Deploy Prometheus on Antyxsoft Cloud
The metrics database the cloud-native world runs on: scrape targets, query with PromQL, and alert on what actually matters.
- By
- Prometheus / CNCF
- Licence
- Open source — no additional charge
Create an instance, pick Marketplace App at the template step, and choose it from the list. You pay for the instance.
What Prometheus gives you
Prometheus collects metrics by scraping HTTP endpoints on a schedule, stores them as time series, and lets you query them with PromQL — an expression language built for asking rate-of-change and aggregation questions across labelled dimensions.
It is the de facto standard for Kubernetes and container monitoring, and pairs naturally with Grafana for dashboards and Alertmanager for routing what it finds.
Key features
- Pull-based collection. Scrape targets discovered statically or through service discovery.
- PromQL. Aggregation, rates and percentiles across labelled series.
- Alerting rules. Expressions evaluated continuously, routed via Alertmanager.
- Exporters. A large ecosystem covering hosts, databases and middleware.
- Kubernetes-native. Automatic discovery of pods, services and nodes.
What is in the image
| Application | Latest stable Prometheus release |
|---|---|
| Storage | Local time-series storage on the instance volume |
| Access | Web interface on the instance address; root over SSH |
| Suggested size | From 2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM; scale with series and retention |
Good fit for
- Kubernetes clusters Cluster and workload metrics with autodiscovery.
- Server fleets Host metrics through node exporters across regions.
- SLO tracking Latency and error-rate objectives expressed as queries.
Getting started
Four steps from sign-in to a running application. The full walkthrough, with screenshots, is in the knowledge base.
-
01
Log in to the Cloud Portal
Sign in at portal.antyxsoft.io and start creating an instance, choosing the region closest to your users.
-
02
At Select Template, open Marketplace App
In the instance creation flow, switch from operating-system images to the Marketplace App tab.
-
03
Pick the template and deploy
Select the ready-to-go template, confirm the plan and region, then review and deploy. The instance boots with the application installed.
-
04
Finish the application setup
Add your scrape targets to the configuration, reload, then point Grafana at the instance as a data source.
Before it carries real traffic
- Attach a Cloud Firewall that opens only the ports this application needs, with management access limited to your own addresses.
- Schedule backups covering both the database and the application's data directory.
- Add a Block Storage volume for data that will outgrow the instance disk.
- Put it inside a VPC when it needs private access to other services.
Support
Antyxsoft supports the image and the infrastructure it runs on. Application-level questions are also covered by the upstream project's own documentation and community.
What is covered
Antyxsoft covers
The image itself, deployment problems, the instance, storage, network and platform availability.
You control
Configuration, add-ons, content, application updates and anything you change inside the guest.
Need it managed?
Ask about managed operations — updates, monitoring and backup handled for you.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need Grafana as well?
How much storage does it need?
Can it monitor a Kubernetes cluster?
Metrics without an ingestion bill
Deploy Prometheus in your region and keep full-resolution metrics without per-series pricing.