Prometheus: Cloud-native metrics
What it’s for: Time-series metrics including CPU, memory, request rates, error counts, and latency.
Good to know
- Query language: PromQL
- Connects to any Prometheus-compatible backend, including Prometheus, Grafana Mimir, and Thanos
- Native Grafana support, so there’s nothing extra to install
Best for
- Kubernetes environments
- Microservices architectures
- Cloud-native applications
Set it up
Open this path in your Grafana Cloud stack for a fully interactive experience, or read through it to understand the process first.
Learning path
Connect to a Prometheus data source
Welcome to the Grafana learning path that provides the best practice for configuring a Prometheus data source plugin.
14 min
Beginner
Docs & blog posts
Open in Grafana Cloud
Complete this learning path directly in your Grafana Cloud stack with an interactive learning experience.