How to configure Prometheus and Grafana in Java Application.

Description

Want end-to-end Java application monitoring with Prometheus (metrics storage/scraping) and Grafana (beautiful dashboards)? In this video we wire everything up, expose Spring Boot metrics, run Prometheus & Grafana via Docker, and add custom business metrics with Micrometer. 🚀 What you’ll learn Add Prometheus & Actuator to a Java/Spring Boot app Expose /actuator/prometheus safely Run Prometheus & Grafana in Docker (or locally) Create a Grafana dashboard for JVM & app metrics Add custom counters/timers with Micrometer Common pitfalls & quick fixes Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:45 Prereqs & architecture 01:30 Add dependencies (Maven/Gradle) 03:10 Enable actuator + prometheus endpoint 04:40 Run Prometheus (Docker) 06:10 Run Grafana (Docker) 07:30 Connect Grafana → Prometheus 08:40 Import JVM dashboard & build a panel 10:10 Add custom metrics (@Timed, Counter) 12:00 Basic alert rule (optional) 13:10 Secure & harden 14:10 Troubleshooting 15:00 Wrap-up