Smokeping Prober
Prometheus exporter that probes latency like Smokeping
The Smokeping Prober is a Prometheus exporter that performs ICMP latency measurements to a configured set of targets, exposing histogram metrics for loss and round-trip time. It brings Smokeping-style network latency tracking into the Prometheus ecosystem.
Key features
- ICMP latency histograms
- Prometheus-native metrics
- Tiny resource footprint
- Grafana dashboard friendly
Pros & cons
Strengths
- Drop-in for Prometheus stacks
- Very lightweight
Trade-offs
- No built-in UI
- Requires Grafana for graphs
Smokeping Prober replaces
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