{"id":35445,"date":"2025-02-21T18:08:53","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T12:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobisoftinfotech.com\/resources\/?p=35445"},"modified":"2025-10-15T17:05:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T11:35:44","slug":"docker-container-monitoring-prometheus-grafana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mobisoftinfotech.com\/resources\/blog\/docker-container-monitoring-prometheus-grafana","title":{"rendered":"Docker Container Monitoring using Prometheus and Grafana: A Practical Example with Code Snippets"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Docker has revolutionized the way developers build, ship, and run applications. With the power of containerization, Docker enables applications to run consistently across different environments. However, as containerized applications become more complex, monitoring Docker containers&#8217; performance and health becomes a critical task. Without proper Docker container monitoring, it&#8217;s challenging to ensure that your applications are running smoothly or to troubleshoot issues when things go wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prometheus and Grafana are two powerful tools that, when combined, provide a robust solution for monitoring Docker containers. Prometheus is an open-source systems monitoring tool designed for reliability and scalability. It can collect and store metrics from various sources, including Docker<strong> <\/strong>containers. Grafana, on the other hand, is a popular open-source data visualization tool that integrates seamlessly with Prometheus to create interactive and visually appealing dashboards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mobisoftinfotech.com\/contact-us?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=docker-container-monitoring-prometheus-grafana-cta\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"855\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/mobisoftinfotech.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/start-docker-container-monitoring-prometheus-cta.png\" alt=\"Contact us for Docker container monitoring with Prometheus\" class=\"wp-image-35498\" title=\"Get started with Docker monitoring using Prometheus - Contact Us\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"855\" height=\"150\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20855%20150%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Contact us for Docker container monitoring with Prometheus\" class=\"wp-image-35498 lazyload\" title=\"Get started with Docker monitoring using Prometheus - Contact Us\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mobisoftinfotech.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/start-docker-container-monitoring-prometheus-cta.png\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this blog post, we&#8217;ll provide a practical example of how to monitor<strong> <\/strong>Docker containers<strong> <\/strong>using Prometheus and Grafana. We&#8217;ll guide you through the process of setting up Prometheus to scrape container metrics, using cAdvisor to expose Docker metrics, and visualizing the data in Grafana. By the end of this guide, you\u2019ll be equipped with the knowledge to monitor<strong> <\/strong>Dockerized<strong> <\/strong>applications in real time and gain valuable insights into their performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/mobisoftinfotech.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/docker-container-monitoring-architecture.png\" alt=\"Architecture diagram for Docker container monitoring using Prometheus and Grafana\" class=\"wp-image-35465\" title=\"Architecture Diagram \u2013 Monitoring Docker Containers\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"579\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201200%20579%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Architecture diagram for Docker container monitoring using Prometheus and Grafana\" class=\"wp-image-35465 lazyload\" title=\"Architecture Diagram \u2013 Monitoring Docker Containers\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mobisoftinfotech.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/docker-container-monitoring-architecture.png\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Prerequisites<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before we dive into the setup, make sure you have the following prerequisites:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. <strong>Docker<\/strong>: You should have Docker installed on your machine. Docker will be used to run Prometheus, Grafana, and cAdvisor as containers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. <strong>Docker Compose<\/strong>: Docker Compose allows you to define and manage multi-container Docker applications with a single YAML configuration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. <strong>Basic Understanding of Prometheus, Grafana, and Docker<\/strong>: While this post will walk you through the setup, a basic understanding of how these tools work will help you make the most of this tutorial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 1: Set Up Docker Compose<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To simplify the deployment process, we\u2019ll use Docker Compose to run Prometheus, Grafana, and cAdvisor in separate containers. First, let&#8217;s create a docker-compose.yml file that will define all the necessary services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Create the docker-compose.yml File<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-1\" data-shcb-language-name=\"JavaScript\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"javascript\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-javascript\">version: <span class=\"hljs-string\">'3'<\/span>\n\n\n<span class=\"hljs-attr\">services<\/span>:\n cadvisor:\n  image: google\/cadvisor:latest\n  <span class=\"hljs-attr\">container_name<\/span>: cadvisor\n  <span class=\"hljs-attr\">volumes<\/span>:\n   - <span class=\"hljs-regexp\">\/:\/<\/span>rootfs:ro\n   - <span class=\"hljs-regexp\">\/var\/<\/span>run:<span class=\"hljs-regexp\">\/var\/<\/span>run:ro\n   - <span class=\"hljs-regexp\">\/sys:\/<\/span>sys:ro\n   - <span class=\"hljs-regexp\">\/var\/<\/span>lib\/docker\/:<span class=\"hljs-regexp\">\/var\/<\/span>lib\/docker:ro\n <span class=\"hljs-attr\">ports<\/span>:\n  - <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"8080:8080\"<\/span>\n\n  <span class=\"hljs-attr\">prometheus<\/span>:\n   image: prom\/prometheus:latest\n   <span class=\"hljs-attr\">container_name<\/span>: prometheus\n   <span class=\"hljs-attr\">volumes<\/span>:\n    - .\/prometheus.yml:<span class=\"hljs-regexp\">\/etc\/<\/span>prometheus\/prometheus.yml\n  <span class=\"hljs-attr\">ports<\/span>:\n   - <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"9090:9090\"<\/span>\n\n  <span class=\"hljs-attr\">grafana<\/span>:\n   image: grafana\/grafana:latest\n   <span class=\"hljs-attr\">container_name<\/span>: grafana\n   <span class=\"hljs-attr\">environment<\/span>:\n    - GF_SECURITY_ADMIN_PASSWORD=admin\n  <span class=\"hljs-attr\">ports<\/span>:\n   - <span class=\"hljs-string\">\"3000:3000\"<\/span>\n  <span class=\"hljs-attr\">depends_on<\/span>:\n   - prometheus\n<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-1\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">JavaScript<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">javascript<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Explanation of the Services:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>1. <strong>cAdvisor<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>cAdvisor (Container Advisor) is an open-source tool that provides real-time<strong> <\/strong>monitoring of Docker containers. It collects various metrics like CPU, memory, disk, and network usage for each container running on the Docker host.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The service will be accessible on http:\/\/localhost:8080.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"855\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/mobisoftinfotech.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cadvisor-docker-monitoring.png\" alt=\"cAdvisor for Docker container monitoring\" class=\"wp-image-35462\" title=\"cAdvisor \u2013 Monitoring Docker Containers\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"855\" height=\"375\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20855%20375%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"cAdvisor for Docker container monitoring\" class=\"wp-image-35462 lazyload\" title=\"cAdvisor \u2013 Monitoring Docker Containers\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mobisoftinfotech.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cadvisor-docker-monitoring.png\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2. <strong>Prometheus<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Prometheus is responsible for scraping the metrics exposed by cAdvisor and storing them in its time-series database. It is configured to scrape metrics from cAdvisor using the prometheus.yml configuration file (which we\u2019ll set up shortly).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prometheus will be accessible on http:\/\/localhost:9090.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>3. <strong>Grafana<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Grafana will be used to visualize the metrics collected by Prometheus. We\u2019ll configure Grafana to connect to Prometheus as a data source and create dashboards for visualizing the Docker container metrics.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grafana will be accessible on http:\/\/localhost:3000.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 2: Configure Prometheus (prometheus.yml)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Prometheus needs to know where to scrape the metrics from. To do this, we\u2019ll create a prometheus.yml file that specifies how Prometheus will scrape data from cAdvisor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Create the <code>prometheus.yml<\/code> File<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-2\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PHP\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"php\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-php\"><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">global<\/span>:\n scrape_interval: <span class=\"hljs-number\">15<\/span>s\n\nscrape_configs:\n - job_name: <span class=\"hljs-string\">'docker'<\/span>\n  static_configs:\n   - targets: &#091;<span class=\"hljs-string\">'cadvisor:8080'<\/span>]\n<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-2\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PHP<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">php<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Explanation of the Configuration:<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>scrape_interval<\/strong>:This defines how often Prometheus scrapes data from the target (cAdvisor in this case). We\u2019ve set it to 15s, meaning Prometheus will scrape Docker container metrics every 15 seconds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>scrape_configs<\/strong>:This section defines the list of targets Prometheus should scrape. Here, we specify cAdvisor running on port 8080 within the same Docker network.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 3: Start the Services<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>With the docker-compose.yml and prometheus.yml files in place, we can now start the containers using Docker Compose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Run the following command in the terminal:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>bash<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><span><code class=\"hljs\">\u21d2 docker-compose up -d<\/code><\/span><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>This command will download the necessary Docker images (if not already downloaded) and start the Prometheus, Grafana, and cAdvisor containers in detached mode. You can check that the containers are running by using:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>bash<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><span><code class=\"hljs\">\u21d2 docker ps<\/code><\/span><\/pre>\n\n\n<p>You should see the following containers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>cadvisor<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>prometheus<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>grafana<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 4: Access Prometheus and Grafana<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>1. <strong>Prometheus<\/strong>: Open http:\/\/localhost:9090 in your browser. This is where you can manually query the metrics that Prometheus is scraping from cAdvisor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"855\" height=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/mobisoftinfotech.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/prometheus-docker-monitoring.png\" alt=\"Prometheus monitoring tool for Docker containers\" class=\"wp-image-35463\" title=\"Prometheus Monitoring for Docker Containers\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"855\" height=\"179\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20855%20179%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Prometheus monitoring tool for Docker containers\" class=\"wp-image-35463 lazyload\" title=\"Prometheus Monitoring for Docker Containers\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mobisoftinfotech.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/prometheus-docker-monitoring.png\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>2. <strong>Grafana<\/strong>: Open http:\/\/localhost:3000 in your browser. The default username is admin, and the password is also admin (we set this in the docker-compose.yml file).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 5: Configure Grafana to Use Prometheus as a Data Source<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that Grafana is up and running, we need to configure it to use Prometheus as a data source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Steps to Configure the Data Source in Grafana:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Log in to Grafana (admin\/admin).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. In the left sidebar, click on the gear icon (Configuration) and select Data Sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Click Add Data Source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Select Prometheus from the list of available data sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. In the URL field, enter http:\/\/prometheus:9090 (since both Prometheus and Grafana are running in the same Docker network).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6. Click Save &amp; Test to verify the connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grafana is now configured to use Prometheus as its data source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 6: Import a Grafana Dashboard for Docker Metrics<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To make things easier, we can import a pre-configured Grafana dashboard for Docker monitoring metrics. Grafana has a variety of community-created dashboards, including one specifically for Docker container monitoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Steps to Import the Dashboard:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. In Grafana, click on the <strong>&#8220;+&#8221;<\/strong> icon in the left sidebar and select Import.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. In the Grafana.com Dashboard field, enter the dashboard ID: 893 (this is a popular Docker monitoring dashboard).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Click Load.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Select Prometheus as the data source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. Click Import.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will import a ready-made dashboard that shows useful metrics like CPU usage, memory usage, network I\/O, and disk I\/O for each running container.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 7: Querying Prometheus for Docker Metrics<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the pre-configured Grafana dashboard, you can manually query Prometheus to gather specific metrics for Docker containers. Here are a few example Prometheus queries that you might find <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>CPU usage<\/strong>:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>prometheus<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-3\" data-shcb-language-name=\"JavaScript\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"javascript\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-javascript\">\u21d2rate(container_cpu_usage_seconds_total{job=<span class=\"hljs-string\">\"docker\"<\/span>}&#091;<span class=\"hljs-number\">5<\/span>m])<\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-3\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">JavaScript<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">javascript<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This query returns the rate of CPU usage per container over the last 5 minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Memory usage<\/strong>:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>prometheus<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><span><code class=\"hljs\">\u21d2container_memory_usage_bytes<\/code><\/span><\/pre>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This query returns the memory usage in bytes for each container.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Disk usage<\/strong>:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>prometheus<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><span><code class=\"hljs\">\u21d2container_fs_usage_bytes<\/code><\/span><\/pre>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This query returns the total disk usage by containers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Network usage<\/strong>:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>prometheus<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><span><code class=\"hljs\">\u21d2container_network_transmit_packets_dropped_total<\/code><\/span><\/pre>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This query returns the rate of data transmission for each container.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"855\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/mobisoftinfotech.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/grafana-docker-performance-dashboard.png\" alt=\"Grafana dashboard visualizing Docker container performance\" class=\"wp-image-35468\" title=\"Grafana Docker Monitoring Dashboard\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"855\" height=\"375\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20855%20375%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Grafana dashboard visualizing Docker container performance\" class=\"wp-image-35468 lazyload\" title=\"Grafana Docker Monitoring Dashboard\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mobisoftinfotech.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/grafana-docker-performance-dashboard.png\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Step 8: Setting Up Alerts (Optional)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Prometheus and Grafana also allow you to set up alerts for various metrics. For example, you can set an alert for when CPU usage exceeds a certain threshold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Steps to Set Up Alerts in Grafana:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Go to the Docker Metrics Dashboard in Grafana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Click on the panel where you want to set the alert (e.g., CPU usage panel).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Click on the Alert tab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Configure the alert conditions (e.g., if CPU usage exceeds 90% for 5 minutes).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. Set the notification channel (e.g., email, Slack).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In this tutorial, we set up a powerful monitoring solution for Docker containers using Prometheus and Grafana. We:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Configured Prometheus to scrape metrics from cAdvisor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Set up Grafana to visualize those metrics through pre-configured dashboards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Learned how to query Prometheus for specific container metrics and set up alerts for real-time monitoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By leveraging these tools, you can gain deep insights into the performance and health of your Docker containers. Docker monitoring is crucial for maintaining system reliability, identifying bottlenecks, and ensuring that your applications run smoothly. 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