prometheus run using docker

Question

This is the first time I am using docker to run a release file.

I installed docker using

npm install -g docker

I am trying to use Prometheus. https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus

I followed following steps

1. Download Prometheus [ https://hub.docker.com/r/prom/prometheus/]

   docker pull prom/prometheus

C:\\xampp\\htdocs\\prometheus>docker pull prom/prometheus

Saved file tree to doc-filelist.js

Copied JS to doc-script.js

Compiled CSS to doc-style.css

2. Run docker [ https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus]

   docker run --name prometheus -d -p 127.0.0.1:9090:9090 prom/prometheus

C:\\xampp\\htdocs\\prometheus>docker run --name prometheus -d -p 127.0.0.1:9090:9090 prom/prometheus

Saved file tree to doc-filelist.js

Copied JS to doc-script.js

Compiled CSS to doc-style.css

I am not sure what is wrong. Please advice

Answer 1

I think what you are installing is this docker which is a documentation generator rather than this docker , which is a container technology.

So , refer to this to install the correct Docker first .Then execute the following commands:

# docker pull prom/prometheus
# docker run --name prometheus -d -p 127.0.0.1:9090:9090 prom/prometheus

Then open the browser and visit http://127.0.0.1:9090 and you should see the Prometheus UI.

Answer 2

If you are using docker to run Prometheus, make sure

1. Docker engine is installed.
2. Keep a configuration file (promethues.yml) file.

3. run the container using the command.

   docker run -d -p 9090:9090 -v /path_where_config_file_present/:/etc/prometheus -v /path_where_data_file_to_be_dumped/:/prometheus prom/prometheus:v2.4.0 --config.file=/etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml