Learn and Build Your First Prometheus Alerting and Monitoring System for Your Infrastructure Today
InstructorSean Bradley
Free
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FreeThe curriculum provides a clear path through PromQL, covering instant vectors, range vectors, and recording rules to build custom metrics.
Instruction includes securing the Prometheus interface using Nginx reverse proxies, SSL encryption, and Basic Authentication.
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The image displays a terminal interface where the Prometheus server configuration file is being edited in the nano text editor, revealing specific settings for job names, scrape intervals, and target endpoints.
The Prometheus dashboard displays a real-time time-series graph of TCP segments using a PromQL query, demonstrating how to visualize system metrics.
The Prometheus Rules interface displays a custom recording rule calculating node memory usage percentage, showing an active evaluation status and execution time.
The Gmail interface displays a received email from AlertManager confirming that a critical instance down alert has been successfully delivered and resolved.
The reliance on bare-metal Ubuntu installations may feel restrictive compared to modern containerized or Docker-based workflows.
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The curriculum aligns with the stated goals of system administrators requiring basic Linux experience.