Prometheus Documentation

Welcome to the Prometheus documentation! Prometheus is an open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit designed to help you monitor your systems and applications.

Overview

Prometheus is a powerful tool for monitoring your systems and applications. It provides a flexible and efficient way to collect, store, and analyze time-series data. With Prometheus, you can easily create custom dashboards, alerts, and reports to gain insights into your infrastructure.

Features

Highly Efficient Data Storage: Prometheus uses a high-performance storage format optimized for time-series data.
Flexible Query Language: The PromQL (Prometheus Query Language) allows you to perform complex queries on your time-series data.
Customizable Alerts: Set up alerts based on your specific requirements and receive notifications when certain conditions are met.
Extensive Integration: Prometheus integrates with a wide range of data sources and tools, making it easy to monitor your entire infrastructure.

Getting Started

To get started with Prometheus, you can follow the installation guide and learn how to set up your first Prometheus server.

Example

Here's an example of a PromQL query to fetch the average CPU usage of a specific container:

avg(container_cpu_usage_seconds_total{container="my-container"})

Resources