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What types of exporters have you used for collecting metrics in Prometheus?

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In Prometheus, the following types of exporters are commonly used for collecting metrics:

  • Node Exporter — collects metrics from the operating system (CPU, memory, disk, network).
  • Blackbox Exporter — checks the availability and response time of services via protocols like HTTP, DNS, TCP, etc.
  • Process Exporter — collects metrics of specific processes.
  • Custom Exporters — written in Go or other languages for specific applications.

For example, to monitor a Linux server, a Node Exporter is usually deployed, which exports system metrics in a format understandable by Prometheus.