Prometheus

Required CRDs

• PodMonitor
• ServiceMonitor

CRD Installation

prometheus-operator-crds

This Helm chart includes all the CRDs for Prometheus Operator and is the easiest way to install the required CRDs. Here are simple instructions:

helm repo add prometheus-community https://prometheus-community.github.io/helm-charts
helm repo update
helm install prom-op-crds prometheus-community/prometheus-operator-crds

For full instructions, check the GitHub README.

To avoid installing all CRDs, use this values file:

crds:
  servicemonitors:
    enabled: true
  podmonitors:
    enabled: true

  alertmanagerconfigs:
    enabled: false
  alertmanagers:
    enabled: false
  probes:
    enabled: false
  prometheusagents:
    enabled: false
  prometheuses:
    enabled: false
  prometheusrules:
    enabled: false
  scrapeconfigs:
    enabled: false
  thanosrulers:
    enabled: false

It can be applied like this:

helm install prom-op-crds prometheus-community/prometheus-operator-crds --values prom-op-crds.yaml

Prometheus Hosting

There are a few options for managed Prometheus:

• AWS Managed Prometheus (AMP)
• GCP Managed Prometheus