Configuring Prometheus 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.

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

• Course Overview 1min
• Locating Targets with Service Discovery 29mins
• Writing Rules for Time Series & Alerts 26mins
• Testing & Troubleshooting Metric Collection 25mins