Prometheus Alerting and Monitoring

Learn and Build Your First Prometheus Alerting and Monitoring System for Your Infrastructure Today

4.53 (2641 reviews)

Udemy

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English

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Network & Security

What you will learn

Install Prometheus and we see it working

Build a bare bones Prometheus server from scratch, in the cloud.

Learn how to set it up as a service so that it is always running in the background

Configure it to be behind a Nginx Reverse Proxy

Configure a domain name and add SSL to ensure transport layer encryption for the user interface

Add Basic Authentication to restrict user access

Install several Node-Exporters, local and external, manage there firewall rules and compare the differences

Learn the basics of querying metrics from simple metrics, instant vectors, range vectors, functions, aggregates and sub queries

Create custom metrics from complicated queries and save them as Recording Rules

Create Alerting Rules and demonstrate Inactive, Pending and Firing states

Setup a SMTP server to send email alerts

Configure Alert Manager to Send Alerts from Prometheus

Install Grafana

Setup the Prometheus Datasource inside Grafana

Setup Prometheus Dashboards for the main Prometheus service and Node exporters

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Our Verdict

With strong emphasis on hands-on learning, this course excels in teaching you Prometheus setup and exporter installation. However, it falls short when it comes to more intricate subjects like PromQL and Grafana integration. While providing an impressive foundation for monitoring systems, aspiring DevOps professionals might need further resources to fully grasp the complexities of Prometheus' orchestration with Kubernetes or container environments.

What We Liked

In-depth coverage of Prometheus setup and configuration
Clear instructions for building a monitoring system from scratch
Hands-on learning with real-world applications and exercises
Comprehensive installation of various exporters

Potential Drawbacks

Limited focus on PromQL, without exploring advanced features
Minimal guidance on using Prometheus with Kubernetes (K8S) or containers
Insufficient information about Grafana setup and integration
Absence of a high-level introduction to the tool