Kubernetes Monitoring Stack Diagram

Kubernetes Monitoring Stack

This Kubernetes monitoring diagram shows the basic metrics path. Prometheus scrapes metrics from application pods and kubelet endpoints, then stores them for querying. Grafana reads from Prometheus to provide dashboards. Prometheus also sends alert conditions to Alertmanager, which notifies an on-call team. The drawing keeps collection, storage, visualization, and notification distinct. It is useful for documenting an observability baseline before adding detailed alert rules or retention policies. Add logs, traces, service discovery, and individual exporters when the monitoring architecture requires them. Keep the diagram current when equipment, cable paths, service ownership, or security boundaries change, so it remains useful for planning and operations.

Type Network topologyStandard Cisco-convention topology iconsEngine schematex-networkUpdated 9/24/2026

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“A Kubernetes monitoring stack: Prometheus scrapes application pods and kubelet metrics, stores metrics, Grafana queries Prometheus, and Alertmanager notifies the on-call team.”

Then tryAdd a node exporter beside kubelet metricsAdd a Slack notification from Alertmanager

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