Config file Syntax

[scott...@gmail.com]

I've got a Prometheus instance running in a docker container, and I want to turn the __meta_ec2_tag_Name into a label that I can query on Grafana (preferably not using the 'instance' label but maybe something like 'cluster'). This configuration worked until I added the chunk that begins with the line: " -source_labels: [__meta_ec2_tag_Name]". 

However, now my docker container will not even launch. Can someone give me a tip or an example of how I might create a label with the __meta_ec2_tag_Name value as a new label?

[Brian Brazil]

The indentation is off by one space, try indenting those 4 lines.

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Brian Brazil

www.robustperception.io

[scott...@gmail.com]

I fixed that but I still can't get the Prometheus docker to start unless I remove them completely. Could it be something else?

[Nicholas Capo]

Are there any error logs from the Prometheus process?

Nicholas

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[scott...@gmail.com]

Unfortunately it won't even create the docker container, so I can't even see the logs.

[Matt Palmer]

On Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 06:08:08PM -0800, scott...@gmail.com wrote:
> Unfortunately it won't even create the docker container, so I can't even
> see the logs.

That's not a Prometheus problem then, it's a Docker problem. Usually
dockerd logs useful(ish) information, so check the dockerd logs.

- Matt