# Prometheus

You can export statistics to a `Prometheus` server through an exporter. When the –export prometheus is used, Glances creates a Prometheus exporter listening on <host:port> (defined in the Glances configuration file).

    [prometheus]
    host=localhost
    port=9091
    prefix=glances
    labels=src:glances

Note

When running Glances in a container, set `host=0.0.0.0` in the Glances configuration file.

Note

You can use dynamic fields for the label (ex: labels=system:uname -s)

and run Glances with:

    $ glances --export prometheus

You can check that Glances exports the stats using this URL: http://localhost:9091

In order to store the metrics in a Prometheus server, you should add this exporter to your Prometheus server configuration with the following lines (in the prometheus.yml configuration file):

    scrape_configs:
      - job_name: 'glances_exporter'
        scrape_interval: 5s
        static_configs:
          - targets: ['localhost:9091']