Custom Alerts With Prometheus & Alertmanager On Kubernetes

Learn step-by-step to configure Prometheus, Grafana, and Alertmanager on Kubernetes for pod and node alerts.

What you'll learn

Understand the fundamentals of Prometheus and Alertmanager architecture within a Kubernetes environment.

Create and deploy custom alerting rules in Prometheus tailored to real-world Kubernetes workloads.

Configure Alertmanager for advanced alert routing, grouping, inhibition, and notification management

Integrate Prometheus alerts with popular notification channels like Email,etc

Requirements

Basic understanding of Kubernetes concepts (pods, services, deployments, etc.) Familiarity with YAML configuration files Basic knowledge of containerization and Docker A computer with internet access – hands-on labs will be provided using cloud or local clusters (Optional) Experience with Prometheus is helpful but not required

No prior programming knowledge is required – this course is designed for beginners as well. Anyone with an interest can start learning right away.

Description

Monitoring and alerting are essential for ensuring the reliability, scalability, and performance of modern Kubernetes environments. This course is designed to help you master Prometheus, Grafana, and Alertmanager so you can build a production-ready monitoring and alerting system tailored for Kubernetes clusters.Build a Hands-On Monitoring and Alerting System for KubernetesLearn how to install and configure the Prometheus stack with HelmBuild and customize Grafana dashboards for real-time visibilityCreate powerful Prometheus alert rules for pods, nodes, and storageConfigure Alertmanager for email notifications and routing alertsAutomate infrastructure setup with Terraform for efficiencyMaster Kubernetes Monitoring With Real-World ScenariosYou’ll start by learning how to provision servers manually on AWS before moving to infrastructure automation with Terraform. This approach ensures you understand both manual setup and automated workflows. From there, you’ll deploy the Prometheus stack, configure services, and connect monitoring components inside Kubernetes.The course emphasizes real-world alerting by teaching you how to design custom Prometheus rules, integrate SMTP for real-time email alerts, and organize alerts using labels for better scalability. You’ll also learn best practices for observability, including setting thresholds, designing effective alerts, and visualizing metrics with Grafana dashboards.By the end of this course, you’ll have the knowledge and hands-on experience to build, configure, and manage a production-grade monitoring system for Kubernetes — skills that are highly valued for DevOps, SRE, and cloud engineering roles.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Welcome & Course Overview

Section 2: Creating a Manual Server on AWS

Lecture 2 Creating Manual server on AWS

Section 3: Automating Server Provisioning with Terraform

Lecture 3 Creating Server using Terraform

Section 4: Installing the Prometheus Stack with Helm

Lecture 4 Installing Prometheus Stack using Helm

Section 5: Configuring Pod-Level Prometheus Alerts

Lecture 5 Configure Prometheus Rule for pods

Section 6: Setting Up Node & Storage Alerts in Prometheus

Lecture 6 Configure Prometheus Rule for nodes & Storage

Section 7: Enabling Email Notifications in Alertmanager

Lecture 7 Configure SMTP alertmanager

Section 8: Adding Labels on Prometheus Pod to receive alerts

Lecture 8 Adding Labels on Prometheus Pod to receive alerts

DevOps Engineers, SREs, and Platform Engineers looking to improve monitoring and alerting in Kubernetes environments Backend Developers and Cloud Engineers who manage services running on Kubernetes and want to catch issues proactively System Administrators transitioning to Kubernetes-based infrastructure IT Professionals and Students interested in learning how to implement real-world alerting solutions with Prometheus and Alertmanager Anyone who wants to go beyond basic monitoring and build production-grade, custom alerting pipelines,This course is also highly valuable for DevOps and SRE professionals who want to strengthen their skills in monitoring and alerting.