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# Prometheus [][travis]
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[][circleci]
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[][quay]
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[][hub]
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[](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/prometheus/prometheus)
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Visit [prometheus.io](https://prometheus.io) for the full documentation,
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examples and guides.
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Prometheus, a [Cloud Native Computing Foundation](https://cncf.io/) project, is a systems and service monitoring system. It collects metrics
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from configured targets at given intervals, evaluates rule expressions,
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displays the results, and can trigger alerts if some condition is observed
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to be true.
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Prometheus' main distinguishing features as compared to other monitoring systems are:
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- a **multi-dimensional** data model (timeseries defined by metric name and set of key/value dimensions)
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- a **flexible query language** to leverage this dimensionality
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- no dependency on distributed storage; **single server nodes are autonomous**
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- timeseries collection happens via a **pull model** over HTTP
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- **pushing timeseries** is supported via an intermediary gateway
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- targets are discovered via **service discovery** or **static configuration**
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- multiple modes of **graphing and dashboarding support**
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- support for hierarchical and horizontal **federation**
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## Architecture overview
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## Install
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There are various ways of installing Prometheus.
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### Precompiled binaries
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Precompiled binaries for released versions are available in the
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[*download* section](https://prometheus.io/download/)
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on [prometheus.io](https://prometheus.io). Using the latest production release binary
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is the recommended way of installing Prometheus.
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See the [Installing](https://prometheus.io/docs/introduction/install/)
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chapter in the documentation for all the details.
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Debian packages [are available](https://packages.debian.org/sid/net/prometheus).
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### Docker images
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Docker images are available on [Quay.io](https://quay.io/repository/prometheus/prometheus).
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### Building from source
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To build Prometheus from the source code yourself you need to have a working
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Go environment with [version 1.5 or greater installed](http://golang.org/doc/install).
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You can directly use the `go` tool to download and install the `prometheus`
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and `promtool` binaries into your `GOPATH`. We use Go 1.5's experimental
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vendoring feature, so you will also need to set the `GO15VENDOREXPERIMENT=1`
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environment variable in this case:
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$ GO15VENDOREXPERIMENT=1 go get github.com/prometheus/prometheus/cmd/...
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$ prometheus -config.file=your_config.yml
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You can also clone the repository yourself and build using `make`:
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$ mkdir -p $GOPATH/src/github.com/prometheus
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$ cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/prometheus
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$ git clone https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus.git
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$ cd prometheus
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$ make build
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$ ./prometheus -config.file=your_config.yml
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The Makefile provides several targets:
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* *build*: build the `prometheus` and `promtool` binaries
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* *test*: run the tests
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* *format*: format the source code
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* *vet*: check the source code for common errors
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* *assets*: rebuild the static assets
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* *docker*: build a docker container for the current `HEAD`
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## More information
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* The source code is periodically indexed: [Prometheus Core](http://godoc.org/github.com/prometheus/prometheus).
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* You will find a Travis CI configuration in `.travis.yml`.
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* All of the core developers are accessible via the [Prometheus Developers Mailinglist](https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/prometheus-developers) and the `#prometheus` channel on `irc.freenode.net`.
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## Contributing
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Refer to [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)
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## License
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Apache License 2.0, see [LICENSE](https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/blob/master/LICENSE).
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[travis]: https://travis-ci.org/prometheus/prometheus
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[hub]: https://hub.docker.com/r/prom/prometheus/
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[circleci]: https://circleci.com/gh/prometheus/prometheus
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[quay]: https://quay.io/repository/prometheus/prometheus
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