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title: 'Prometheus and Grafana'
description: 'Setup monitoring using Prometheus and visualize metrics in Grafana.'
isNew: false
sort: 20
difficulty: 'advanced'
nature: 'Monitoring'
skills:
- 'bash'
- 'devops'
- 'monitoring'
seo:
title: 'Monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana'
description: 'Setup monitoring using Prometheus and visualize metrics in Grafana.'
keywords:
- 'Prometheus'
- 'Grafana'
- 'Monitoring'
- 'Server Metrics'
roadmapIds:
- 'devops'
---
The goal of this project is to implement a comprehensive monitoring system for your server infrastructure using Prometheus for metric collection and Grafana for visualization. This setup will provide real-time insights into your server's performance, resource utilization, and overall health.
## Requirements
To begin this project, you'll need:
- A running server to monitor. You can use an existing server from a previous project or setup a new server on [Digital Ocean](https://m.do.co/c/b29aa8845df8) or another cloud provider
- An application running on the server using some dependencies e.g., Nginx, Node.js, or others.
Once your server is operational, you'll proceed with setting up Prometheus and Grafana.
### Prometheus Setup
Prometheus is a powerful, open-source monitoring and alerting toolkit. Follow these steps to set it up:
- Install Prometheus on your server
- Configure prometheus for scarping intervals, endpoints and retention policies
- Install and configure exporters for System metrics (CPU, memory, disk, network). Also setup additional exporters for services like Nginx, MySQL, MongoDB, etc.
- Implement custom exporters or instrumentation for application-specific metrics
Prometheus offers extensive data collection capabilities and a flexible query language (PromQL) for data analysis.
### Grafana Configuration
Grafana provides customizable dashboards for your metrics. You can setup a dashboard for system metrics and another for application metrics. Follow these steps:
- Install Grafana on your server
- Connect Grafana to Prometheus as a data source
- Create dashboards for various metrics:
- System overview (CPU, memory, disk, network)
- Application-specific metrics
- Custom panels using PromQL queries
- Set up user authentication and authorization for your Grafana instance
### Advanced Goals
For those looking to expand their skills and create a more robust monitoring system, consider implementing these advanced features:
- Set up alerting rules in Prometheus and configure notification channels in Grafana (e.g., email, Slack)
- Implement Prometheus recording rules to optimize query performance
- Use Prometheus service discovery for automatic monitoring of dynamic environments
- Integrate log aggregation using Loki and correlate logs with metrics in Grafana
- Create a custom exporter for a specific application or service you're running
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This project will provide you with hands-on experience in setting up a production-grade monitoring system. You'll gain valuable skills in metric collection, data visualization, and system observability, which are crucial for maintaining reliable and performant infrastructure.
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