diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 4255350d2..c77849c62 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -150,9 +150,9 @@ The following command-line flags are used the most: * `-storageDataPath` - path to data directory. VictoriaMetrics stores all the data in this directory. Default path is `victoria-metrics-data` in current working directory. * `-retentionPeriod` - retention period in months for the data. Older data is automatically deleted. Default period is 1 month. -* `-httpListenAddr` - TCP address to listen to for http requests. By default, it listens port `8428` on all the network interfaces. Other flags have good enough default values, so set them only if you really need this. +VictoriaMetrics accepts [Prometheus querying API requests](#prometheus-querying-api-usage) on port `8428` by default. Pass `-help` to see all the available flags with description and default values. diff --git a/docs/Single-server-VictoriaMetrics.md b/docs/Single-server-VictoriaMetrics.md index 4255350d2..c77849c62 100644 --- a/docs/Single-server-VictoriaMetrics.md +++ b/docs/Single-server-VictoriaMetrics.md @@ -150,9 +150,9 @@ The following command-line flags are used the most: * `-storageDataPath` - path to data directory. VictoriaMetrics stores all the data in this directory. Default path is `victoria-metrics-data` in current working directory. * `-retentionPeriod` - retention period in months for the data. Older data is automatically deleted. Default period is 1 month. -* `-httpListenAddr` - TCP address to listen to for http requests. By default, it listens port `8428` on all the network interfaces. Other flags have good enough default values, so set them only if you really need this. +VictoriaMetrics accepts [Prometheus querying API requests](#prometheus-querying-api-usage) on port `8428` by default. Pass `-help` to see all the available flags with description and default values.