Day: February 13, 2021

Promethus inbuilt basic authentication and TLS

github : https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus/pull/8316

from v2.24.0 basic authentication and TLS is inbuilt into prometheus.

webconfig.yml

tls_server_config:
  cert_file: /etc/prometheus/prometheus.cert
  key_file: /etc/prometheus/prometheus.key

basic_auth_users:
  admin: $2y$12$/B1Z0Ohq/g9z/BlD30mi/uRDNdBRs/VrtAZrJDtY73Ttjc8RYHJ2O
  • Start prometheus with webconfig file
./prometheus --web.config.file=webconfig.yml
  • Prometheus will be accessible on https and with basic auth (admin/admin)
  • Password should be bcrypt encrypted – https://bcrypt-generator.com

More : https://github.com/roidelapluie/prometheus/blob/5b4f46a348ae3bc143629f25f0f997f39f30c2c2/docs/configuration/https.md