Getting started | Prometheus
https://prometheus.io/docs/prometheusTo start Prometheus with your newly created configuration file, change to the directory containing the Prometheus binary and run: # Start Prometheus. # By default, Prometheus stores its database in ./data (flag --storage.tsdb.path). ./prometheus --config.file=prometheus.yml. Prometheus should start up.
Jobs and instances | Prometheus
https://prometheus.io/docs/concepts/jobs_instancesJobs and instances. In Prometheus terms, an endpoint you can scrape is called an instance, usually corresponding to a single process.A collection of instances with the same purpose, a process replicated for scalability or reliability for example, is called a job.. For example, an API server job with four replicated instances: