Vector is an observability data pipeline that can collect, transform, and route metrics and logs. For metrics, Vector can be configured to send data to VictoriaMetrics Cloud using the Prometheus remote write protocol.
This integration is useful to route metrics to VictoriaMetrics Cloud for storage and analysis.
Integrating with Vector #
All VictoriaMetrics Cloud integrations, including this one, require an access token for authentication.
The configuration examples below contain two placeholders: <DEPLOYMENT_ENDPOINT_URL> and
<YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN>. These need to be replaced with your actual access token.
To generate your access token (with write access, since Vector pushes metrics), follow the steps in the Access Tokens documentation .
To set up Vector to forward metrics to VictoriaMetrics Cloud, visit the cloud console , or follow this interactive guide: