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+# Prometheus Add-on
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+This add-on is an experimental configuration of k8s monitoring using Prometheus used for e2e tests.
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+For production use check out more mature setups like [Prometheus Operator](https://github.com/coreos/prometheus-operator) and [kube-prometheus](https://github.com/coreos/prometheus-operator/tree/master/contrib/kube-prometheus).
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