Add Prometheus standalone configuration file format

charts/_source/templates/prometheusConfiguration.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{{- if eq .Values.format "PrometheusConfigurationFile" }}
+groups:
+  - name: {{ $.Values.rulesGroupName }}
+    rules:
+{{- range $name, $val := .Values.rules }}
+{{- $_ := set . "name" $name }}
+{{- $_ := set . "globalAdditionalExprLabels" $.Values.global.additionalExprLabels }}
+{{- $_ := set . "globalAdditionalRuleLabels" $.Values.global.additionalRuleLabels }}
+{{- $_ := set . "defaultRunbookUrl" $.Values.defaultRunbookUrl }}
+{{- $_ := set . "chartVersion" $.Chart.Version }}
+
+{{- include "chart.renderPrometheusRule" . | indent 8 -}}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}

charts/_source/templates/prometheusRules.yaml

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{{- if eq .Values.format "PrometheusRuleCRD" }}
 {{- $fullName := include "chart.fullname" . -}}
 ---
 apiVersion: monitoring.coreos.com/v1
@@ -22,3 +23,4 @@ spec:
 
 {{- include "chart.renderPrometheusRule" . | indent 8 -}}
 {{- end }}
+{{- end }}

charts/_source/tests/prometheusRules_test.yaml

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # yaml-language-server: $schema=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/helm-unittest/helm-unittest/main/schema/helm-testsuite.json
 suite: prometheus rules tests
-templates:
-  - prometheusRules.yaml
 tests:
   - it: render default deployment
+    templates:
+      - prometheusRules.yaml
     values:
       - ./values/with_rules.yaml
     asserts:
@@ -34,7 +34,41 @@ tests:
       - lengthEqual:
           path: spec.groups[0].rules
           count: 2
+  - it: render to Prometheus configuration file format
+    templates:
+      - prometheusConfiguration.yaml
+    values:
+      - ./values/with_rules.yaml
+      - ./values/with_PrometheusConfigurationFileFormat.yaml
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: groups[0].name
+          value: unittest
+      - equal:
+          path: groups[0].rules[0].alert
+          value: Rule1
+      - equal:
+          path: groups[0].rules[0].expr
+          value: |
+            metric1{} > 42
+      - equal:
+          path: groups[0].rules[0].for
+          value: 10m
+      - equal:
+          path: groups[0].rules[0].labels.priority
+          value: P1
+      - equal:
+          path: groups[0].rules[0].annotations.summary
+          value: "Metric 1 is over 42"
+      - equal:
+          path: groups[0].rules[0].annotations.runbook_url
+          value: https://acme.com/runbooks/0.0.0/Rule1.md
+      - lengthEqual:
+          path: groups[0].rules
+          count: 2
   - it: render with global additional labels on expression
+    templates:
+      - prometheusRules.yaml
     values:
       - ./values/with_rules.yaml
       - ./values/with_globalAdditionalExprLabels.yaml
@@ -44,6 +78,8 @@ tests:
           value: |
             metric1{environment=production,} > 42
   - it: render with global additional labels on rules
+    templates:
+      - prometheusRules.yaml
     values:
       - ./values/with_rules.yaml
       - ./values/with_globalAdditionalRuleLabels.yaml
@@ -52,6 +88,8 @@ tests:
           path: spec.groups[0].rules[0].labels.team
           value: sre
   - it: render with global additional labels on rules
+    templates:
+      - prometheusRules.yaml
     values:
       - ./values/with_rules.yaml
       - ./values/with_low_priority.yaml
@@ -60,6 +98,8 @@ tests:
           path: spec.groups[0].rules[0].labels.priority
           value: P3
   - it: render with additional additionalPrometheusRuleLabels
+    templates:
+      - prometheusRules.yaml
     values:
       - ./values/with_additionalPrometheusRuleLabels.yaml
     asserts:

charts/_source/tests/values/with_PrometheusConfigurationFileFormat.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+format: PrometheusConfigurationFile

charts/_source/values.yaml

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ global:
   additionalExprLabels: []
   additionalRuleLabels: {}
 
+format: PrometheusRuleCRD
+
 rulesGroupName: default
 
 rules: {}

charts/prometheus-postgresql-alerts/values.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 global:
   additionalRuleLabels: {}
 
+format: PrometheusRuleCRD
+
 defaultRunbookUrl: https://qonto.github.io/database-monitoring-framework/{{chartVersion}}/runbooks/postgresql/{{alertName}}
 rulesGroupName: postgresql.rules
 

charts/prometheus-rds-alerts/values.yaml

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 global:
   additionalRuleLabels: {}
 
+format: PrometheusRuleCRD
+
 defaultRunbookUrl: https://qonto.github.io/database-monitoring-framework/{{chartVersion}}/runbooks/rds/{{alertName}}
 rulesGroupName: rds.rules
 

content/faq.md

@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ This project was initiated by [Qonto's](https://qonto.com/) SRE engineers to sha
 
 Yes, we took lots of inspiration on [Prometheus-operator runbook](https://github.com/prometheus-operator/runbooks), which provides similar experience for Prometheus & Kubernetes technologies.
 
+## Deployment
+
+### Can I deploy the database monitoring framework on Prometheus standalone deployment?
+
+Project was designed for Kubernetes deployment using Prometheus operator, but you can use for standalone deployment.
+
+Use the `format=PrometheusConfigurationFile` Helm parameter to render rules as Prometheus rule files.
+
 ## Alerts
 
 ### Customize alerts

content/getting-started.md

@@ -19,26 +19,86 @@ See also our tutorials for concrete deployment example.
 
 Steps to deploy the framework on on your infrastructure:
 
-1. Deploy Prometheus operator
+{{< tabs "methods" >}}
+{{< tab "Prometheus Kubernetes Operator" >}}
+Requirements
 
-    Make sure:
-    - `serviceMonitorSelector` is defined to enable `ServiceMonitor` ([documentation](https://github.com/prometheus-operator/prometheus-operator/blob/v0.68.0/Documentation/user-guides/alerting.md#deploying-prometheus-rules))
-    - `ruleSelector` is enabled for `PrometheusRules` ([documentation](https://github.com/prometheus-operator/prometheus-operator/blob/v0.68.0/Documentation/user-guides/alerting.md#deploying-prometheus-rules))
+- [Helm](https://helm.sh/docs/intro/install/)
 
-1. Deploy Prometheus RDS exporters and/or PostgreSQL exporter as describe in tutorials
+- [Prometheus Kubernetes operator](https://github.com/prometheus-operator/prometheus-operator)
+
+    1. `ruleSelector` must be enabled ([documentation](https://github.com/prometheus-operator/prometheus-operator/blob/v0.68.0/Documentation/user-guides/alerting.md#deploying-prometheus-rules))
+
+    1. `serviceMonitorSelector` must be enabled for `ServiceMonitor` ([documentation](https://github.com/prometheus-operator/prometheus-operator/blob/v0.68.0/Documentation/user-guides/alerting.md#deploying-prometheus-rules))
+
+Steps
+
+1. Deploy [Prometheus RDS exporter]({{< ref "/tutorials/rds/exporter-deployment" >}}) and/or [Prometheus PostgreSQL exporter]({{< ref "/tutorials/postgresql/exporter-deployment" >}})
 
 1. Deploy charts with helm
 
     ```bash
     # RDS alerts
-    helm install prometheus-rds-alerts-chart oci://public.ecr.aws/qonto/prometheus-rds-alerts-chart:{{% current_version %}} --namespace ${KUBERNETES_NAMESPACE}
+    helm install prometheus-rds-alerts-chart oci://public.ecr.aws/qonto/prometheus-rds-alerts-chart \
+    --version {{% current_version %}} \
+    --namespace monitoring
     ```
 
     ```bash
     # PostgreSQL alerts
-    helm install prometheus-postgresql-alerts-chart oci://public.ecr.aws/qonto/prometheus-postgresql-alerts-chart:{{% current_version %}} --namespace ${KUBERNETES_NAMESPACE}
+    helm install prometheus-postgresql-alerts-chart oci://public.ecr.aws/qonto/prometheus-postgresql-alerts-chart \
+    --version {{% current_version %}} \
+    --namespace monitoring
+    ```
+
+1. Connect to Prometheus to check that the rules are correctly loaded (`https://<your_prometheus_url>/rules`)
+
+{{< /tab >}}
+{{< tab "Prometheus standalone server" >}}
+
+Requirements
+
+- [Helm](https://helm.sh/docs/intro/install/)
+
+- [Prometheus server](https://prometheus.io/docs/prometheus/latest/installation/)
+
+Steps
+
+1. Deploy [Prometheus RDS exporter]({{< ref "/tutorials/rds/exporter-deployment" >}}) and/or [Prometheus PostgreSQL exporter]({{< ref "/tutorials/postgresql/exporter-deployment" >}})
+
+1. Generate Prometheus rule configuration files
+
+    ```bash
+    # Generate RDS rules in /etc/prometheus/rds.rules.yaml
+    helm template oci://public.ecr.aws/qonto/prometheus-rds-alerts-chart \
+    --version {{% current_version %}} \
+    --set format=PrometheusConfigurationFile \
+    > /etc/prometheus/rds.rules.yaml
+    ```
+
+    ```bash
+    # Generate PostgreSQL rules in /etc/prometheus/postgresql.rules.yaml
+    helm template oci://public.ecr.aws/qonto/prometheus-postgresql-alerts-chart \
+    --version {{% current_version %}} \
+    --set format=PrometheusConfigurationFile \
+    > /etc/postgresql.rules.yaml
     ```
 
+1. Add files to the `rule_files` parameter in the Prometheus configuration file
+
+    ```yaml
+    rule_files:
+      - /etc/prometheus/rds.rules.yaml
+      - /etc/prometheus/postgresql.rules.yaml
+    ```
+
+1. Reload Prometheus configuration
+
+1. Connect to Prometheus to check that the rules are correctly loaded (`https://<your_prometheus_url>/rules`)
+
+{{< /tab >}}
+{{< /tabs >}}
+
 ## Charts
 
 Prometheus alerts are available as Helm chart: