09-Prometheus.md

Install Prometheus

Prometheus is a monitoring and alerting toolkit.

Steps:

1. Download Prometheus:

   wget https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/releases/download/v2.50.0/prometheus-2.50.0.linux-amd64.tar.gz

2. Extract the archive:

   tar -xvzf prometheus-2.50.0.linux-amd64.tar.gz
   cd prometheus-2.50.0.linux-amd64

3. Move binaries to /usr/local/bin:

   sudo mv prometheus promtool /usr/local/bin/

4. Create a Prometheus config directory:

   sudo mkdir /etc/prometheus
   sudo mv prometheus.yml /etc/prometheus/

5. Verify Prometheus installation:

   prometheus --version

6. Start Prometheus:

   prometheus --config.file=/etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml