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title: Monitoring HCP Consul with Datadog
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# Monitoring HCP Consul with Datadog

## Overview{% #overview %}

The [Datadog Consul Integration](https://docs.datadoghq.com/integrations/consul/?tab=host) can collect information about your HCP Consul environment through a Consul client. HCP Consul is a version of Consul in which the control plane is managed by [HashiCorp Cloud Platform](https://developer.hashicorp.com/hcp/docs/consul).

## Setup{% #setup %}

To start collecting your Consul metrics:

1. Ensure you have set up HCP Consul according to the [Get Started with HCP Consul documentation](https://developer.hashicorp.com/consul/tutorials/get-started-hcp).
1. Install the Datadog Agent on your [Consul client](https://developer.hashicorp.com/hcp/docs/consul/usage/clients).
1. Edit the [`consul.d/conf.yaml` file](https://github.com/DataDog/integrations-core/blob/master/consul/datadog_checks/consul/data/conf.yaml.example), in the `conf.d/` folder at the root of your [Agent's configuration directory](https://docs.datadoghq.com/agent/guide/agent-configuration-files/?tab=agentv6v7#agent-configuration-directory) and set the `url` configuration option to your Consul client URL.
1. Restart the [Agent](https://docs.datadoghq.com/agent/guide/agent-commands/#start-stop-and-restart-the-agent).

## Metrics collected{% #metrics-collected %}

Using the Datadog Consul Integration with HCP Consul collects a subset of the Consul Integration's [default metrics](https://docs.datadoghq.com/integrations/consul/?tab=host#metrics) that do not pertain to [server health](https://www.consul.io/docs/agent/telemetry#server-health), including the following:

- Information about Consul nodes
- Network coordinates (inter- and intra-data center latencies)
- [Cluster health](https://www.consul.io/docs/agent/telemetry#cluster-health) metrics

## Further Reading{% #further-reading %}

- [Learn about the Consul integration](https://docs.datadoghq.com/integrations/consul/)