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# Prometheus
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Prometheus is a systems and service monitoring system. Prometheus' main
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distinguishing features as compared to other monitoring systems are:
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Prometheus 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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- multiple modes of **graphing and dashboarding support**
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- **federation support** coming soon
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Prometheus collects metrics from configured targets at given intervals,
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evaluates rule expressions, displays the results, and can trigger alerts
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if some condition is observed to be true.
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This diagram gives a simplified view of Prometheus' architecture:
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![](https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/blob/master/documentation/images/architecture.svg)
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## Install
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