An easy look at Prometheus architecture

For me, as a frontend developer, diving into domains that require extensive architectural knowledge can sometimes be challenging. If you're like me, then this article is for you. Here, I'll strive to explain in the simplest terms possible what Prometheus is, and together, we'll take a stroll through its architecture.

0:00 Intro
0:21 What is Prometheus?
0:43 Where and why Prometheus used?
1:36 Prometheus architecture
2:24 Retrieval
3:16 Metrics endpoint and Exporters
4:30 Service discovery
5:28 Metrics format
7:06 Value types
8:56 Pull-mechanism and push model problems
10:25 Storage
11:04 HTTP Server
12:16 Alertmanager
13:22 What to configure?