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Introduction to Grafana and Prometheus

  • Architecture overview and use cases.
  • Installing and configuring Prometheus and Grafana.
  • Overview of exporters and the Prometheus query language (PromQL).

Data Source Integration

  • Connecting Prometheus to Grafana.
  • Integrating with Elasticsearch, InfluxDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and Loki.
  • Using JSON, CSV, and external API plugins.

Working with Dashboards

  • Creating and importing dashboards.
  • Using panels: graphs, tables, heatmaps, and stat visualizations.
  • Creating reusable templates with variables and filters.

Advanced Querying and Data Transformation

  • Writing and optimizing PromQL queries.
  • Using transformations, math, aliases, and derived fields.
  • Combining multiple data sources into a single view.

Alerting and Notifications

  • Configuring alert rules and thresholds.
  • Using Alertmanager and setting alert receivers (email, Slack, webhook, etc.).
  • Managing alert silences and grouping.

Performance and Scaling Considerations

  • Optimizing dashboard performance and caching.
  • Scaling Prometheus with federation and long-term storage.
  • Best practices for data retention and disk usage.

Access Control and Collaboration

  • Setting up users, roles, and teams.
  • Configuring permissions and secure sharing.
  • Version control and dashboard provisioning.

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • Experience with system monitoring or DevOps tools.
  • Familiarity with Linux environments and command-line usage.
  • Understanding of time-series data and basic networking.

Audience

  • System and network administrators.
  • DevOps and site reliability engineers.
  • Monitoring and observability teams.
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