In this chapter, we explored the standard visualization tool for Prometheus: Grafana. We've learned how to provision not only data sources, but dashboards as well. After learning about the building blocks of a dashboard, we created a simple dashboard from scratch, learning all that it entails step by step. We also learned how to take advantage of the thriving community-built dashboard gallery. Giving back to the community is always important, so we've gone through the process of exporting and publishing dashboards. Finally, we were introduced to the Prometheus default visualizations—the consoles—which, even though they have a steep learning curve, are extremely powerful.
In the next chapter, we'll be exploring the Alertmanager, how to best take advantage of its functionalities, and how to integrate it with Prometheus.