Simplifying Prometheus Alerting with Alertmanager

keylearn
DevOps.dev
Published in
3 min readJan 8, 2024

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In a previous blog post (link to the blog post), we discussed how to set up container and host metrics monitoring using cAdvisor, Node Exporter, and Prometheus. Now, let’s take it a step further by implementing an alerting system with Prometheus Alertmanager. The goal is to receive timely notifications about the system’s health and performance.

Understanding Alertmanager

What is Alertmanager?

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