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Nick: /* Example File */

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Example File

Nick at 03:00, 28 March 2026

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Nick: /* Create Systemd Service for Prometheus */

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Create Systemd Service for Prometheus

Nick: /* Configure Prometheus */

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Configure Prometheus

Nick: /* Create The Directories */

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Create The Directories

Nick: /* Creating Prometheus User */

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Creating Prometheus User

Nick: /* Creating Prometheus User */

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Creating Prometheus User

Nick: /* Downloading Prometheus */

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Downloading Prometheus

Nick: /* Configure Prometheus */

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Configure Prometheus

Nick: /* Configure Prometheus */

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Configure Prometheus

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      - job_name: 'prometheus'
        static_configs:
-         - targets: ['localhost:PROMETHEUS_PORT']
+         - targets: ['localhost:PROMETHEUS_PORT'] </nowiki>
-    # If you additionally use the node exporter, include the below with it's job name and port number
+Indentation and formatting is CRUCIAL in this file, triple check everything is correct.
-     - job_name: 'node'
        static_configs:
-         - targets: ['localhost:NODE_PORT']
+         - targets: ['localhost:NODE_PORT']</nowiki>
 When the config file is updated, update Prometheus via:
   <nowiki>curl -X POST http://localhost:PORT/-/reload</nowiki>

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 Placeholder text.
-=Prometheus=
+=Installing Prometheus=
 ==Downloading The Package==
 You may need to check the Prometheus documentation/downloads for the latest version [https://prometheus.io/download/ here.]
@@ Line 12: / Line 9: @@
   <nowiki>wget INSERT_LINK_HERE</nowiki>
-===Extracting The Package===
+==Extracting The Package==
 Extract the file:
   <nowiki>tar xfvz prometheus-WHATEVER-VERSION-YOU-HAVE.tar.gz</nowiki>
-==Creating Prometheus User==
+=Creating Prometheus User=
 Create a user account for Prometheus, without a home folder and with a nologin shell:
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-==Create Prometheus Directories==
+=Create Prometheus Directories=
-===Create The Directories===
+==Create The Directories==
 Create the below directories:
   <nowiki>sudo mkdir -p /etc/prometheus /var/lib/prometheus</nowiki>
-===Relocate The Directories/Files===
+==Relocate The Directories/Files==
 Copy the two files below, from within the 'prometheus-WHATEVER-VERSION-YOU-HAVE' directory, to '/usr/local/bin/'
   <nowiki>sudo cp prometheus /usr/local/bin/
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   <nowiki>sudo cp prometheus.yml /etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml</nowiki>
-===Changing Ownership Of The Files===
+==Changing Ownership Of The Files==
 Change ownership of the files to the prometheus user we created:
   <nowiki>sudo chown prometheus:prometheus /usr/local/bin/prometheus
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 sudo chown -R prometheus:prometheus /var/lib/prometheus</nowiki>
-==Create Systemd Service for Prometheus==
+=Create Systemd Service for Prometheus=
-===Creating Systemd Service File===
+==Creating Systemd Service File==
 Create the service file itself:
   <nowiki>sudo vim /etc/systemd/system/prometheus.service</nowiki>
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 </nowiki>
-===Starting The Service===
+==Starting The Service==
 Once the service file is created and all the files/directories are where they should be, the Prometheus service can be started:
   <nowiki>
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   <nowiki>Prometheus Server is Healthy</nowiki>
-==Configure Prometheus==
+=Configure Prometheus=
-===File Location===
+==File Location==
 Configuring Prometheus requires the editing of the '/etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml' file.
-===Example File===
+==Example File==
 Below is a basic config file for Prometheus:
   <nowiki>

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 ==Create Systemd Service for Prometheus==
 Create the service file itself:
   <nowiki>sudo vim /etc/systemd/system/prometheus.service</nowiki>
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 </nowiki>
 Once the service file is created and all the files/directories are where they should be, the Prometheus service can be started:
   <nowiki>
@@ Line 96: / Line 98: @@
 If it is working properly, the output should look like:
   <nowiki>Prometheus Server is Healthy</nowiki>
 ==Configure Prometheus==

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 ==Configure Prometheus==
-Configuring Prometheus requires the editing of the '/etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml' file
+===File Location===
 Below is a basic config file for Prometheus:
   <nowiki>

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   <nowiki>sudo mkdir -p /etc/prometheus /var/lib/prometheus</nowiki>
 Copy the two files below, from within the 'prometheus-WHATEVER-VERSION-YOU-HAVE' directory, to '/usr/local/bin/'
   <nowiki>sudo cp prometheus /usr/local/bin/
 sudo cp promtool /usr/local/bin/</nowiki>
 Copy the below directories, again from within the 'prometheus-WHATEVER-VERSION-YOU-HAVE' directory, to the '/etc/prometheus/' directory:
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 Then we need to move the provided .yml file for prometheus to the 'etc/prometheus/' directory:
-  <nowiki>sudo cp prometheus.yml /etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml
+  <nowiki>sudo cp prometheus.yml /etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml</nowiki>
 sudo chown -R prometheus:prometheus /etc/prometheus /var/lib/prometheus</nowiki>
 ==Create Systemd Service for Prometheus==

← Older revision		Revision as of 02:28, 28 March 2026
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	==Configure Prometheus==		==Configure Prometheus==
		+
		+	Configuring Prometheus requires the editing of the '/etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml' file
		+
		+	Below is a basic config file for Prometheus:
		+	<nowiki>
		+	global:
		+	scrape_interval: 15s
		+
		+	scrape_configs:
		+	- job_name: 'prometheus'
		+	static_configs:
		+	- targets: ['localhost:9100']
		+
		+	# If you additionally use the node exporter, include the below with it's job name and port number
		+	- job_name: 'node'
		+	static_configs:
		+	- targets: ['localhost:PORT']
		+	</nowiki>
		+
		+	When the config file is updated, update Prometheus via:
		+	<nowiki>curl -X POST http://localhost:PORT/-/reload</nowiki>