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# Docker A multi-stage Dockerfile is provided for small runtime images. ## Build ```bash docker build -t prometheus-mcp:latest . ``` ## Run (MCP server) ::: tip Use host networking on Linux for easiest connectivity to a host Prometheus on :9090. ::: - Linux (Prometheus on host at :9090) — easiest with host networking: ```bash docker run --rm -it --network host prometheus-mcp:latest --mcp \ --prometheus-url http://localhost:9090 ``` - macOS/Windows (no host network) — use `host.docker.internal`: ```bash docker run --rm -it prometheus-mcp:latest --mcp \ --prometheus-url http://host.docker.internal:9090 ``` - Linux without host networking — map host gateway: ```bash docker run --rm -it --add-host=host.docker.internal:host-gateway \ prometheus-mcp:latest --mcp \ --prometheus-url http://host.docker.internal:9090 ``` ## Run (CLI one-offs) ```bash # Instant query docker run --rm prometheus-mcp:latest query --query 'up' \ --prometheus-url http://host.docker.internal:9090 # Range query docker run --rm prometheus-mcp:latest range --query 'rate(http_requests_total[5m])' \ --start '2025-09-27T12:00:00Z' --end '2025-09-27T13:00:00Z' --step '30s' \ --prometheus-url http://host.docker.internal:9090 ``` ## Basic Auth Supply credentials via environment variables or CLI flags. ::: code-group ```bash [Env] docker run --rm -it \ -e PROMETHEUS_URL=https://prom.example.com \ -e PROMETHEUS_USERNAME=api \ -e PROMETHEUS_PASSWORD=secret \ prometheus-mcp:latest --mcp ``` ```bash [Flags] docker run --rm -it prometheus-mcp:latest --mcp \ --prometheus-url https://prom.example.com \ --prometheus-username api \ --prometheus-password secret ``` ::: ::: warning Secrets Prefer Docker secrets or environment variables managed by your orchestrator. Avoid baking credentials into images or command history. ::: ## Metrics exporter Expose internal metrics at /metrics by enabling the exporter and mapping a port: ```bash docker run --rm -it -p 9091:9091 prometheus-mcp:latest --mcp \ --metrics-exporter --metrics-port 9091 \ --prometheus-url http://host.docker.internal:9090 ```

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