• Part 1 - Introducing Kube-Prometheus
• Part 2 - Setup Guide (Currently reading)
• Part 3 - CRDs for Automated Monitoring
• Part 4 - Data Visualization
• Part 5 - Effective Alerting
• Part 6 - Scaling and Best Practice
• Part 7 - Troubleshooting and Conclusion

If you haven’t yet read Part 1 - Introduction, we recommend doing so before proceeding with this setup guide.

Setup Kube-Prometheus

In this article, we will guide you through the process of setting up Kube-Prometheus, a comprehensive monitoring solution tailored for Kubernetes environments. By the end of this guide, you’ll have Kube-Prometheus up and running in your Kubernetes cluster, ready to provide insights into your applications and infrastructure.

Step 1: Clone the Repository

Start by cloning the kube-prometheus repository:

git clone https://github.com/prometheus-operator/kube-prometheus.git

Step 2: Apply Configurations

kubectl apply --server-side -f manifests/setup
kubectl wait \
	--for condition=Established \
	--all CustomResourceDefinition \
	--namespace=monitoring
kubectl apply -f manifests/

Step 3 - Accessing the Services

To access the monitoring dashboards and interfaces, you can use port forwarding:

kubectl port-forward -n monitoring svc/grafana <local-port>:<svc-port>
kubectl port-forward -n monitoring svc/prometheus-k8s <local-port>:<svc-port>
# Add more port-forward commands for other components as needed

Replace <local-port> with a port on your local machine and with the respective service ports.

Customizing Kube-Prometheus

For a comprehensive guide on customizing Kube-Prometheus, you can head over to the official customizing documentation. This guide offers detailed insights into how you can modify and configure various aspects of Kube-Prometheus to suit your requirements.

Whether you need to adjust alerting rules, scraping intervals, or other settings, the customizing guide will walk you through the process step by step. Your monitoring setup can be as unique as your Kubernetes environment, ensuring you gather the most relevant and actionable insights.

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Congratulations! You’ve embarked on a journey towards seamless and efficient monitoring with Kube-Prometheus. In the next article, we’ll delve deeper into the Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) that play a pivotal role in automating Prometheus setup. Let’s move forward to Part 3 - CRDs for Automated Monitoring.