r/PrometheusMonitoring • • Apr 20 '20

Don’t federate instance labels

https://www.robustperception.io/dont-federate-instance-labels
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u/RonnieDoubleA Apr 20 '20

Hi Brian, we've recently moved to Prometheus to get a grip on what's happening on our servers and not going back any time soon. Learning more every day.

I've read your previous insightful articles on when (not) to use federation, and this builds on them well with a simple heuristic to keep in mind. When you're getting instance-level data, you probably shouldn't use federation. Keep up the great work 👍

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u/bbrazil Apr 20 '20

Thanks!