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About PMM installation

Summary

Install PMM Server

Install and run at least one PMM Server.

Choose from:

Use Benefits Drawbacks
Docker 1. Quick
2. Simple
3. Rootless
Additional network configuration required.
Podman 1. Quick
2. Simple
3. Rootless
Podman installation required.
Helm (Technical Preview) 1. Quick
2. Simple
3. Cloud
4. Rootless
Requires running Kubernetes cluster.
Virtual appliance 1. Easily import into Hypervisor of your choice
2. Rootless
More system resources compared to Docker footprint.
Amazon AWS 1. Wizard-driven install.
2. Rootless
Non-free solution (infrastructure costs).

Install PMM Client

Install and run PMM Client on every node where there is a service you want to monitor.

The choices are:

Binary is only way to install PMM client without root permissions

Add services

On each PMM Client, you configure then add to PMM Server’s inventory the node or service you want to monitor.

Which services you can monitor?

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