Cloud · intermediate
Monitoring and Observability with Prometheus and Grafana
Build world-class observability for cloud applications. Master Prometheus metrics, PromQL, Grafana dashboards, distributed tracing with Jaeger, and alerting with AlertManager.
- 4 hours
- 10 lessons
- 3 modules
- updated April 2026
Module 1 freeNo credit cardFull course from $8.99/mo
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Prometheus Architecture
Prometheus is a pull-based monitoring system. It scrapes (polls) /metrics endpoints from targets. All data stored as time series: metric name + key-value labels + float64 value + timestamp. Prometheus scrapes /metrics…
question 1 of 3 · from the Module 1 quiz
What is the difference between a Counter and a Gauge metric?
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curriculum
3 modules, 10 lessons
Module 1 is free — lessons, hands-on walkthrough and quiz.
- readPrometheus Architecture15 min
- videoPrometheus and Grafana Full Tutorial30 min
- hands-onPromQL Queries CLI20 min
- quizQuiz: Prometheus8 min
how it's built
Built by the CloudaQube team
No celebrity instructor — here is exactly what goes into the course instead.
- 01 1 guided hands-on walkthroughs you run in a real environment.
- 02 3 module quizzes — every answer comes with an explanation.
- 03 Last updated April 2026.
- 04 Any module can become a hands-on lab in Labs Studio.
outcomes
What you'll be able to do
- 01 Set up Prometheus to scrape metrics
- 02 Write effective PromQL queries
- 03 Build Grafana dashboards
- 04 Configure AlertManager for incident notifications
- 05 Implement distributed tracing
before you start
- — Docker and Kubernetes basics
- — Basic Linux knowledge
questions
Before you start
How long does it take?
About 4 hours of lessons, videos and hands-on walkthroughs across 3 modules.
What’s free?
Module 1 in full — lessons, hands-on walkthrough and quiz — with no card required. Any paid plan (from $8.99/mo) unlocks all 3 modules, and starts with a 14-day free trial.
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