# External Monitoring Data Ingestion

> Sending data from external sources to the Mimir, Loki, and Tempo monitoring stack.

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## Network Restriction

The monitoring endpoints are **only accessible from within the University network** (LAN, Wi-Fi, or VPN). Access from the public internet is blocked.

## Access Request

External data ingestion is **not enabled by default**. To send data from outside the Kubernetes cluster, request access via the [request form](/forms/monitoring-service-application), selecting the external access option for the services you need (Mimir, Loki, Tempo). See [Request Monitoring Access](_index.md) for details on submitting the form.

You will receive your unique credentials (`x-scope-orgid`, `x-secret` or Basic Auth password) once the request is processed.

## Endpoints & Authentication

| Service             | Base URL                        | API Path            | Authentication | Headers                        |
| :------------------ | :------------------------------ | :------------------ | :------------- | :----------------------------- |
| **Mimir** (Metrics) | `https://mimir.uni-muenster.de` | `/api/v1/push`      | Header Auth    | `x-scope-orgid` and `x-secret` |
| **Loki** (Logs)     | `https://loki.uni-muenster.de`  | `/loki/api/v1/push` | Basic Auth     | `x-scope-orgid`                |
| **Tempo** (Traces)  | `https://tempo.uni-muenster.de` | `/api/v2/traces`    | Basic Auth     | `x-scope-orgid`                |

## Recommended Tools

You can use the following tools to send data to the endpoints above:

- **Prometheus** (for metrics)
- **Vector** (for logs)
- **OpenTelemetry Collector** (for metrics, logs, and traces)