diff --git a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/prometheus/client_golang/model/labelname.go b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/prometheus/client_golang/model/labelname.go
index cebc14de3..5ea4258aa 100644
--- a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/prometheus/client_golang/model/labelname.go
+++ b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/prometheus/client_golang/model/labelname.go
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ const (
 	// a scrape target.
 	AddressLabel LabelName = "__address__"
 
+	// MetricsPathLabel is the name of the label that holds the path on which to
+	// scrape a target.
+	MetricsPathLabel LabelName = "__metrics_path__"
+
 	// ReservedLabelPrefix is a prefix which is not legal in user-supplied
 	// label names.
 	ReservedLabelPrefix = "__"
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 1e582e36d..844bd79e2 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ type Config struct {
 }
 
 // String returns an ASCII serialization of the loaded configuration protobuf.
-func (c Config) String() string {
+func (c *Config) String() string {
 	return proto.MarshalTextString(&c.PrometheusConfig)
 }
 
 // validateLabels validates whether label names have the correct format.
-func (c Config) validateLabels(labels *pb.LabelPairs) error {
+func validateLabels(labels *pb.LabelPairs) error {
 	if labels == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (c Config) validateLabels(labels *pb.LabelPairs) error {
 }
 
 // validateHosts validates whether a target group contains valid hosts.
-func (c Config) validateHosts(hosts []string) error {
+func validateHosts(hosts []string) error {
 	if hosts == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func (c Config) validateHosts(hosts []string) error {
 }
 
 // Validate checks an entire parsed Config for the validity of its fields.
-func (c Config) Validate() error {
+func (c *Config) Validate() error {
 	// Check the global configuration section for validity.
 	global := c.Global
 	if _, err := utility.StringToDuration(global.GetScrapeInterval()); err != nil {
@@ -81,58 +81,30 @@ func (c Config) Validate() error {
 	if _, err := utility.StringToDuration(global.GetEvaluationInterval()); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid rule evaluation interval: %s", err)
 	}
-	if err := c.validateLabels(global.Labels); err != nil {
+	if err := validateLabels(global.Labels); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid global labels: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	// Check each job configuration for validity.
-	jobNames := map[string]bool{}
-	for _, job := range c.Job {
-		if jobNames[job.GetName()] {
-			return fmt.Errorf("found multiple jobs configured with the same name: '%s'", job.GetName())
-		}
-		jobNames[job.GetName()] = true
+	// Check each scrape configuration for validity.
+	jobNames := map[string]struct{}{}
+	for _, sc := range c.ScrapeConfigs() {
+		name := sc.GetJobName()
 
-		if !jobNameRE.MatchString(job.GetName()) {
-			return fmt.Errorf("invalid job name '%s'", job.GetName())
+		if _, ok := jobNames[name]; ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("found multiple scrape configs configured with the same job name: %q", name)
 		}
-		if _, err := utility.StringToDuration(job.GetScrapeInterval()); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("invalid scrape interval for job '%s': %s", job.GetName(), err)
-		}
-		if _, err := utility.StringToDuration(job.GetSdRefreshInterval()); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("invalid SD refresh interval for job '%s': %s", job.GetName(), err)
-		}
-		if _, err := utility.StringToDuration(job.GetScrapeTimeout()); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("invalid scrape timeout for job '%s': %s", job.GetName(), err)
-		}
-		for _, targetGroup := range job.TargetGroup {
-			if err := c.validateLabels(targetGroup.Labels); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("invalid labels for job '%s': %s", job.GetName(), err)
-			}
-			if err := c.validateHosts(targetGroup.Target); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("invalid targets for job '%s': %s", job.GetName(), err)
-			}
-		}
-		if job.SdName != nil && len(job.TargetGroup) > 0 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("specified both DNS-SD name and target group for job: %s", job.GetName())
+		jobNames[name] = struct{}{}
+
+		if err := sc.Validate(); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error in scrape config %q: %s", name, err)
 		}
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
-// GetJobByName finds a job by its name in a Config object.
-func (c Config) GetJobByName(name string) *JobConfig {
-	for _, job := range c.Job {
-		if job.GetName() == name {
-			return &JobConfig{*job}
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // GlobalLabels returns the global labels as a LabelSet.
-func (c Config) GlobalLabels() clientmodel.LabelSet {
+func (c *Config) GlobalLabels() clientmodel.LabelSet {
 	labels := clientmodel.LabelSet{}
 	if c.Global != nil && c.Global.Labels != nil {
 		for _, label := range c.Global.Labels.Label {
@@ -142,10 +114,10 @@ func (c Config) GlobalLabels() clientmodel.LabelSet {
 	return labels
 }
 
-// Jobs returns all the jobs in a Config object.
-func (c Config) Jobs() (jobs []JobConfig) {
-	for _, job := range c.Job {
-		jobs = append(jobs, JobConfig{*job})
+// ScrapeConfigs returns all scrape configurations.
+func (c *Config) ScrapeConfigs() (cfgs []*ScrapeConfig) {
+	for _, sc := range c.GetScrapeConfig() {
+		cfgs = append(cfgs, &ScrapeConfig{*sc})
 	}
 	return
 }
@@ -160,36 +132,96 @@ func stringToDuration(intervalStr string) time.Duration {
 }
 
 // ScrapeInterval gets the default scrape interval for a Config.
-func (c Config) ScrapeInterval() time.Duration {
+func (c *Config) ScrapeInterval() time.Duration {
 	return stringToDuration(c.Global.GetScrapeInterval())
 }
 
 // EvaluationInterval gets the default evaluation interval for a Config.
-func (c Config) EvaluationInterval() time.Duration {
+func (c *Config) EvaluationInterval() time.Duration {
 	return stringToDuration(c.Global.GetEvaluationInterval())
 }
 
-// JobConfig encapsulates the configuration of a single job. It wraps the raw
-// job protocol buffer to be able to add custom methods to it.
-type JobConfig struct {
-	pb.JobConfig
+// ScrapeConfig encapsulates a protobuf scrape configuration.
+type ScrapeConfig struct {
+	pb.ScrapeConfig
 }
 
-// SDRefreshInterval gets the the SD refresh interval for a job.
-func (c JobConfig) SDRefreshInterval() time.Duration {
-	return stringToDuration(c.GetSdRefreshInterval())
-}
-
-// ScrapeInterval gets the scrape interval for a job.
-func (c JobConfig) ScrapeInterval() time.Duration {
+// ScrapeInterval gets the scrape interval for the scrape config.
+func (c *ScrapeConfig) ScrapeInterval() time.Duration {
 	return stringToDuration(c.GetScrapeInterval())
 }
 
-// ScrapeTimeout gets the scrape timeout for a job.
-func (c JobConfig) ScrapeTimeout() time.Duration {
+// ScrapeTimeout gets the scrape timeout for the scrape config.
+func (c *ScrapeConfig) ScrapeTimeout() time.Duration {
 	return stringToDuration(c.GetScrapeTimeout())
 }
 
+// Labels returns a label set for the targets that is implied by the scrape config.
+func (c *ScrapeConfig) Labels() clientmodel.LabelSet {
+	return clientmodel.LabelSet{
+		clientmodel.MetricsPathLabel: clientmodel.LabelValue(c.GetMetricsPath()),
+		clientmodel.JobLabel:         clientmodel.LabelValue(c.GetJobName()),
+	}
+}
+
+// Validate checks the ScrapeConfig for the validity of its fields
+func (c *ScrapeConfig) Validate() error {
+	name := c.GetJobName()
+
+	if !jobNameRE.MatchString(name) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid job name %q", name)
+	}
+	if _, err := utility.StringToDuration(c.GetScrapeInterval()); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid scrape interval: %s", err)
+	}
+	if _, err := utility.StringToDuration(c.GetScrapeTimeout()); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid scrape timeout: %s", err)
+	}
+	for _, tgroup := range c.GetTargetGroup() {
+		if err := validateLabels(tgroup.Labels); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid labels: %s", err)
+		}
+		if err := validateHosts(tgroup.Target); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid targets: %s", err)
+		}
+	}
+	for _, dnscfg := range c.DNSConfigs() {
+		if err := dnscfg.Validate(); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid DNS config: %s", err)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// DNSConfigs returns the list of DNS service discovery configurations
+// for the scrape config.
+func (c *ScrapeConfig) DNSConfigs() []*DNSConfig {
+	var dnscfgs []*DNSConfig
+	for _, dc := range c.GetDnsConfig() {
+		dnscfgs = append(dnscfgs, &DNSConfig{*dc})
+	}
+	return dnscfgs
+}
+
+// DNSConfig encapsulates the protobuf configuration object for DNS based
+// service discovery.
+type DNSConfig struct {
+	pb.DNSConfig
+}
+
+// Validate checks the DNSConfig for the validity of its fields.
+func (c *DNSConfig) Validate() error {
+	if _, err := utility.StringToDuration(c.GetRefreshInterval()); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid refresh interval: %s", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// SDRefreshInterval gets the the SD refresh interval for the scrape config.
+func (c *DNSConfig) RefreshInterval() time.Duration {
+	return stringToDuration(c.GetRefreshInterval())
+}
+
 // TargetGroup is derived from a protobuf TargetGroup and attaches a source to it
 // that identifies the origin of the group.
 type TargetGroup struct {
diff --git a/config/config.proto b/config/config.proto
index d2f741491..3de910005 100644
--- a/config/config.proto
+++ b/config/config.proto
@@ -48,12 +48,22 @@ message TargetGroup {
 	optional LabelPairs labels = 2;
 }
 
+// The configuration for DNS based service discovery.
+message DNSConfig {
+	// The list of DNS-SD service names pointing to SRV records
+	// containing endpoint information.
+	repeated string name = 1;
+	// Discovery refresh period when using DNS-SD to discover targets. Must be a
+	// valid Prometheus duration string in the form "[0-9]+[smhdwy]".
+	optional string refresh_interval = 2 [default = "30s"];
+}
+
 // The configuration for a Prometheus job to scrape.
 //
-// The next field no. is 8.
-message JobConfig {
+// The next field no. is 10.
+message ScrapeConfig {
 	// The job name. Must adhere to the regex "[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_-]*".
-	required string name = 1;
+	required string job_name = 1;
 	// How frequently to scrape targets from this job. Overrides the global
 	// default. Must be a valid Prometheus duration string in the form
 	// "[0-9]+[smhdwy]".
@@ -61,15 +71,9 @@ message JobConfig {
 	// Per-target timeout when scraping this job. Must be a valid Prometheus
 	// duration string in the form "[0-9]+[smhdwy]".
 	optional string scrape_timeout = 7 [default = "10s"];
-	// The DNS-SD service name pointing to SRV records containing endpoint
-	// information for a job. When this field is provided, no target_group
-	// elements may be set.
-	optional string sd_name = 3;
-	// Discovery refresh period when using DNS-SD to discover targets. Must be a
-	// valid Prometheus duration string in the form "[0-9]+[smhdwy]".
-	optional string sd_refresh_interval = 4 [default = "30s"];
-	// List of labeled target groups for this job. Only legal when DNS-SD isn't
-	// used for a job.
+	// List of DNS service discovery configurations.
+	repeated DNSConfig dns_config = 9;
+	// List of labeled target groups for this job.
 	repeated TargetGroup target_group = 5;
 	// The HTTP resource path on which to fetch metrics from targets.
 	optional string metrics_path = 6 [default = "/metrics"];
@@ -83,6 +87,6 @@ message PrometheusConfig {
 	// configuration with default values (see GlobalConfig definition) will be
 	// created.
 	optional GlobalConfig global = 1;
-	// The list of jobs to scrape.
-	repeated JobConfig job = 2;
+	// The list of scrape configs.
+	repeated ScrapeConfig scrape_config = 3;
 }
diff --git a/config/config_test.go b/config/config_test.go
index acc94b50d..9955dc99f 100644
--- a/config/config_test.go
+++ b/config/config_test.go
@@ -55,15 +55,10 @@ var configTests = []struct {
 		shouldFail:  true,
 		errContains: "invalid label name",
 	},
-	{
-		inputFile:   "mixing_sd_and_manual_targets.conf.input",
-		shouldFail:  true,
-		errContains: "specified both DNS-SD name and target group",
-	},
 	{
 		inputFile:   "repeated_job_name.conf.input",
 		shouldFail:  true,
-		errContains: "found multiple jobs configured with the same name: 'testjob1'",
+		errContains: "found multiple scrape configs configured with the same job name: \"testjob1\"",
 	},
 }
 
diff --git a/config/fixtures/invalid_job_name.conf.input b/config/fixtures/invalid_job_name.conf.input
index e3923ac72..dcebbccb4 100644
--- a/config/fixtures/invalid_job_name.conf.input
+++ b/config/fixtures/invalid_job_name.conf.input
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-job: <
-  name: "1testjob"
+scrape_config: <
+  job_name: "1testjob"
 >
diff --git a/config/fixtures/minimal.conf.input b/config/fixtures/minimal.conf.input
index 637d95e50..9a436411f 100644
--- a/config/fixtures/minimal.conf.input
+++ b/config/fixtures/minimal.conf.input
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ global <
   rule_file: "prometheus.rules"
 >
 
-job: <
-  name: "prometheus"
+scrape_config: <
+  job_name: "prometheus"
   scrape_interval: "15s"
   metrics_path: "/metrics"
   scheme: "http"
diff --git a/config/fixtures/mixing_sd_and_manual_targets.conf.input b/config/fixtures/mixing_sd_and_manual_targets.conf.input
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d564234e..000000000
--- a/config/fixtures/mixing_sd_and_manual_targets.conf.input
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-job: <
-  name: "testjob"
-  sd_name: "sd_name"
-  target_group: <
-    target: "sampletarget:8080"
-  >
->
diff --git a/config/fixtures/repeated_job_name.conf.input b/config/fixtures/repeated_job_name.conf.input
index c59486219..3ca4fa468 100644
--- a/config/fixtures/repeated_job_name.conf.input
+++ b/config/fixtures/repeated_job_name.conf.input
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-job: <
-  name: "testjob1"
+scrape_config: <
+  job_name: "testjob1"
 >
 
-job: <
-  name: "testjob2"
+scrape_config: <
+  job_name: "testjob2"
 >
 
-job: <
-  name: "testjob1"
+scrape_config: <
+  job_name: "testjob1"
 >
diff --git a/config/fixtures/sample.conf.input b/config/fixtures/sample.conf.input
index 8ea3a069d..6bd42873f 100644
--- a/config/fixtures/sample.conf.input
+++ b/config/fixtures/sample.conf.input
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ global <
   rule_file: "prometheus.rules"
 >
 
-job: <
-  name: "prometheus"
+scrape_config: <
+  job_name: "prometheus"
   scrape_interval: "15s"
 
   target_group: <
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ job: <
   >
 >
 
-job: <
-  name: "random"
+scrape_config: <
+  job_name: "random"
   scrape_interval: "30s"
 
   target_group: <
diff --git a/config/fixtures/sd_targets.conf.input b/config/fixtures/sd_targets.conf.input
index ffded895f..7b694db21 100644
--- a/config/fixtures/sd_targets.conf.input
+++ b/config/fixtures/sd_targets.conf.input
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-job: <
-  name: "testjob"
-  sd_name: "sd_name"
+scrape_config: <
+  job_name: "testjob"
+  dns_config: <
+  	name: "sd_name"
+  >
 >
diff --git a/config/generated/config.pb.go b/config/generated/config.pb.go
index 089f9053b..c44247ab5 100644
--- a/config/generated/config.pb.go
+++ b/config/generated/config.pb.go
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ It has these top-level messages:
 	LabelPairs
 	GlobalConfig
 	TargetGroup
-	JobConfig
+	DNSConfig
+	ScrapeConfig
 	PrometheusConfig
 */
 package io_prometheus
@@ -146,12 +147,43 @@ func (m *TargetGroup) GetLabels() *LabelPairs {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// The configuration for DNS based service discovery.
+type DNSConfig struct {
+	// The list of  DNS-SD service names pointing to SRV records
+	// containing endpoint information.
+	Name []string `protobuf:"bytes,1,rep,name=name" json:"name,omitempty"`
+	// Discovery refresh period when using DNS-SD to discover targets. Must be a
+	// valid Prometheus duration string in the form "[0-9]+[smhdwy]".
+	RefreshInterval  *string `protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=refresh_interval,def=30s" json:"refresh_interval,omitempty"`
+	XXX_unrecognized []byte  `json:"-"`
+}
+
+func (m *DNSConfig) Reset()         { *m = DNSConfig{} }
+func (m *DNSConfig) String() string { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
+func (*DNSConfig) ProtoMessage()    {}
+
+const Default_DNSConfig_RefreshInterval string = "30s"
+
+func (m *DNSConfig) GetName() []string {
+	if m != nil {
+		return m.Name
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *DNSConfig) GetRefreshInterval() string {
+	if m != nil && m.RefreshInterval != nil {
+		return *m.RefreshInterval
+	}
+	return Default_DNSConfig_RefreshInterval
+}
+
 // The configuration for a Prometheus job to scrape.
 //
-// The next field no. is 8.
-type JobConfig struct {
+// The next field no. is 10.
+type ScrapeConfig struct {
 	// The job name. Must adhere to the regex "[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_-]*".
-	Name *string `protobuf:"bytes,1,req,name=name" json:"name,omitempty"`
+	JobName *string `protobuf:"bytes,1,req,name=job_name" json:"job_name,omitempty"`
 	// How frequently to scrape targets from this job. Overrides the global
 	// default. Must be a valid Prometheus duration string in the form
 	// "[0-9]+[smhdwy]".
@@ -159,15 +191,9 @@ type JobConfig struct {
 	// Per-target timeout when scraping this job. Must be a valid Prometheus
 	// duration string in the form "[0-9]+[smhdwy]".
 	ScrapeTimeout *string `protobuf:"bytes,7,opt,name=scrape_timeout,def=10s" json:"scrape_timeout,omitempty"`
-	// The DNS-SD service name pointing to SRV records containing endpoint
-	// information for a job. When this field is provided, no target_group
-	// elements may be set.
-	SdName *string `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=sd_name" json:"sd_name,omitempty"`
-	// Discovery refresh period when using DNS-SD to discover targets. Must be a
-	// valid Prometheus duration string in the form "[0-9]+[smhdwy]".
-	SdRefreshInterval *string `protobuf:"bytes,4,opt,name=sd_refresh_interval,def=30s" json:"sd_refresh_interval,omitempty"`
-	// List of labeled target groups for this job. Only legal when DNS-SD isn't
-	// used for a job.
+	// List of DNS service discovery configurations.
+	DnsConfig []*DNSConfig `protobuf:"bytes,9,rep,name=dns_config" json:"dns_config,omitempty"`
+	// List of labeled target groups for this job.
 	TargetGroup []*TargetGroup `protobuf:"bytes,5,rep,name=target_group" json:"target_group,omitempty"`
 	// The HTTP resource path on which to fetch metrics from targets.
 	MetricsPath *string `protobuf:"bytes,6,opt,name=metrics_path,def=/metrics" json:"metrics_path,omitempty"`
@@ -176,69 +202,61 @@ type JobConfig struct {
 	XXX_unrecognized []byte  `json:"-"`
 }
 
-func (m *JobConfig) Reset()         { *m = JobConfig{} }
-func (m *JobConfig) String() string { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
-func (*JobConfig) ProtoMessage()    {}
+func (m *ScrapeConfig) Reset()         { *m = ScrapeConfig{} }
+func (m *ScrapeConfig) String() string { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
+func (*ScrapeConfig) ProtoMessage()    {}
 
-const Default_JobConfig_ScrapeTimeout string = "10s"
-const Default_JobConfig_SdRefreshInterval string = "30s"
-const Default_JobConfig_MetricsPath string = "/metrics"
-const Default_JobConfig_Scheme string = "http"
+const Default_ScrapeConfig_ScrapeTimeout string = "10s"
+const Default_ScrapeConfig_MetricsPath string = "/metrics"
+const Default_ScrapeConfig_Scheme string = "http"
 
-func (m *JobConfig) GetName() string {
-	if m != nil && m.Name != nil {
-		return *m.Name
+func (m *ScrapeConfig) GetJobName() string {
+	if m != nil && m.JobName != nil {
+		return *m.JobName
 	}
 	return ""
 }
 
-func (m *JobConfig) GetScrapeInterval() string {
+func (m *ScrapeConfig) GetScrapeInterval() string {
 	if m != nil && m.ScrapeInterval != nil {
 		return *m.ScrapeInterval
 	}
 	return ""
 }
 
-func (m *JobConfig) GetScrapeTimeout() string {
+func (m *ScrapeConfig) GetScrapeTimeout() string {
 	if m != nil && m.ScrapeTimeout != nil {
 		return *m.ScrapeTimeout
 	}
-	return Default_JobConfig_ScrapeTimeout
+	return Default_ScrapeConfig_ScrapeTimeout
 }
 
-func (m *JobConfig) GetSdName() string {
-	if m != nil && m.SdName != nil {
-		return *m.SdName
+func (m *ScrapeConfig) GetDnsConfig() []*DNSConfig {
+	if m != nil {
+		return m.DnsConfig
 	}
-	return ""
+	return nil
 }
 
-func (m *JobConfig) GetSdRefreshInterval() string {
-	if m != nil && m.SdRefreshInterval != nil {
-		return *m.SdRefreshInterval
-	}
-	return Default_JobConfig_SdRefreshInterval
-}
-
-func (m *JobConfig) GetTargetGroup() []*TargetGroup {
+func (m *ScrapeConfig) GetTargetGroup() []*TargetGroup {
 	if m != nil {
 		return m.TargetGroup
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (m *JobConfig) GetMetricsPath() string {
+func (m *ScrapeConfig) GetMetricsPath() string {
 	if m != nil && m.MetricsPath != nil {
 		return *m.MetricsPath
 	}
-	return Default_JobConfig_MetricsPath
+	return Default_ScrapeConfig_MetricsPath
 }
 
-func (m *JobConfig) GetScheme() string {
+func (m *ScrapeConfig) GetScheme() string {
 	if m != nil && m.Scheme != nil {
 		return *m.Scheme
 	}
-	return Default_JobConfig_Scheme
+	return Default_ScrapeConfig_Scheme
 }
 
 // The top-level Prometheus configuration.
@@ -247,9 +265,9 @@ type PrometheusConfig struct {
 	// configuration with default values (see GlobalConfig definition) will be
 	// created.
 	Global *GlobalConfig `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=global" json:"global,omitempty"`
-	// The list of jobs to scrape.
-	Job              []*JobConfig `protobuf:"bytes,2,rep,name=job" json:"job,omitempty"`
-	XXX_unrecognized []byte       `json:"-"`
+	// The list of scrape configs.
+	ScrapeConfig     []*ScrapeConfig `protobuf:"bytes,3,rep,name=scrape_config" json:"scrape_config,omitempty"`
+	XXX_unrecognized []byte          `json:"-"`
 }
 
 func (m *PrometheusConfig) Reset()         { *m = PrometheusConfig{} }
@@ -263,9 +281,9 @@ func (m *PrometheusConfig) GetGlobal() *GlobalConfig {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (m *PrometheusConfig) GetJob() []*JobConfig {
+func (m *PrometheusConfig) GetScrapeConfig() []*ScrapeConfig {
 	if m != nil {
-		return m.Job
+		return m.ScrapeConfig
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/config/load.go b/config/load.go
index 195226aee..75b6b03f8 100644
--- a/config/load.go
+++ b/config/load.go
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ func LoadFromString(configStr string) (Config, error) {
 	if configProto.Global == nil {
 		configProto.Global = &pb.GlobalConfig{}
 	}
-	for _, job := range configProto.Job {
-		if job.ScrapeInterval == nil {
-			job.ScrapeInterval = proto.String(configProto.Global.GetScrapeInterval())
+	for _, scfg := range configProto.GetScrapeConfig() {
+		if scfg.ScrapeInterval == nil {
+			scfg.ScrapeInterval = proto.String(configProto.Global.GetScrapeInterval())
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/retrieval/discovery/dns.go b/retrieval/discovery/dns.go
index 6b71dc0d1..70cf3a738 100644
--- a/retrieval/discovery/dns.go
+++ b/retrieval/discovery/dns.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func init() {
 // DNSDiscovery periodically performs DNS-SD requests. It implements
 // the TargetProvider interface.
 type DNSDiscovery struct {
-	name string
+	names []string
 
 	done   chan struct{}
 	ticker *time.Ticker
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ type DNSDiscovery struct {
 }
 
 // NewDNSDiscovery returns a new DNSDiscovery which periodically refreshes its targets.
-func NewDNSDiscovery(name string, refreshInterval time.Duration) *DNSDiscovery {
+func NewDNSDiscovery(names []string, refreshInterval time.Duration) *DNSDiscovery {
 	return &DNSDiscovery{
-		name:   name,
+		names:  names,
 		done:   make(chan struct{}),
 		ticker: time.NewTicker(refreshInterval),
 	}
@@ -82,16 +82,12 @@ func (dd *DNSDiscovery) Run(ch chan<- *config.TargetGroup) {
 	defer close(ch)
 
 	// Get an initial set right away.
-	if err := dd.refresh(ch); err != nil {
-		glog.Errorf("Error refreshing DNS targets: %s", err)
-	}
+	dd.refreshAll(ch)
 
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-dd.ticker.C:
-			if err := dd.refresh(ch); err != nil {
-				glog.Errorf("Error refreshing DNS targets: %s", err)
-			}
+			dd.refreshAll(ch)
 		case <-dd.done:
 			return
 		}
@@ -100,21 +96,39 @@ func (dd *DNSDiscovery) Run(ch chan<- *config.TargetGroup) {
 
 // Stop implements the TargetProvider interface.
 func (dd *DNSDiscovery) Stop() {
-	glog.V(1).Info("Stopping DNS discovery for %s...", dd.name)
+	glog.V(1).Info("Stopping DNS discovery for %s...", dd.names)
 
 	dd.ticker.Stop()
 	dd.done <- struct{}{}
 
-	glog.V(1).Info("DNS discovery for %s stopped.", dd.name)
+	glog.V(1).Info("DNS discovery for %s stopped.", dd.names)
 }
 
 // Sources implements the TargetProvider interface.
 func (dd *DNSDiscovery) Sources() []string {
-	return []string{dnsSourcePrefix + ":" + dd.name}
+	var srcs []string
+	for _, name := range dd.names {
+		srcs = append(srcs, dnsSourcePrefix+":"+name)
+	}
+	return srcs
 }
 
-func (dd *DNSDiscovery) refresh(ch chan<- *config.TargetGroup) error {
-	response, err := lookupSRV(dd.name)
+func (dd *DNSDiscovery) refreshAll(ch chan<- *config.TargetGroup) {
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(len(dd.names))
+	for _, name := range dd.names {
+		go func(n string) {
+			if err := dd.refresh(n, ch); err != nil {
+				glog.Errorf("Error refreshing DNS targets: %s", err)
+			}
+			wg.Done()
+		}(name)
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+}
+
+func (dd *DNSDiscovery) refresh(name string, ch chan<- *config.TargetGroup) error {
+	response, err := lookupSRV(name)
 	dnsSDLookupsCount.Inc()
 	if err != nil {
 		dnsSDLookupFailuresCount.Inc()
@@ -137,7 +151,7 @@ func (dd *DNSDiscovery) refresh(ch chan<- *config.TargetGroup) error {
 		})
 	}
 
-	tg.Source = dnsSourcePrefix + ":" + dd.name
+	tg.Source = dnsSourcePrefix + ":" + name
 	ch <- tg
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/retrieval/target.go b/retrieval/target.go
index a87a5ddb4..d09dbeecb 100644
--- a/retrieval/target.go
+++ b/retrieval/target.go
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ type Target interface {
 	// The URL as seen from other hosts. References to localhost are resolved
 	// to the address of the prometheus server.
 	GlobalURL() string
+	// Return the labels describing the targets. These are the base labels
+	// as well as internal labels.
+	Labels() clientmodel.LabelSet
 	// Return the target's base labels.
 	BaseLabels() clientmodel.LabelSet
 	// Return the target's base labels without job and instance label. That's
@@ -135,7 +138,7 @@ type Target interface {
 	// Stop scraping, synchronous.
 	StopScraper()
 	// Update the target's state.
-	Update(config.JobConfig, clientmodel.LabelSet)
+	Update(*config.ScrapeConfig, clientmodel.LabelSet)
 }
 
 // target is a Target that refers to a singular HTTP or HTTPS endpoint.
@@ -169,7 +172,7 @@ type target struct {
 }
 
 // NewTarget creates a reasonably configured target for querying.
-func NewTarget(address string, cfg config.JobConfig, baseLabels clientmodel.LabelSet) Target {
+func NewTarget(address string, cfg *config.ScrapeConfig, baseLabels clientmodel.LabelSet) Target {
 	t := &target{
 		url: &url.URL{
 			Host: address,
@@ -183,12 +186,12 @@ func NewTarget(address string, cfg config.JobConfig, baseLabels clientmodel.Labe
 
 // Update overwrites settings in the target that are derived from the job config
 // it belongs to.
-func (t *target) Update(cfg config.JobConfig, baseLabels clientmodel.LabelSet) {
+func (t *target) Update(cfg *config.ScrapeConfig, baseLabels clientmodel.LabelSet) {
 	t.Lock()
 	defer t.Unlock()
 
 	t.url.Scheme = cfg.GetScheme()
-	t.url.Path = cfg.GetMetricsPath()
+	t.url.Path = string(baseLabels[clientmodel.MetricsPathLabel])
 
 	t.scrapeInterval = cfg.ScrapeInterval()
 	t.deadline = cfg.ScrapeTimeout()
@@ -197,8 +200,12 @@ func (t *target) Update(cfg config.JobConfig, baseLabels clientmodel.LabelSet) {
 	t.baseLabels = clientmodel.LabelSet{
 		clientmodel.InstanceLabel: clientmodel.LabelValue(t.InstanceIdentifier()),
 	}
+
+	// All remaining internal labels will not be part of the label set.
 	for name, val := range baseLabels {
-		t.baseLabels[name] = val
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(string(name), clientmodel.ReservedLabelPrefix) {
+			t.baseLabels[name] = val
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -425,6 +432,19 @@ func (t *target) GlobalURL() string {
 	return url
 }
 
+// Labels implements Target.
+func (t *target) Labels() clientmodel.LabelSet {
+	t.RLock()
+	defer t.RUnlock()
+	ls := clientmodel.LabelSet{}
+	for ln, lv := range t.baseLabels {
+		ls[ln] = lv
+	}
+	ls[clientmodel.MetricsPathLabel] = clientmodel.LabelValue(t.url.Path)
+	ls[clientmodel.AddressLabel] = clientmodel.LabelValue(t.url.Host)
+	return ls
+}
+
 // BaseLabels implements Target.
 func (t *target) BaseLabels() clientmodel.LabelSet {
 	t.RLock()
@@ -433,9 +453,14 @@ func (t *target) BaseLabels() clientmodel.LabelSet {
 }
 
 // BaseLabelsWithoutJobAndInstance implements Target.
+//
+// TODO(fabxc): This method does not have to be part of the interface. Implement this
+// as a template filter func for the single use case.
 func (t *target) BaseLabelsWithoutJobAndInstance() clientmodel.LabelSet {
+	t.RLock()
+	defer t.RUnlock()
 	ls := clientmodel.LabelSet{}
-	for ln, lv := range t.BaseLabels() {
+	for ln, lv := range t.baseLabels {
 		if ln != clientmodel.JobLabel && ln != clientmodel.InstanceLabel {
 			ls[ln] = lv
 		}
diff --git a/retrieval/target_test.go b/retrieval/target_test.go
index 6ab80050b..20b0fcee3 100644
--- a/retrieval/target_test.go
+++ b/retrieval/target_test.go
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ func TestTargetScrapeWithFullChannel(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestTargetRecordScrapeHealth(t *testing.T) {
-	jcfg := config.JobConfig{}
-	proto.SetDefaults(&jcfg.JobConfig)
+	scfg := &config.ScrapeConfig{}
+	proto.SetDefaults(&scfg.ScrapeConfig)
 
 	testTarget := newTestTarget("example.url", 0, clientmodel.LabelSet{clientmodel.JobLabel: "testjob"})
 
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ func TestTargetScrapeTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 	)
 	defer server.Close()
 
-	jcfg := config.JobConfig{}
-	proto.SetDefaults(&jcfg.JobConfig)
+	scfg := &config.ScrapeConfig{}
+	proto.SetDefaults(&scfg.ScrapeConfig)
 
 	var testTarget Target = newTestTarget(server.URL, 10*time.Millisecond, clientmodel.LabelSet{})
 
diff --git a/retrieval/targetmanager.go b/retrieval/targetmanager.go
index 2a3e3b325..2427dc2cf 100644
--- a/retrieval/targetmanager.go
+++ b/retrieval/targetmanager.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import (
 
 // A TargetProvider provides information about target groups. It maintains a set
 // of sources from which TargetGroups can originate. Whenever a target provider
-// detects a potential change it sends the TargetGroup through its provided channel.
+// detects a potential change, it sends the TargetGroup through its provided channel.
 //
 // The TargetProvider does not have to guarantee that an actual change happened.
 // It does guarantee that it sends the new TargetGroup whenever a change happens.
@@ -58,10 +58,8 @@ type TargetManager struct {
 
 	// Targets by their source ID.
 	targets map[string][]Target
-	// Providers and configs by their job name.
-	// TODO(fabxc): turn this into map[*ScrapeConfig][]TargetProvider eventually.
-	providers map[string][]TargetProvider
-	configs   map[string]config.JobConfig
+	// Providers by the scrape configs they are derived from.
+	providers map[*config.ScrapeConfig][]TargetProvider
 }
 
 // NewTargetManager creates a new TargetManager based on the given config.
@@ -82,15 +80,13 @@ func (tm *TargetManager) Run() {
 
 	sources := map[string]struct{}{}
 
-	for name, provs := range tm.providers {
+	for scfg, provs := range tm.providers {
 		for _, p := range provs {
-			jcfg := tm.configs[name]
-
 			ch := make(chan *config.TargetGroup)
-			go tm.handleTargetUpdates(tm.configs[name], ch)
+			go tm.handleTargetUpdates(scfg, ch)
 
 			for _, src := range p.Sources() {
-				src = fullSource(jcfg, src)
+				src = fullSource(scfg, src)
 				sources[src] = struct{}{}
 			}
 
@@ -113,7 +109,7 @@ func (tm *TargetManager) Run() {
 
 // handleTargetUpdates receives target group updates and handles them in the
 // context of the given job config.
-func (tm *TargetManager) handleTargetUpdates(cfg config.JobConfig, ch <-chan *config.TargetGroup) {
+func (tm *TargetManager) handleTargetUpdates(cfg *config.ScrapeConfig, ch <-chan *config.TargetGroup) {
 	for tg := range ch {
 		glog.V(1).Infof("Received potential update for target group %q", tg.Source)
 
@@ -127,8 +123,8 @@ func (tm *TargetManager) handleTargetUpdates(cfg config.JobConfig, ch <-chan *co
 //
 // Thus, oscilliating label sets for targets with the same source,
 // but providers from different configs, are prevented.
-func fullSource(cfg config.JobConfig, src string) string {
-	return cfg.GetName() + ":" + src
+func fullSource(cfg *config.ScrapeConfig, src string) string {
+	return cfg.GetJobName() + ":" + src
 }
 
 // Stop all background processing.
@@ -187,7 +183,7 @@ func (tm *TargetManager) removeTargets(f func(string) bool) {
 
 // updateTargetGroup creates new targets for the group and replaces the old targets
 // for the source ID.
-func (tm *TargetManager) updateTargetGroup(tgroup *config.TargetGroup, cfg config.JobConfig) error {
+func (tm *TargetManager) updateTargetGroup(tgroup *config.TargetGroup, cfg *config.ScrapeConfig) error {
 	newTargets, err := tm.targetsFromGroup(tgroup, cfg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -197,6 +193,10 @@ func (tm *TargetManager) updateTargetGroup(tgroup *config.TargetGroup, cfg confi
 	tm.m.Lock()
 	defer tm.m.Unlock()
 
+	if !tm.running {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	oldTargets, ok := tm.targets[src]
 	if ok {
 		var wg sync.WaitGroup
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ func (tm *TargetManager) updateTargetGroup(tgroup *config.TargetGroup, cfg confi
 				// to build up.
 				wg.Add(1)
 				go func(t Target) {
-					match.Update(cfg, t.BaseLabels())
+					match.Update(cfg, t.Labels())
 					wg.Done()
 				}(tnew)
 				newTargets[i] = match
@@ -287,71 +287,72 @@ func (tm *TargetManager) ApplyConfig(cfg config.Config) error {
 
 func (tm *TargetManager) applyConfig(cfg config.Config) error {
 	// Only apply changes if everything was successful.
-	providers := map[string][]TargetProvider{}
-	configs := map[string]config.JobConfig{}
+	providers := map[*config.ScrapeConfig][]TargetProvider{}
 
-	for _, jcfg := range cfg.Jobs() {
-		provs, err := ProvidersFromConfig(jcfg)
+	for _, scfg := range cfg.ScrapeConfigs() {
+		provs, err := ProvidersFromConfig(scfg)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		configs[jcfg.GetName()] = jcfg
-		providers[jcfg.GetName()] = provs
+		providers[scfg] = provs
 	}
 	tm.m.Lock()
 	defer tm.m.Unlock()
 
 	tm.globalLabels = cfg.GlobalLabels()
 	tm.providers = providers
-	tm.configs = configs
 	return nil
 }
 
 // targetsFromGroup builds targets based on the given TargetGroup and config.
-func (tm *TargetManager) targetsFromGroup(tg *config.TargetGroup, cfg config.JobConfig) ([]Target, error) {
+func (tm *TargetManager) targetsFromGroup(tg *config.TargetGroup, cfg *config.ScrapeConfig) ([]Target, error) {
 	tm.m.RLock()
 	defer tm.m.RUnlock()
 
 	targets := make([]Target, 0, len(tg.Targets))
 	for i, labels := range tg.Targets {
-		for ln, lv := range tg.Labels {
-			if _, ok := labels[ln]; !ok {
-				labels[ln] = lv
-			}
-		}
-		for ln, lv := range tm.globalLabels {
-			if _, ok := labels[ln]; !ok {
-				labels[ln] = lv
+		// Copy labels into the labelset for the target if they are not
+		// set already. Apply the labelsets in order of decreasing precedence.
+		labelsets := []clientmodel.LabelSet{
+			tg.Labels,
+			cfg.Labels(),
+			tm.globalLabels,
+		}
+		for _, lset := range labelsets {
+			for ln, lv := range lset {
+				if _, ok := labels[ln]; !ok {
+					labels[ln] = lv
+				}
 			}
 		}
+
 		address, ok := labels[clientmodel.AddressLabel]
 		if !ok {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Instance %d in target group %s has no address", i, tg)
 		}
-		if _, ok := labels[clientmodel.JobLabel]; !ok {
-			labels[clientmodel.JobLabel] = clientmodel.LabelValue(cfg.GetName())
-		}
 
 		for ln := range labels {
-			// There are currently no internal labels we want to take over to time series.
-			if strings.HasPrefix(string(ln), clientmodel.ReservedLabelPrefix) {
+			// Meta labels are deleted after relabelling. Other internal labels propagate to
+			// the target which decides whether they will be part of their label set.
+			if strings.HasPrefix(string(ln), clientmodel.MetaLabelPrefix) {
 				delete(labels, ln)
 			}
 		}
 		targets = append(targets, NewTarget(string(address), cfg, labels))
+
 	}
+
 	return targets, nil
 }
 
 // ProvidersFromConfig returns all TargetProviders configured in cfg.
-func ProvidersFromConfig(cfg config.JobConfig) ([]TargetProvider, error) {
+func ProvidersFromConfig(cfg *config.ScrapeConfig) ([]TargetProvider, error) {
 	var providers []TargetProvider
 
-	if name := cfg.GetSdName(); name != "" {
-		dnsSD := discovery.NewDNSDiscovery(name, cfg.SDRefreshInterval())
+	for _, dnscfg := range cfg.DNSConfigs() {
+		dnsSD := discovery.NewDNSDiscovery(dnscfg.GetName(), dnscfg.RefreshInterval())
 		providers = append(providers, dnsSD)
 	}
-
 	if tgs := cfg.GetTargetGroup(); tgs != nil {
 		static := NewStaticProvider(tgs)
 		providers = append(providers, static)
diff --git a/retrieval/targetmanager_test.go b/retrieval/targetmanager_test.go
index ed1b1cd00..1d8315ca2 100644
--- a/retrieval/targetmanager_test.go
+++ b/retrieval/targetmanager_test.go
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestTargetManagerChan(t *testing.T) {
-	testJob1 := pb.JobConfig{
-		Name:           proto.String("test_job1"),
+	testJob1 := &config.ScrapeConfig{pb.ScrapeConfig{
+		JobName:        proto.String("test_job1"),
 		ScrapeInterval: proto.String("1m"),
 		TargetGroup: []*pb.TargetGroup{
 			{Target: []string{"example.org:80", "example.com:80"}},
-		},
+		}},
 	}
 	prov1 := &fakeTargetProvider{
 		sources: []string{"src1", "src2"},
@@ -41,11 +41,8 @@ func TestTargetManagerChan(t *testing.T) {
 
 	targetManager := &TargetManager{
 		sampleAppender: nopAppender{},
-		providers: map[string][]TargetProvider{
-			*testJob1.Name: []TargetProvider{prov1},
-		},
-		configs: map[string]config.JobConfig{
-			*testJob1.Name: config.JobConfig{testJob1},
+		providers: map[*config.ScrapeConfig][]TargetProvider{
+			testJob1: []TargetProvider{prov1},
 		},
 		targets: make(map[string][]Target),
 	}
@@ -156,15 +153,15 @@ func TestTargetManagerChan(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestTargetManagerConfigUpdate(t *testing.T) {
-	testJob1 := &pb.JobConfig{
-		Name:           proto.String("test_job1"),
+	testJob1 := &pb.ScrapeConfig{
+		JobName:        proto.String("test_job1"),
 		ScrapeInterval: proto.String("1m"),
 		TargetGroup: []*pb.TargetGroup{
 			{Target: []string{"example.org:80", "example.com:80"}},
 		},
 	}
-	testJob2 := &pb.JobConfig{
-		Name:           proto.String("test_job2"),
+	testJob2 := &pb.ScrapeConfig{
+		JobName:        proto.String("test_job2"),
 		ScrapeInterval: proto.String("1m"),
 		TargetGroup: []*pb.TargetGroup{
 			{Target: []string{"example.org:8080", "example.com:8081"}},
@@ -173,11 +170,11 @@ func TestTargetManagerConfigUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	sequence := []struct {
-		jobConfigs []*pb.JobConfig
-		expected   map[string][]clientmodel.LabelSet
+		scrapeConfigs []*pb.ScrapeConfig
+		expected      map[string][]clientmodel.LabelSet
 	}{
 		{
-			jobConfigs: []*pb.JobConfig{testJob1},
+			scrapeConfigs: []*pb.ScrapeConfig{testJob1},
 			expected: map[string][]clientmodel.LabelSet{
 				"test_job1:static:0": {
 					{clientmodel.JobLabel: "test_job1", clientmodel.InstanceLabel: "example.org:80"},
@@ -185,7 +182,7 @@ func TestTargetManagerConfigUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		}, {
-			jobConfigs: []*pb.JobConfig{testJob1},
+			scrapeConfigs: []*pb.ScrapeConfig{testJob1},
 			expected: map[string][]clientmodel.LabelSet{
 				"test_job1:static:0": {
 					{clientmodel.JobLabel: "test_job1", clientmodel.InstanceLabel: "example.org:80"},
@@ -193,7 +190,7 @@ func TestTargetManagerConfigUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		}, {
-			jobConfigs: []*pb.JobConfig{testJob1, testJob2},
+			scrapeConfigs: []*pb.ScrapeConfig{testJob1, testJob2},
 			expected: map[string][]clientmodel.LabelSet{
 				"test_job1:static:0": {
 					{clientmodel.JobLabel: "test_job1", clientmodel.InstanceLabel: "example.org:80"},
@@ -208,10 +205,10 @@ func TestTargetManagerConfigUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		}, {
-			jobConfigs: []*pb.JobConfig{},
-			expected:   map[string][]clientmodel.LabelSet{},
+			scrapeConfigs: []*pb.ScrapeConfig{},
+			expected:      map[string][]clientmodel.LabelSet{},
 		}, {
-			jobConfigs: []*pb.JobConfig{testJob2},
+			scrapeConfigs: []*pb.ScrapeConfig{testJob2},
 			expected: map[string][]clientmodel.LabelSet{
 				"test_job2:static:0": {
 					{clientmodel.JobLabel: "test_job2", clientmodel.InstanceLabel: "example.org:8080"},
@@ -233,7 +230,7 @@ func TestTargetManagerConfigUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for i, step := range sequence {
 		cfg := pb.PrometheusConfig{
-			Job: step.jobConfigs,
+			ScrapeConfig: step.scrapeConfigs,
 		}
 		err := targetManager.ApplyConfig(config.Config{cfg})
 		if err != nil {