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Prometheus

Prometheus is Power your metrics and alerting with the leading open-source monitoring solution., used for Full Monitoring . An open-source monitoring system with a dimensional data model, flexible query language, efficient time series database and modern alerting approach.

GUI

Prepare​

When referring to this document to use Prometheus, please read and ensure the following points:

  • Login to Websoft9 Console and find or install Prometheus:

    • Go to My Apps listing applications
    • Go to App Store installing target application

  • This application is installed by Websoft9 console.

  • The purpose of this application complies with the apache2 open source license agreement.

  • Configure the domain name or server security group opens external network ports for application access.

Getting Started​

Login Verification​

  1. After completing the installation of Prometheus in the Websoft9 Console, retrieve the application's overview and access details from My Apps.

  2. Prometheus can be accessed without authentication by default.

  3. (Optional) If you want to control access, you can configure it through the Websoft9 Gateway.

Integrating Grafana​

Grafana is a powerful visualization tool for Prometheus. For detailed instructions, refer to: Grafana Support for Prometheus.

Configuration Options​

  • Configuration file location (mounted to the server): /etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml
  • Data collection methods:
    • Pull: Directly pull data from the datasource.
    • Push: Use Pushgateway to receive pushed data.
  • Basic Authentication
  • Connecting Alertmanager and Pushgateway: Requires adding configuration files to establish the connection.

Administration​

Troubleshooting​