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 that provides numerous benefits, including:

• Alert Manager included to send alerts to Slack, Mattermost, PagerDuty, etc.
• Dedicated email server to send unlimited email alerts.
• Blackbox to probe HTTP, ICMP, TCP, and more.
• Easy configuration with an online configuration file editor.
• Effortless updates with just a click.
• Optimal performance and robust security powered by a private and 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