For installations from source you'll have to install and configure it yourself.
For installations from source you'll have to install and configure it yourself.
Prometheus and it's exporters are on by default, starting with GitLab 9.0.
Prometheus and it's exporters are on by default, starting with GitLab 9.0.
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### Changing the port and address Prometheus listens on
### Changing the port and address Prometheus listens on
>**Note:**
NOTE: **Note:**
The following change was added in [GitLab Omnibus 8.17][1261]. Although possible,
The following change was added in [GitLab Omnibus 8.17][1261]. Although possible,
it's not recommended to change the port Prometheus listens
it's not recommended to change the port Prometheus listens
on as this might affect or conflict with other services running on the GitLab
on as this might affect or conflict with other services running on the GitLab
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1.[Reconfigure GitLab][reconfigure] to apply the changes
1.[Reconfigure GitLab][reconfigure] to apply the changes
1. Edit the Prometheus server's configuration file.
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`:
1. Add each node's exporters to the Prometheus server's