Prometheus Concepts
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Overview
Prometheus is a time series database plus tools to collect metrics to be stored in the database. Prometheus is a solution for system monitoring.
Target
Prometheus will monitor targets. A target can be a server, database, virtual machine, etc.
Pull vs. Push
Prometheus will pull metrics, by scraping the targets. The retrieval is done by invoking HTTP into endpoints, which are defined in the configuration.