Complete Monitoring Stack Setup

Deploy and configure Prometheus and Grafana for comprehensive application and infrastructure monitoring.

advanced
local
Monitoring
150 minutes
6 steps
Prerequisites
  • Docker or Kubernetes cluster
  • Basic monitoring concepts
Learning Objectives
  • Deploy monitoring infrastructure
  • Configure metrics collection
  • Create custom dashboards
  • Set up alerting rules
Technologies Used
Prometheus
Grafana
AlertManager
Node Exporter
Exercise Steps
1

Deploy Prometheus Server

Current

Set up Prometheus server with configuration for scraping metrics from multiple targets.

2

Deploy Node Exporter for System Metrics

Add Node Exporter to collect system-level metrics from the host machine.

3

Deploy and Configure Grafana

Set up Grafana with Prometheus as data source and import dashboards.

4

Create Custom Monitoring Dashboards

Build comprehensive dashboards for system metrics, application performance, and infrastructure monitoring.

5

Configure AlertManager for Notifications

Deploy AlertManager and configure alert rules for critical system conditions.

6

Load Testing and Alert Validation

Generate system load to test monitoring setup and validate that alerts fire correctly.

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