# Better Stack Prometheus metrics

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## Start collecting metrics in 5 minutes

How you would like to collect your [Prometheus metrics](https://betterstack.com/community/guides/monitoring/prometheus-metrics-explained/)?

- [Forward metrics from your Prometheus instance](#forward-metrics-from-your-prometheus-instance)
- [We scrape metrics from your Prometheus exporters and apps](../prometheus-scrape)

## Forward metrics from your Prometheus instance

Collect metrics from your Prometheus instance using [Remote-Write](https://prometheus.io/docs/concepts/remote_write_spec/).

### 1. Configure your Prometheus

Add a `remote_write` section to your Prometheus config file:

```yaml
[label prometheus.yml]
global:
  scrape_interval: 15s
  evaluation_interval: 15s

# your existing configuration

remote_write:
  - url: "https://$INGESTING_HOST/metrics"
    authorization:
      type: Bearer
      credentials: "$SOURCE_TOKEN"
```

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#### Can't set the Authorization header?

Some providers allow you to set up Remote-Write using only a URL, without any additional HTTP headers. In that case, include the token in a query parameter.

Use `https://$INGESTING_HOST/metrics?source_token=$SOURCE_TOKEN`.
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### 2. Reload the configuration

Reload the configuration of your Prometheus server:

[vector-select-platform]

[vector-platform unix]
```sh
[label Reload Prometheus server]
ps -A | grep prometheus | tr -s ' ' | xargs | cut -f1 -d' ' | xargs kill -HUP
```
[/vector-platform]
[vector-platform windows]
```powershell
[label Reload Prometheus server]
powershell Invoke-RestMethod -Method Post -Uri "http://localhost:9090/-/reload"
```
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### 3. See your metrics in Better Stack 🎉

You should see your metrics in the [Prometheus dashboard](https://telemetry.betterstack.com/team/0/dashboards/platform/prometheus ";_blank").

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**Does the Prometheus dashboard show unexpected results?**

[Install Node exporter](https://betterstack.com/community/guides/monitoring/monitor-linux-prometheus-node-exporter/#setting-up-node-exporter) to use our [Prometheus dashboard](https://telemetry.betterstack.com/team/0/dashboards/platform/prometheus). The dashboard requires metrics provided by the Node exporter.
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## Need help?

Please let us know at hello@betterstack.com.  
We're happy to help! 🙏