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Prometheus

Open-source metrics monitoring and alerting toolkit

Visit prometheus.io FreeOpen source

Prometheus is a CNCF-graduated monitoring system that scrapes metrics from instrumented services, stores them as time series, and evaluates alerting rules. Its PromQL query language and exporter ecosystem make it the standard metrics backend for Kubernetes and cloud-native systems.

Key features

  • Pull-based metrics collection
  • PromQL query language
  • Alerting rules with Alertmanager
  • Service discovery for Kubernetes and clouds
  • Large ecosystem of exporters

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