Prometheus
Metrics-based monitoring and alerting toolkit
Prometheus is a metrics-based monitoring system and time-series database with a powerful query language and alerting. It targets engineers monitoring cloud-native infrastructure. It is deployed via Docker, binaries, or Helm.
Key features
- Pull-based metrics collection
- PromQL query language
- Built-in alerting rules
- Cloud-native standard
Pros & cons
Strengths
- Powerful query language
- Reliable and scalable
- Huge ecosystem
Trade-offs
- No long-term storage by default
- Dashboards need Grafana
Prometheus replaces
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