prometheus-configuration

Set up Prometheus for metric collection, storage, and monitoring with alerting and visualization.

• Tool for collecting and storing metrics from infrastructure and apps
• Supports scraping, alerting, and service discovery
• Uses rule files and scrape configurations for automation
• Integrates with AlertManager and Grafana

• Scrape metrics from applications and services
• Store metrics in TSDB with configurable retention
• Supports alerting via AlertManager
• Configurable via YAML configuration files
• Supports service discovery (Kubernetes, files, static)
• Enables recording rules for pre-computed metrics

1. 1.Install Prometheus via Helm or Docker Compose
2. 2.Configure scrape configurations for targets (nodes, pods, apps)
3. 3.Define recording rules for derived metrics
4. 4.Set up alerting rules and integrate with AlertManager
5. 5.Use service discovery for dynamic target discovery