1. Install and set up a dedicated Prometheus instance, if necessary, using the [official installation instructions](https://prometheus.io/docs/prometheus/latest/installation/).
1. Add the Prometheus server IP address to the [monitoring IP whitelist](../ip_whitelist.html). For example:
1.[Reconfigure GitLab][reconfigure] to apply the changes
1. Edit the Prometheus server's configuration file.
1. Add each node's exporters to the Prometheus server's [scrape target configuration](https://prometheus.io/docs/prometheus/latest/configuration/configuration/#%3Cscrape_config%3E). For example, a sample snippet using `static_configs`: