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Prometheus naming + RED/USE

Stub page

Metric naming conventions and the two methodologies you actually use.

Planned content

  • Naming: http_requests_total, _seconds, _bytes — units in the name
  • RED method (Rate, Errors, Duration) for request-driven services
  • USE method (Utilization, Saturation, Errors) for resources
  • Histogram bucket selection