Grafana Learning Journeys: Connect to a Prometheus data source in Grafana Cloud

Apr 23, 2025

This video is part of the Grafana Learning Journeys, and it walks you through how to connect to a Prometheus data source in Grafana Cloud.

https://grafana.com/docs/learning-journeys/prometheus/

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0:00 - Intro

0:12 - Before you begin

1:09 - When to connect to a self-managed data source

2:35 - Verify Prometheus installation

3:30 - Verify Prometheus metrics

3:50 - Add Prometheus as a data source

4:28 - Enter data source URL

5:30 - Authentication

5:42 - Select PDC and test connection

6:04 - Explore your metrics
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