Prometheus: What is Prometheus

This documentation is part of the Introduction guide. You can view the complete guide here: How Prometheus works.

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Stackhero offers a ready-to-use Prometheus cloud solution designed for reliability and simplicity:

• Alert Manager is included, allowing you to send alerts directly to Slack, Mattermost, PagerDuty, and other popular platforms.
• A dedicated email server enables you to send unlimited email alerts with no additional configuration required.
• Blackbox is provided, so you can probe HTTP, ICMP, TCP, and more for comprehensive monitoring.
• Simple configuration with the online configuration file editor—no need to manage YAML manually.
• Easy updates with just one click.
• Optimal performance and enhanced security thanks to your own private, dedicated VM.

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Prometheus is a highly adaptable and reliable monitoring system designed to enhance the performance and reliability of various infrastructures. It integrates seamlessly with different environments, including physical servers, virtual machines, and networking hardware. Prometheus collects and processes metrics from predefined targets, enabling the generation of alerts based on specific conditions to keep you informed about your system's status.

The Alert Manager, included in your Stackhero Prometheus instance, facilitates the setup of notification alerts. These alerts can be configured to work with widely-used communication tools like email, Slack, PagerDuty, OpsGenie, and others. When integrated with Grafana, Prometheus evolves into a comprehensive monitoring suite, offering interactive dashboards for effective metric visualisation and analysis.

Overview of Stackhero for Prometheus