Installing Prometheus on OpenSUSE

Prometheus is an open-source monitoring system that was developed by SoundCloud. It is designed for monitoring and alerting in a containerized environment. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Prometheus on OpenSUSE, which is the latest version of the operating system.

Prerequisites

• A server running OpenSUSE latest
• A user account with sudo privileges
• Open port 9090 on your firewall

Step 1: Update the System

Before starting, it is good practice to update your system to the latest packages. You can do this by running the following command:

sudo zypper update

Step 2: Download Prometheus Package

You can download the latest version of Prometheus from their official website using the following command:

sudo wget https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/releases/download/v2.30.3/prometheus-2.30.3.linux-amd64.tar.gz

Step 3: Extract the Prometheus Package

After downloading the Prometheus package, you need to extract it using the following command:

sudo tar -zxvf prometheus-2.30.3.linux-amd64.tar.gz

Step 4: Install Prometheus

To install Prometheus, you need to copy the extracted Prometheus package to the /usr/local/bin directory using the following command:

sudo cp -r prometheus-2.30.3.linux-amd64/* /usr/local/bin/

Step 5: Create Prometheus Configuration File

Now we will create a Prometheus configuration file. Create a new directory for the configuration file using the following command:

sudo mkdir /etc/prometheus

Next, you can create a new configuration file using the following command:

sudo touch /etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml

Now you can edit the configuration file and add the following configuration:

global:
  scrape_interval: 15s

scrape_configs:
  - job_name: 'prometheus'
    scrape_interval: 5s
    static_configs:
      - targets: ['localhost:9090']

Step 6: Start Prometheus

After the configuration file has been created, you can start Prometheus using the following command:

sudo prometheus --config.file=/etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml

Step 7: Verify the Installation

Once Prometheus is running, you can verify the installation by visiting http://SERVER_IP:9090 in your web browser. You should see the Prometheus web interface with various graphs and charts.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Prometheus on OpenSUSE latest. You can now use Prometheus to monitor and alert in a containerized environment.