# Metrics ConsoleMe supports CloudWatch metrics, and other custom Metrics plugins should you wish to write one. To enable CloudWatch Metrics, set this configuration entry: ``` metrics metrics_plugin: consoleme.default_plugins.plugins.metrics.cloudwatch.CloudWatchMetric ``` To set up your own Metrics provider, create a child class that inherits the [Metric](https://github.com/Netflix/consoleme/blob/master/consoleme/default_plugins/plugins/metrics/base_metric.py#L4) class. Override the methods in the Metric class to emit metrics in your preferred way, make your code available in ConsoleMe's Python environment, and configure your `metrics.metrics_plugin` configuration entry to point to your new class. If possible, please submit any generic metrics solutions to the open source codebase. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://hawkins.gitbook.io/consoleme/configuration/metrics.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.