Prometheus + Redis: Simple Guide to Monitor Redis Instances

Redis is often a critical part of modern infrastructure — whether used as a cache, message broker, or ephemeral store. Monitoring it properly helps you detect issues early and ensure system stability. In this guide, you’ll learn how to build a Redis monitoring dashboard with Prometheus and Grafana to quickly identify issues and improve system reliability. ⚙️ Installing Prometheus (Quick Setup) We’ll start by deploying Prometheus using Helm: helm repo add prometheus-community https://prometheus-community.github.io/helm-charts helm repo update helm install kube-prometheus prometheus-community/kube-prometheus-stack \ --namespace prometheus --create-namespace This will install Prometheus, Grafana, and some built-in exporters. To access Grafana: kubectl port-forward svc/kube-prometheus-grafana -n prometheus 3000:80 You can access here -> http://localhost:3000/login Default login: admin / prom-operator

Apr 22, 2025 - 00:00

Prometheus + Redis: Simple Guide to Monitor Redis Instances

Redis is often a critical part of modern infrastructure — whether used as a cache, message broker, or ephemeral store. Monitoring it properly helps you detect issues early and ensure system stability.

In this guide, you’ll learn how to build a Redis monitoring dashboard with Prometheus and Grafana to quickly identify issues and improve system reliability.

⚙️ Installing Prometheus (Quick Setup)

We’ll start by deploying Prometheus using Helm:

helm repo add prometheus-community https://prometheus-community.github.io/helm-charts
helm repo update

helm install kube-prometheus prometheus-community/kube-prometheus-stack \
  --namespace prometheus --create-namespace

This will install Prometheus, Grafana, and some built-in exporters.
To access Grafana:

kubectl port-forward svc/kube-prometheus-grafana -n prometheus 3000:80

You can access here -> http://localhost:3000/login

Default login: admin / prom-operator