Setup Prometheus, Node Exporter & Grafana from Scratch on 3 Ubuntu VM | Full Monitoring Stack

Description

In this video, I’ll show you how to install and configure Prometheus, Node Exporter, and Grafana on an Ubuntu server from scratch. By the end of this tutorial, you’ll have a complete Linux monitoring setup — perfect for system admins, DevOps engineers, and anyone who wants to visualize server metrics in Grafana dashboards. 🧩 What You’ll Learn Install Prometheus on Ubuntu Install Node Exporter on multiple servers Configure Prometheus to scrape metrics Install and access Grafana Add Prometheus as a data source in Grafana Create dashboards for server monitoring 💡 Commands Used (Quick Reference) sudo apt update -y sudo useradd --no-create-home --shell /bin/false prometheus sudo systemctl enable prometheus sudo systemctl start prometheus (Full commands shown in the video)