Prometheus — glossary
TL;DR
Metrics database with pull model and PromQL.
Key facts
- Term
- Prometheus
TL;DR
Prometheus is an open-source time-series database that scrapes metrics on an interval and exposes PromQL for querying. It is the metrics backbone of many Kubernetes estates.
When teams still need repair automation
Prometheus excels at collection and alerting — remediation is usually external scripts or runbooks. Reflex vs Prometheus covers consolidation for small PHP/Laravel fleets.