Prometheus Long-Term Storage Solutions

Prometheus is not designed for long-term storage and historical data queries. It is primarily used for monitoring and alerting, while long-term storage and historical data queries can be achieved by integrating with other tools.

A common approach is to combine Prometheus with tools like Thanos or VictoriaMetrics. These tools can help persist Prometheus data to long-term storage and provide more robust historical data querying capabilities.

In addition, Prometheus also supports remote storage adapters, which allow data to be sent to remote storage systems like InfluxDB, OpenTSDB, and others. This allows data to be stored in systems that are better suited for long-term retention and querying.

In summary, to manage long-term storage and historical data querying effectively, it is necessary to integrate Prometheus with other tools or systems to meet various requirements and scenarios.