sudo apt-get install -y prometheus prometheus-node-exporter
Create prometheus.yml file
cat > $HOME/prometheus.yml << EOF
global:
scrape_interval: 15s
evaluation_interval: 15s
rule_files:
# - "first.rules"
# - "second.rules"
scrape_configs:
- job_name: "prometheus"
scrape_interval: 5s
static_configs:
- targets: ["localhost:9090"]
- job_name: "avail_node"
scrape_interval: 5s
static_configs:
- targets: ["localhost:9615"]
- job_name: node
static_configs:
- targets: ['localhost:9100']
EOF
Move prometheus.yml to the correct location
sudo mv $HOME/prometheus.yml /etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml
Update the file permissions
sudo chmod 644 /etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml
Ensure Prometheus starts automatically
sudo systemctl enable prometheus.service prometheus-node-exporter.service
Restart Prometheus to activate latest settings
sudo systemctl restart prometheus.service prometheus-node-exporter.service
Check the status, ensure Prometheus has started without errors
sudo systemctl status prometheus.service prometheus-node-exporter.service
wget -q -O - https://packages.grafana.com/gpg.key | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb https://packages.grafana.com/oss/deb stable main" > grafana.list
sudo mv grafana.list /etc/apt/sources.list.d/grafana.list
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y grafana
Ensure Grafana starts automatically
sudo systemctl enable grafana-server.service
Start Grafana
sudo systemctl start grafana-server.service
Check the status, ensure Grafana has started without errors
sudo systemctl status grafana-server.service
sudo ufw allow 3000/tcp
Ensure port 3000 is open, example of adding to ubuntu firewall
In your browser navigate to http://<your validators ip address>:3000. The default login username and password is admin/admin
You will be asked to reset your password, please write it down or remember the password as you will need it for the next login.
You will need to create a datasource. Navigate to Home->Connections->Data sources
Click on Add data source
Click on Prometheus
Set URL to "localhost:9090", then test and save the connection
Navigate back to your home page, on the top right in the menu select Import dashboard
Import the Avail Node Metrics file: https://github.com/availproject/availproject.github.io/blob/6ff2c1862ede87225a1b6ee296ea5762f56f4042/static/grafana/Avail-Node-Metrics.json Download that file to your computer.
You will have a new dashboard that opens and that you can use to monitor your node
