diff --git a/Quick-Start.md b/Quick-Start.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..573f9c0 --- /dev/null +++ b/Quick-Start.md @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@ +Quick Start + +1. Go to [VictoriaMetrics](https://victoriametrics.com). +2. Log in with either Google account or Github account. New account will be created for you. +3. Click the `default acc.` in order to go to `Projects` page for this account. +4. Click the `Create` button in order to create new project. +5. Give your project a name, choose desired retention and precision, then click `Create`. Lower retention and lower precision cost less, since they require less storage. +6. Click the `Tokens` button in order to see [Prometheus remote write URL](https://prometheus.io/docs/prometheus/latest/configuration/configuration/#%3Cremote_write%3E) and [URL for Prometheus datasource in Grafana](http://docs.grafana.org/features/datasources/prometheus/). +7. Put `remote_write` url into your Prometheus config according to [these rules](https://prometheus.io/docs/prometheus/latest/configuration/configuration/#%3Cremote_write%3E) and send `SIGHUP` to `prometheus` process, so it reloads config: + ``` + kill -HUP `pidof prometheus` + ``` +8. Create new [datasource in Grafana for Prometheus](http://docs.grafana.org/features/datasources/prometheus/) using the corresponding url from `Tokens` page. +9. Switch to new datasource and explore graphs built from your data stored in VictoriaMetrics. \ No newline at end of file