Monitoring System

A system monitor is a software component used to monitor resources and performance in a computer system.

Docker

Prometheus

Running Prometheus on Docker

docker run -p 9090:9090 -v ~/Development/Projects/PocoHttpWebServer/prometheus/prometheus.yml:/etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml prom/prometheus

Open http://localhost:9090/ in a browser

Prometheus Node Exporter

docker run -p 9100:9100 prom/node-exporter

Grafana

docker run -i -p 3000:3000 grafana/grafana

Credentials: admin / qweqwe

1. Add Data Source, select Prometheus and enter Node Exporter URL
2. Import dashboard, e.g. 6126

Docker Compose

Run

cd $PROJECT/prometheus
docker-compose up

Stop

^CGracefully stopping... (press Ctrl+C again to force)
Stopping grafana       ... done
Stopping node-exporter ... done
Stopping prometheus    ... done

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