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hashicorp · May 30, 2023 · e948fd2 · e948fd2
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diff --git a/agent/setup.go b/agent/setup.go
@@ -299,7 +299,10 @@ func getPrometheusDefs(cfg *config.RuntimeConfig, isServer bool) ([]prometheus.G
 		Gauges,
 		raftGauges,
 		serverGauges,
-		hoststats.Gauges,
+	}
+
+	if cfg.Telemetry.EnableHostMetrics {
+		gauges = append(gauges, hoststats.Gauges)
 	}
 
 	// TODO(ffmmm): conditionally add only leader specific metrics to gauges, counters, summaries, etc

diff --git a/website/content/docs/agent/telemetry.mdx b/website/content/docs/agent/telemetry.mdx
@@ -739,7 +739,8 @@ Consul attaches the following labels to metric values.
 
 ## Server Host Metrics
 
-Consul servers report the following metrics about the host's system resources.
+Consul servers can report the following metrics about the host's system resources.
+This feature must be enabled in the [agent telemetry configuration](/consul/docs/agent/config/config-files#telemetry-enable_host_metrics).
 Note that if the Consul server is operating inside a container these metrics
 still report host resource usage and do not report any resource limits placed
 on the container.