
max_queue_size and batch_size
- Disable high-volume trace categories:
trace_peer=0
Collector connection failures
- Verify endpoint URL matches collector address
- Check firewall rules for ports 4317/4318
- If using TLS, verify certificate path with
tls_ca_cert
No trace_id in log output
- Verify xrpld was built with
telemetry=ON (the XRPL_ENABLE_TELEMETRY preprocessor flag)
- Verify
enabled=1 in the [telemetry] config section
- Log lines only contain
trace_id/span_id when emitted inside an active span — background logs outside of RPC/consensus/transaction processing will not have trace context
- Check that the specific trace category is enabled (e.g.,
trace_rpc=1)
No logs in Loki
- Verify the log file mount in docker-compose.yml points to the correct xrpld log directory
- Check OTel Collector logs for filelog receiver errors:
docker compose logs otel-collector
- Verify Loki is running:
curl http://localhost:3100/ready
- Check the filelog receiver glob pattern matches your log file paths
Performance Tuning
| Scenario |
Recommendation |
| Production mainnet |
sampling_ratio=0.01, trace_peer=0 |
| Testnet/devnet |
sampling_ratio=1.0 (full tracing) |
| Debugging specific issue |
sampling_ratio=1.0 temporarily |
| High-throughput node |
Increase batch_size=1024, max_queue_size=4096 |
Disabling Telemetry
Set enabled=0 in config (runtime disable) or build without the flag:
When telemetry is compiled out, all trace macros expand to no-ops with zero overhead.