Laravel Prometheus Laravel Package

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To receive metrics from your applications using Prometheus, and visualize them using Grafana, you can use a docker image that is deployed on your server.

Here are the general steps to set up Prometheus and Grafana via Laravel Forge. This isn't meant as a full guide, but rather as a starting point for you to get started.

1. Provision a server on Laravel Forge and install Prometheus and Grafana on it

• Connect to your server via SSH.
• Install Prometheus by following the official installation guide
• Install Grafana by following the official installation guide

2. Configure Prometheus to scrape the metrics from your application and store them in its database

• Edit the Prometheus configuration file /etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml and add a new job to scrape metrics from your application. For example:

scrape_configs:
- job_name: laravel
  scrape_interval: 10s
  metrics_path: /prometheus
  static_configs:
    - targets: ['your-laravel-app.com']

This configuration tells Prometheus to scrape metrics from your application every 10 seconds and store them in its database.

3. Configure Grafana to connect to Prometheus and visualize the metrics:

• Open Grafana in your web browser by visiting http://your-server-ip:3000.
• Log in with the default credentials (username: admin, password: admin).
• Add a new Prometheus data source by clicking on the gear icon on the left sidebar, then selecting "Data Sources", then "Add data source".
• Fill in the form with the following details:

Name: Prometheus Type: Prometheus URL: http://localhost:9090

This configuration tells Grafana to connect to Prometheus at http://localhost:9090.

• Create a new dashboard by clicking on the plus icon on the left sidebar, then selecting "Dashboard", then "Add new panel".
• Choose a visualization type (e.g. graph, gauge, table) and configure it to display the metrics you want to monitor.
• Save the dashboard and view it to see the metrics in real-time.

That's it! You should now have Prometheus and Grafana set up to monitor your application's metrics.