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Configuring Prometheus 2 to Collect Metrics

Correctly configuring Prometheus to collect metrics is key to getting the most from your monitoring. This course will teach you how to configure and debug metric collection in Prometheus.

Intermediate
1h 24m
(19)

Created by Chris Green

Last Updated Apr 25, 2022

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Configuring Prometheus 2 to Collect Metrics

Correctly configuring Prometheus to collect metrics is key to getting the most from your monitoring. This course will teach you how to configure and debug metric collection in Prometheus.

Intermediate
1h 24m
(19)

Created by Chris Green

Last Updated Apr 25, 2022

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A Prometheus deployment is only as useful as the metrics it collects. In this course, Configuring Prometheus to Collect Metrics, you’ll learn to configure and debug metric collection on your Prometheus server. First, you’ll explore how to detect scraping targets through service discovery. Next, you’ll discover the power of writing rules for alerting and new time series. Finally, you’ll learn how to test and troubleshoot metric collection via Promtool. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of Prometheus needed to efficiently collect metrics from across your technology estate

Configuring Prometheus 2 to Collect Metrics
Intermediate
1h 24m
(19)
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