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diff --git a/doc/administration/monitoring/prometheus/index.md b/doc/administration/monitoring/prometheus/index.md index f47add48345..1c79e86dcb4 100644 --- a/doc/administration/monitoring/prometheus/index.md +++ b/doc/administration/monitoring/prometheus/index.md @@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ For installations from source you'll have to install and configure it yourself. Prometheus and it's exporters are on by default, starting with GitLab 9.0. Prometheus will run as the `gitlab-prometheus` user and listen on -`http://localhost:9090`. Each exporter will be automatically be set up as a +`http://localhost:9090`. By default Prometheus is only accessible from the GitLab server itself. +Each exporter will be automatically set up as a monitoring target for Prometheus, unless individually disabled. To disable Prometheus and all of its exporters, as well as any added in the future: @@ -44,14 +45,16 @@ To disable Prometheus and all of its exporters, as well as any added in the futu 1. Save the file and [reconfigure GitLab][reconfigure] for the changes to take effect -## Changing the port Prometheus listens on +## Changing the port and address Prometheus listens on >**Note:** The following change was added in [GitLab Omnibus 8.17][1261]. Although possible, -it's not recommended to change the default address and port Prometheus listens +it's not recommended to change the port Prometheus listens on as this might affect or conflict with other services running on the GitLab server. Proceed at your own risk. +In order to access Prometheus from outside the GitLab server you will need to +set a FQDN or IP in `prometheus['listen_address']`. To change the address/port that Prometheus listens on: 1. Edit `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb` @@ -80,9 +83,9 @@ You can visit `http://localhost:9090` for the dashboard that Prometheus offers b >**Note:** If SSL has been enabled on your GitLab instance, you may not be able to access -Prometheus on the same browser as GitLab due to [HSTS][hsts]. We plan to +Prometheus on the same browser as GitLab if using the same FQDN due to [HSTS][hsts]. We plan to [provide access via GitLab][multi-user-prometheus], but in the interim there are -some workarounds: using a separate browser for Prometheus, resetting HSTS, or +some workarounds: using a separate FQDN, using server IP, using a separate browser for Prometheus, resetting HSTS, or having [Nginx proxy it][nginx-custom-config]. The performance data collected by Prometheus can be viewed directly in the |