Understanding Metrics Storage and Access Options

Porter stores metrics data for 30 days and logs for 7 days by default in your cluster. There are several ways to access and visualize this data:

Built-in Dashboard

The default Porter dashboard in the Metrics tab provides basic metrics visualization with views with flexible time windows.

Using Grafana Add-on

For more advanced visualization needs and longer time windows, you can use the Grafana add-on, which offers:

• Direct access to metrics stored in your cluster's Prometheus instance

• Custom dashboard creation

• Flexible time window options

• No additional cost for metrics storage

Data Storage with Grafana

When using the Grafana add-on:

• Metrics and logs data are read directly from Prometheus and Loki in your cluster

• Only Grafana configuration data (users, teams, dashboards) needs to be persisted

• You can use the persistent data feature with RDS to store Grafana configuration (available for AWS clusters)