Who this book is for

This book is primarily intended for readers with a preexisting, basic knowledge of Prometheus. You’re probably already running Prometheus, know what the Node Exporter and Alertmanager are, and can write PromQL queries without too much help.

If this is your first introduction to Prometheus, that’s OK, too! The content should still be generally accessible, but you may – at times – wish to seek out additional resources to explain some of the basics that are glossed over.

Regardless of your experience level, this book is targeted at operators of Prometheus. If you’re a developer who uses a Prometheus environment operated by someone else, there are still chapters that will be of interest to you, but there are others that are unlikely to be applicable to your responsibilities.