Prometheus Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

Deploy Prometheus hosting and get a metrics server of your own, with a username and password in front of every page. xCloud runs the pinned Prometheus 3.13.2 image, generates the password, keeps your samples on a persistent volume and serves the UI, query API and remote-write endpoint over HTTPS on your domain. You choose how long metrics are kept and how much disk they may use.

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Password on every route
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What is Prometheus?

Prometheus is an open-source systems and service monitoring system and a Cloud Native Computing Foundation project. It stores metrics as time series, each identified by a metric name and a set of key/value labels, and lets you query them with PromQL. A single Prometheus server is autonomous: it does not depend on distributed storage. The code is released under the Apache-2.0 licence.

On xCloud it is Prometheus 3.13.2 from the official image, pinned by digest, running as one node with local storage. A Caddy proxy puts Basic Auth in front of the UI, the query API and the remote-write receiver. The shipped configuration collects Prometheus's own metrics every 15 seconds; the install form does not take custom scrape targets or rule files, so your other metrics arrive through remote write. Alertmanager, Grafana and exporters are not part of this template.

About this app

Version xCloud installs: 3.13.2
Licence: Apache-2.0
Official website: prometheus.io
Source code: github.com/prometheus/prometheus
Documentation: prometheus.io/docs

Prometheus is a third-party project. xCloud is not affiliated with or endorsed by its maintainers. Names and logos belong to their owners.

From Sign-Up to Your First PromQL Query In 3 Steps

Running Prometheus on the open internet usually means adding your own login layer, a certificate, a data volume and retention flags. Here the install form asks four questions and the rest is set up for you.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick Prometheus from the OneClick catalog. Choose a domain, keep or change the admin username, and set the retention time (15d by default) and maximum storage (8GB by default).
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We start Prometheus 3.13.2, pinned by digest, behind a small Caddy proxy that asks for your username and password. Samples go to the prometheus_data volume, a password is generated if you left it blank, and the site is published over HTTPS.
Step 03
Query, Then Send Metrics In
Sign in at your Prometheus URL and run a PromQL query against the server's own metrics, which are collected every 15 seconds from the start. Then give your remote-write clients the Remote Write URL and the same username and password.

A Real Metrics Server Behind Your Own Password

This is upstream Prometheus on a single server, set up so nothing answers without your credentials.

PromQL Queries
Ask questions of your metrics in Prometheus's own query language, from the built-in UI or through the query API.
Remote-Write Receiver
The receiver is switched on, so other Prometheus servers and agents can push samples to your Remote Write URL with Basic Auth.
Labelled Time Series
Each series is a metric name plus key/value labels, so you can slice one metric by host, job or any label you send.
Password On Every Route
The UI, the query API and the remote-write endpoint all ask for the username and password. Only a plain health check answers without them.
Retention You Set
Samples are dropped after 15 days or once storage reaches 8GB, whichever comes first, unless you pick other limits at install.
Storage That Survives Restarts
Metrics live on the prometheus_data volume, so a Restart from the xCloud dashboard keeps your history.

Everything You Need To Run Your Metrics Server 24/7

Hosting for Prometheus where the server, the certificate and the login layer are already taken care of.

Prometheus 3.13.2 deployed for you
Official image pinned by digest
Password generated for you
Free SSL certificate
Metrics on a persistent volume
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
Choose your server region
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With Prometheus

Collect metrics from many servers in one place
Point the Prometheus servers or agents you already run at one Remote Write URL and query everything from a single UI.
Keep metrics on a server you control
Samples are written to a volume on your own Cloud VPS, with the retention time and size you chose.
Query from your own tools
The query API sits at your HTTPS domain behind the same username and password, ready for a dashboard tool that supports Basic Auth.
Learn PromQL on live data
The server records its own metrics from the first minute, so you have real series to practise queries on.

Prometheus vs Alternatives

Grafana: Grafana has its own OneClick page. It draws dashboards and reads from data sources; Prometheus is the part that stores the metrics and answers PromQL.
VictoriaMetrics: VictoriaMetrics has its own OneClick page. It is a time-series database built to keep Prometheus data long term, while this Prometheus install keeps 15 days or 8GB by default.
InfluxDB 2 OSS: InfluxDB 2 OSS has its own OneClick page. It is a time-series database queried with Flux and organised into buckets; Prometheus uses labelled series and PromQL.
Zabbix: Zabbix has its own OneClick page. It monitors servers, networks and applications with a PostgreSQL database behind it; Prometheus is a single service with its own local metric storage.
Datadog: Datadog is a hosted monitoring service. As a self-hosted alternative, Prometheus is Apache-2.0 software that keeps your samples on a volume on your own server.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for Prometheus hosting. Start where your metrics are today, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More memory and disk for more series, longer retention or heavier queries.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
Unlimited

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Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Billed monthly with no lock-in — delete the server and the unused balance comes back to your account. Prometheus is licensed under Apache-2.0.

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Prometheus on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Your samples stay on your server, behind your password.

Fast Provisioning
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Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
Intuitive Control Panel
From Server creation to application deployment, everything can be managed from our intuitive control panel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

Can I run Prometheus in Docker?

Yes, and that is what this template does. It runs the official Prometheus 3.13.2 image, pinned by digest, with a Caddy proxy for the login, a persistent prometheus_data volume and HTTPS on your domain. You do not write the Compose file yourself.

How much RAM does Prometheus need?

The template asks for at least 2048 MB of RAM, 2 CPU cores and 10 GB of disk. That is a modest starting floor. Real needs depend on how many series you store, how often samples arrive, how heavy your queries are and how long you keep data. The 6 GB plan is the starting point here.

What do I set during installation?

A domain, a Prometheus username (admin by default), a password, a metrics retention time (15d by default) and a maximum metrics storage (8GB by default). Leave the password blank and a 24-character one is generated and shown in your dashboard.

Is my Prometheus open to the internet?

It is reachable only through your HTTPS domain, and every request needs the username and password. That covers the UI, the query API and the remote-write endpoint. Only a plain health check answers without credentials. The lifecycle and admin APIs stay disabled.

How do I send metrics to it?

Use remote write. After install, your dashboard shows a Remote Write URL, which is your domain followed by /api/v1/write. Configure each client with that URL and HTTP Basic Auth using the same username and password you sign in with.

Can I add my own scrape targets or alerting rules?

Not through the install form. The shipped configuration only collects Prometheus's own metrics every 15 seconds, and custom scrape settings and rule files are not accepted at install. Send your other metrics in through remote write instead.

Does it include Alertmanager or Grafana?

No. The install runs two services: Prometheus and the Caddy proxy that handles the login. Alertmanager, Grafana and exporters are separate tools. Grafana has its own OneClick page if you want dashboards next to it.

How do I change the Prometheus password?

Open your site's Environment tab, change PROMETHEUS_PASSWORD, then click Save & Redeploy. After that, update every remote-write client, because they sign in with the same password. Until you do, their samples are rejected.

Are there limits on queries?

Yes. The template allows 10 queries at once, stops any query after two minutes and accepts up to 128 web connections. These limits keep one heavy query from taking the whole server down.

Is this a highly available Prometheus?

No. It is a single Prometheus server with local storage, and the data is not replicated. Keep the storage on the server's local disk. Upstream warns that network filesystems such as NFS can corrupt the data.

How do I back up Prometheus?

Back up the complete prometheus_data volume, which holds all of your stored samples. Nothing schedules that copy for you, so run it yourself, and always take one before an upgrade or a retention change. Keep the username and password with it.

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How do I upgrade Prometheus?

The install stays on its pinned 3.13.2 image until you redeploy with a newer template version. Existing sites are never upgraded automatically. Back up prometheus_data first and read the upstream release notes before you move.

Is Prometheus free?

Yes. Prometheus is open source under the Apache-2.0 licence, so the software has no licence fee. You pay only for the dedicated Cloud VPS it runs on.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.