Prometheus
This page describes how to configure Prometheus for Kiali.
Metrics
Configuration for metrics backends.
Kiali uses a metrics backend to power the topology graph, health calculations, and detail views. Configure the Prometheus connection on the Prometheus page and production optimizations on Tuning.
Tuning
Production Prometheus tuning for Kiali — recording rules, federation, metric thinning, and retention.
Last modified September 21, 2026: Reorganize Configuration external services documentation (#1013) (f5cf20e)