What is Prometheus
Prometheus is an open-source monitoring and alerting system designed to collect and store time-series metrics from infrastructure, applications, and services.
It works by periodically “scraping” metrics endpoints exposed by systems (using a pull-based model), storing the data in a time-series database, and allowing users to query it using its built-in query language (PromQL).
Based on defined rules, Prometheus can trigger alerts when specific conditions are met, making it widely used for infrastructure monitoring, observability, and performance tracking in cloud-native environments such as Kubernetes.\
Getting started with Prometheus Deployment
Log in to portal.antyxsoft.io and during the instance creation at the Select Template section click on the MarketPlace App tab.
Select the ready-to-go Prometheus template from the list of available templates and deploy it.
Getting Started after Deployment
After template is deployed, you can access your Prometheus instance with SSH
To access Prometheus WEB UI navigate to http://PROMETHEUS_IP:9090
By default, Prometheus does not require any authentication. This means:
- The web UI is accessible without username or password
- There are no default credentials configured
- Access is granted to anyone who can reach the endpoint over the network
Since Prometheus does not include built-in authentication, access control must be enforced externally and security should be handled at the infrastructure layer.