Awesome Prometheus

A curated, open-source directory of tools, exporters, dashboards, and learning resources for the Prometheus monitoring and alerting ecosystem.

Website: https://github.com/roaldnefs/awesome-prometheus#readme
Category: Themed Directories
Tags: monitoring, observability, devops

Overview

Awesome Prometheus is a community-maintained “awesome list” that organizes Prometheus-related resources in one place. It focuses on Prometheus as an open‑source systems monitoring and alerting toolkit, and catalogs links to documentation, learning materials, integrations, and ecosystem tools.

Features

1. Curated Resource Directory

• Central list of Prometheus-related resources, projects, and tools.
• Focused on quality, community-recognized entries rather than exhaustive search results.
• Structured as a GitHub Awesome list for easy browsing and contribution.

2. Learning & Knowledge Resources

• Official resources: Links to core Prometheus documentation and official project materials.
• Tutorials: Guides and how‑tos for getting started and deepening Prometheus usage.
• Books: Published books and long-form references about Prometheus and its ecosystem.
• Videos: Talks, walkthroughs, and screencasts.
• Podcasts and interviews: Audio/video discussions with maintainers and practitioners.
• Presentations: Conference talks and slide decks.
• Blog posts and opinions: Articles and commentary from the community.

3. Tooling & Ecosystem Coverage

• Deployment tools: Tools and setups for deploying Prometheus in various environments.
• Dashboards: Pre-built dashboards (e.g., typically for Grafana and similar tools) for visualizing Prometheus metrics.
• Exporters:
  • Focus on official Prometheus exporters maintained by the Prometheus GitHub organization.
  • Categorized exporter lists, including:
    • Databases
    • Hardware-related
    • HTTP
    • Other monitoring systems
    • Miscellaneous
  • Pointers to broader exporter catalogs on:
    • https://prometheus.io/docs/instrumenting/exporters/
    • https://exporterhub.io
• Alertmanager: Resources, tools, and references related to Prometheus Alertmanager.
• Proxies: Tools and configurations for proxying Prometheus traffic or federation setups.
• High Availability: Resources on HA patterns and tools for Prometheus and Alertmanager.
• Uncategorized: Additional Prometheus-related tools and references not yet placed into a more specific category.

4. Project & Community Meta

• About section describing the scope as an “awesome” curated list.
• Contributions & governance:
  • CONTRIBUTING guidelines for adding and maintaining entries.
  • Code of conduct referenced for community interaction.
• License information available in the repository.

Pricing

Awesome Prometheus is an open-source, GitHub-hosted list of resources. There is no pricing, plans, or paid tiers; it is free to use and contribute to.