VictoriaMetrics
Time-series metrics storage, Prometheus-compatible.
Overview
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| CDK8s file | platform/cdk8s/cots/monitoring/victoria_metrics.go |
| Namespace | victoria-metrics |
| HTTPRoute | None |
| UI | No |
Purpose
VictoriaMetrics is a high-performance, horizontally scalable time-series database. It serves as the cluster's metrics backend, compatible with the Prometheus remote-write protocol.
The OTel Gateway collector sends metrics via Prometheus remote-write to VictoriaMetrics. Grafana queries it using the Prometheus datasource plugin.
Deployment
Deployed as a VictoriaMetrics Single Server (not cluster mode) — sufficient for a homelab-scale deployment.
Retention
Default retention is configured via Helm values. Adjust retentionPeriod in the CDK8s code as needed.