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diff --git a/net-mgmt/prometheus2/pkg-descr b/net-mgmt/prometheus2/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..9113efa4c3e4 --- /dev/null +++ b/net-mgmt/prometheus2/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +Prometheus is a systems and service monitoring system. It collects metrics +from configured targets at given intervals, evaluates rule expressions, +displays the results, and can trigger alerts if some condition is observed +to be true. + +Prometheus' main distinguishing features as compared to other monitoring +systems are: + +- a multi-dimensional data model (timeseries defined by metric name and + set of key/value dimensions) +- a flexible query language to leverage this dimensionality +- no dependency on distributed storage; single server nodes are autonomous +- timeseries collection happens via a pull model over HTTP +- pushing timeseries is supported via an intermediary gateway +- targets are discovered via service discovery or static configuration +- multiple modes of graphing and dashboarding support +- support for hierarchical and horizontal federation + +WWW: https://prometheus.io/ |