# Latest **URL:** https://discuss.prometheus.io/latest.md [Latest](https://discuss.prometheus.io/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.prometheus.io/categories.md) --- ## [Has anyone had success with the Prom Remote Write Reciever in OTEL](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/has-anyone-had-success-with-the-prom-remote-write-reciever-in-otel/3581)
**Author:** [@ruchirj](https://discuss.prometheus.io/u/ruchirj)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 9:49pm UTC](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/has-anyone-had-success-with-the-prom-remote-write-reciever-in-otel/3581 "2026-09-09T21:49:45Z")
The official version of the Prom Remote Write Receiver in OTEL Collector feels gimmicky and not meant for real production use. There are basic translation problems between otel and prom formats. Wondering if anyone else … --- ## [Alert rules of increasing severity](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/alert-rules-of-increasing-severity/3579)
**Author:** [@steverpalmer](https://discuss.prometheus.io/u/steverpalmer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 10:01am UTC](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/alert-rules-of-increasing-severity/3579 "2026-08-29T10:01:57Z")
I’m a newbie to Prometheus, so I’m sorry if I’ve missed this in the documentation … In my “home-brew” network, Prometheus is collecting battery charge percentage, and I would like to create an alert for batteries below,… --- ## [Is \`timestamp\_seconds\` or \`seconds\` the base unit?](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/is-timestamp-seconds-or-seconds-the-base-unit/3570)
**Author:** [@calestyo](https://discuss.prometheus.io/u/calestyo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2026, 11:02pm UTC](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/is-timestamp-seconds-or-seconds-the-base-unit/3570 "2026-08-11T23:02:53Z")
Hey. For a metric that is a timestamp, I wondered whether the unit is timestamp\_seconds or seconds? From Metric and label naming | Prometheus I’d infer the former, from OpenMetrics 1.0 | Prometheus rather the latter. … --- ## [How to assign a label to an instance?](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/how-to-assign-a-label-to-an-instance/3548)
**Author:** [@mirto](https://discuss.prometheus.io/u/mirto)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/how-to-assign-a-label-to-an-instance/3548 "2026-06-17T18:46:39Z")
Hi all, I’m trying to add labels to a blackbox exporter job The working configuration is # MODIFICATO Blackbox exporter da gitub https://github.com/prometheus/blackbox\_exporter - job\_name: 'blackbox' metrics\_pat… --- ## [Guidance Required on Alert Status Display in Alertmanager](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/guidance-required-on-alert-status-display-in-alertmanager/3547)
**Author:** [@kaushalshriyan](https://discuss.prometheus.io/u/kaushalshriyan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 4:59pm UTC](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/guidance-required-on-alert-status-display-in-alertmanager/3547 "2026-06-15T16:59:37Z")
Hi, I have configured the latest versions of Prometheus and Alertmanager in Ubuntu LTS OS 24.04 . Is there a way to configure the green button to display ACTIVE when the service is up, instead of INACTIVE, and the red b… --- ## [How to choose label names](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/how-to-choose-label-names/3540)
**Author:** [@calestyo](https://discuss.prometheus.io/u/calestyo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2026, 3:29am UTC](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/how-to-choose-label-names/3540 "2026-05-17T03:29:16Z")
Hey. I wondered how one should best choose the names of labels in the following scenario (which is a bit made up, but I guess one can get the point): Consider, that one wants to make metrics about the following objects… --- ## [New Topic Created by victest201](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/new-topic-created-by-victest201/3536)
**Author:** [@victest201](https://discuss.prometheus.io/u/victest201)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 5:54am UTC](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/new-topic-created-by-victest201/3536 "2026-05-15T05:54:19Z")
This is a test post from the automation agent to verify functionality. I have successfully registered and updated my profile. --- ## [Not showing up history job duartion in grafana panel](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/not-showing-up-history-job-duartion-in-grafana-panel/3529)
**Author:** [@shyamal101](https://discuss.prometheus.io/u/shyamal101)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/not-showing-up-history-job-duartion-in-grafana-panel/3529 "2026-05-14T16:55:11Z")
Job runs daily basis once. I need to get help on promo ql ..I wanted to see job durations in the grafana dashboard ,though I see metrics in TSDB but it is not appearing in the panel .basically I wanted to see all previ… --- ## [MariaDB / MySQL TLS certificate monitoring](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/mariadb-mysql-tls-certificate-monitoring/3522)
**Author:** [@chr0mag](https://discuss.prometheus.io/u/chr0mag)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 8:42pm UTC](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/mariadb-mysql-tls-certificate-monitoring/3522 "2026-04-28T20:42:54Z")
How are folks monitoring / alerting TLS certificate expiry for MariaDB / MySQL ? We typically do this via the blackbox\_exporter as we have common alerts across all systems that leverage the TLS metrics this exposes, but… --- ## [Prometheus 2-hour block missing the last 1 hour](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/prometheus-2-hour-block-missing-the-last-1-hour/3517)
**Author:** [@garethsrt](https://discuss.prometheus.io/u/garethsrt)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 11:48am UTC](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/prometheus-2-hour-block-missing-the-last-1-hour/3517 "2026-04-28T11:48:18Z")
Hi, I’ve noticed an unexpected thing since we just recently deployed and started using Thanos with our existing Prometheus environment (my question here is more Prometheus though - not Thanos). Regarding when TSDB bloc… --- ## [Alertmanager sending notifications sporadically](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/alertmanager-sending-notifications-sporadically/3516)
**Author:** [@vpe34536](https://discuss.prometheus.io/u/vpe34536)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2026, 5:57am UTC](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/alertmanager-sending-notifications-sporadically/3516 "2026-04-02T05:57:39Z")
Hello, folks. I have a problem with Alertmanager not sending notifications. Sometimes, it sends the first one after having received an alert from Prometheus but for other notifications like resolved and repeated notifica… --- ## [Prometheus capturing OpenTelemetry data](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/prometheus-capturing-opentelemetry-data/3495)
**Author:** [@AntoinJanssen](https://discuss.prometheus.io/u/AntoinJanssen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 1:42pm UTC](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/prometheus-capturing-opentelemetry-data/3495 "2026-03-26T13:42:02Z")
I have a question about Prometheus capturing OpenTelemetry data. My use case is very similar to this basic example from OpenTelemetry for Prometheus/Grafana ( opentelemetry-dotnet/docs/metrics/getting-started-console a… --- ## [Lost data after computer restart](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/lost-data-after-computer-restart/3502)
**Author:** [@garry0garry](https://discuss.prometheus.io/u/garry0garry)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2026, 9:05pm UTC](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/lost-data-after-computer-restart/3502 "2026-03-01T21:05:48Z")
How can I determine the cause of data loss within the last two hours after a computer reboot? Before the reboot, the data was present and displayed correctly. feb 06 22:19:17 - Stopped prometheus.service Reboot feb 06… --- ## [Losing recent data when restarting Prometheus service](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/losing-recent-data-when-restarting-prometheus-service/3508)
**Author:** [@garry0garry](https://discuss.prometheus.io/u/garry0garry)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2026, 8:04pm UTC](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/losing-recent-data-when-restarting-prometheus-service/3508 "2026-03-01T20:04:33Z")
Please help me determine the cause of data loss when restarting the service. OS Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS, Prometheus 3.10.0. Data collection is carried out locally (from the OS and Home Assistant), without using external sour… --- ## [Alloy config issue for my access logs](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/alloy-config-issue-for-my-access-logs/3503)
**Author:** [@gkrse](https://discuss.prometheus.io/u/gkrse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2026, 11:51am UTC](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/alloy-config-issue-for-my-access-logs/3503 "2026-02-24T11:51:53Z")
Hi Team, I am working on data insights for my /var/log/nginx/access.log. I tried many attempts but loki or prometheus didn’t provide me accurate data result, e.g. when I count specific API calls (sap calls) with linux… --- ## [Docker swarm node exporter host name](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/docker-swarm-node-exporter-host-name/3459)
**Author:** [@romgo](https://discuss.prometheus.io/u/romgo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 1:28pm UTC](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/docker-swarm-node-exporter-host-name/3459 "2026-02-09T13:28:16Z")
hello, I deployed node exporter on all my docker Hosts on a docker swarm cluster. My central prometheus is able through the swarm inventory to pull data from all node exporter containers. The issue I have on prometheus… --- ## [Append PROXY protocol header to requests](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/append-proxy-protocol-header-to-requests/3500)
**Author:** [@TPacini0](https://discuss.prometheus.io/u/TPacini0)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2026, 12:01pm UTC](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/append-proxy-protocol-header-to-requests/3500 "2026-02-03T12:01:59Z")
Hi, I was wondering if there is a way to append a PROXY protocol header to Prometheus requests. I need to retrieve metrics from a Caddy behind an HAProxy. I configured Prometheus to request the metrics directly to the … --- ## [Everyone's Custom Integration Approach?](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/everyones-custom-integration-approach/3497)
**Author:** [@acorreia](https://discuss.prometheus.io/u/acorreia)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 1:13pm UTC](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/everyones-custom-integration-approach/3497 "2026-02-02T13:13:20Z")
Hello, I’m new here and recently stood up prometheus cluster, alert manager, blackbox proxy, and thanos with AWS S3 as it’s object store. There are some scenarios, and I think there will be more coming, where I cannot i… --- ## [RBAC GET for nodes/proxy allows running commands on all pods](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/rbac-get-for-nodes-proxy-allows-running-commands-on-all-pods/3494)
**Author:** [@warsang](https://discuss.prometheus.io/u/warsang)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2026, 7:13pm UTC](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/rbac-get-for-nodes-proxy-allows-running-commands-on-all-pods/3494 "2026-01-26T19:13:12Z")
Hi! I recently read this blogpost: It seems like a malicious user with direct access to a prometheus server who can get access to the automounted ServiceAccount token would be able to send the following to the Kubelet… --- ## [How to disable "go\_" and "prometheus\_" metrics?](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/how-to-disable-go-and-prometheus-metrics/3493)
**Author:** [@Zorgoban](https://discuss.prometheus.io/u/Zorgoban)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2026, 10:19am UTC](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/how-to-disable-go-and-prometheus-metrics/3493 "2026-01-22T10:19:49Z")
Hi all! I’ve set up a prometheus docker container, am feeding metrics with telegraf and report with grafana. But in addition to the metrics of interested the grafana metrics browser lists a ton of metrics with names bei… --- ## [Partial scraping when using /federate](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/partial-scraping-when-using-federate/3491)
**Author:** [@orgu91](https://discuss.prometheus.io/u/orgu91)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/partial-scraping-when-using-federate/3491 "2026-01-21T14:03:00Z")
Hello We have federation with 2 Level. We have added a new target to federate on the aggregation prometheus. The collect for this new prometheus return only some metrics for some hosts (always the same). I have take wi… --- ## [Alertmanager started sending emails about InfoInhibitor alerts](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/alertmanager-started-sending-emails-about-infoinhibitor-alerts/3486)
**Author:** [@YotamKorah](https://discuss.prometheus.io/u/YotamKorah)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2025, 6:50pm UTC](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/alertmanager-started-sending-emails-about-infoinhibitor-alerts/3486 "2025-12-26T18:50:38Z")
A few weeks ago my alert manager started sending emails for InfoInhibitor alerts. From my understanding of the configuration it should not do that and it did not do it before. I do not remember exactly when it started … --- ## [Best exporter for Proxmox](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/best-exporter-for-proxmox/3485)
**Author:** [@Arsalan](https://discuss.prometheus.io/u/Arsalan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2025, 7:25pm UTC](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/best-exporter-for-proxmox/3485 "2025-12-24T19:25:22Z")
Can someone advice please What’s the best and most common exporter to monitor Proxmox? I prefer to monitor the health of disks and cpu, memory of the Proxmox host as well as the VMs usage. Thank you --- ## [Snapshot backup of Prometheus TSDB](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/snapshot-backup-of-prometheus-tsdb/1516)
**Author:** [@amitvermaa](https://discuss.prometheus.io/u/amitvermaa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 10:21am UTC](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/snapshot-backup-of-prometheus-tsdb/1516 "2025-12-04T10:21:17Z")
Hi We have setup of single Prometheus Server and have installed exporters (node and postgres) to pull Postgres and OS metrics. Now we trying to take backup of TSDB as mitigation plan. Below command is used to take bac… --- ## [Alertmanager: Webhook URL is not url](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/alertmanager-webhook-url-is-not-url/3484)
**Author:** [@catHD](https://discuss.prometheus.io/u/catHD)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 4:48pm UTC](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/alertmanager-webhook-url-is-not-url/3484 "2025-12-01T16:48:12Z")
Hi everyone, I’m having a problem with the webhook in Alert Manager. I’m generating the URL field from a template, and the query param may contain spaces. I expect URL encode to occur, like any HTTP client, but it’s not … --- ## [Get accurate numbers for counter increases](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/get-accurate-numbers-for-counter-increases/3483)
**Author:** [@waqarsky](https://discuss.prometheus.io/u/waqarsky)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2025, 11:09am UTC](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/get-accurate-numbers-for-counter-increases/3483 "2025-11-27T11:09:07Z")
Assume that I have this counter, with the server scraping these metrics every 15 seconds. vector\_component\_sent\_events\_total{component\_id=~"sink.\*"} If the counter increases by 30. As shown in the picture below: Th… --- ## [Alertmanager: Showing repeat\_interval in templates?](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/alertmanager-showing-repeat-interval-in-templates/3482)
**Author:** [@ChristianTacke](https://discuss.prometheus.io/u/ChristianTacke)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2025, 4:18pm UTC](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/alertmanager-showing-repeat-interval-in-templates/3482 "2025-11-23T16:18:33Z")
In my notifications I would like to include a short notice, that it will get send again in “time duration”. So that receivers know, when to expect the next one. I have not found an easy way to accomplish this. Is this … --- ## [Query Regarding Metric Name Changes and Deprecations in Windows Exporter](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/query-regarding-metric-name-changes-and-deprecations-in-windows-exporter/3480)
**Author:** [@GAP](https://discuss.prometheus.io/u/GAP)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2025, 2:46pm UTC](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/query-regarding-metric-name-changes-and-deprecations-in-windows-exporter/3480 "2025-11-21T14:46:36Z")
Hello All, We are currently using Windows Exporter to collect system metrics for Prometheus, which we then use in our Grafana dashboards and alerts. Initially, we were on version 0.24.0, where we relied on metrics such… --- ## [Does the altermanager syntax support nested routes?](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/does-the-altermanager-syntax-support-nested-routes/3479)
**Author:** [@cscowx](https://discuss.prometheus.io/u/cscowx)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2025, 2:23pm UTC](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/does-the-altermanager-syntax-support-nested-routes/3479 "2025-11-05T14:23:44Z")
cat \<\ **Author:** [@cscowx](https://discuss.prometheus.io/u/cscowx)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2025, 3:07am UTC](https://discuss.prometheus.io/t/the-issue-regarding-the-frequency-of-sending-alerts-from-prometheus-to-alertmanager-and-then-to-emails/3477 "2025-11-05T03:07:59Z") Hello, everyone The issue regarding the frequency of sending alerts from Prometheus to Alertmanager and then to emails The topological environment is as follows: Two Prometheus instances (each running in a separate Po… [Next page](https://discuss.prometheus.io/latest.md?page=1)