Prometheus: Configuring Grafana to display Prometheus data from the Blackbox Exporter

This documentation is part of the Blackbox Exporter guide. View the full guide here: How to use Prometheus Blackbox Exporter to probe HTTP and ICMP (ping) endpoints.

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• Alert Manager is built in, so you can route alerts directly to Slack, Mattermost, PagerDuty, and other popular destinations.
• A dedicated email server lets you send unlimited email alerts without extra setup.
• Blackbox is included, allowing you to probe HTTP, ICMP, TCP, and other protocols for comprehensive monitoring.
• Configure your instance quickly using the online configuration file editor. There is no need to manage YAML by hand.
• Apply updates with a single click. Stackhero handles the upgrade process for you, minimizing downtime and manual intervention.
• High performance and strong security are built in, thanks to your own private, dedicated infrastructure.

Get up and running in about 5 minutes. Stackhero takes care of the setup so you can focus on monitoring, not maintenance. Try Prometheus cloud hosting on Stackhero to streamline your monitoring and alerting workflows.

Grafana makes it easy to create dashboards that visualize the performance and availability metrics collected by the Blackbox Exporter. With just a few clicks, you can set up dynamic dashboards that bring your Prometheus data to life. For more details on integrating Grafana with Prometheus, you might explore Grafana's documentation.

Example of a dashboard generated by Grafana, based on Prometheus Blackbox Exporter data