On Thu, Sep 16, 2021 at 6:46 PM Brian Candler <[email protected]> wrote:
> Prometheus now has a "remote write" endpoint, but it's probably not what > you want. > > If you want a Prometheus-style "push" metrics system, then VictoriaMetrics > may suit you better. > > https://docs.victoriametrics.com/Single-server-VictoriaMetrics.html#how-to-import-time-series-data > > Its query protocol is compatible with prometheus, and its query language > is a superset of PromQL - so you can point Grafana dashboards at it as if > it were prometheus, and they won't know the difference. > It's important to note when mentioning this that VictoriaMetrics is intentionally (and unintentionally) *not* PromQL compatible in multiple ways, see https://promlabs.com/blog/2020/08/06/comparing-promql-correctness-across-vendors and https://promlabs.com/blog/2020/11/26/an-update-on-promql-compatibility-across-vendors. So when using it, you cannot rely on open Prometheus ecosystem tooling anymore to work properly with it. > > On Thursday, 16 September 2021 at 08:59:55 UTC+1 Stuart Clark wrote: > >> On 2021-09-16 08:30, Anoop wrote: >> > Hi, >> > >> > As per my understanding the Prometheus is a pull based mechanism. >> > However, I would like to check if there is anyway to write data from >> > the application to prometheus instead of scraping data from >> > application? >> > >> > I know it is possible using push gateway. But I am trying to avoid >> > using push gateway. Please let me know, if the prometheus can expose a >> > writer endpoint for the applications to send the data to prometheus. >> > >> >> Prometheus is designed as a pull based system. Things like the >> Pushgateway operate slightly differently, but they are designed for >> specific use cases (e.g. cron jobs) rather than being designed to >> convert Prometheus to push based. There are other tools to allow systems >> being firewalls, etc. to operate as well. >> >> What is the specific use case/issue with using Prometheus as a pull >> based mechanism? >> >> -- >> Stuart Clark >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Prometheus Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/prometheus-users/5b1bfff7-1b91-4092-9e49-a250141503bcn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/prometheus-users/5b1bfff7-1b91-4092-9e49-a250141503bcn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Julius Volz PromLabs - promlabs.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Prometheus Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/prometheus-users/CAObpH5zwB6ke1FHRf749Y8ySqSsMb9vyQWVjUY3iFP7GeDpPig%40mail.gmail.com.
