AWS CloudWatch exporter
A Prometheus exporter that fetches metrics from Amazon CloudWatch and exposes them for monitoring.
What is AWS CloudWatch exporter?
CloudWatch Exporter is a Prometheus exporter that retrieves metrics from Amazon CloudWatch and exposes them in a format that Prometheus can scrape. It solves the problem of integrating AWS cloud metrics into a Prometheus-based monitoring stack, allowing teams to monitor AWS resources alongside other infrastructure components. The tool supports flexible configuration for selecting specific metrics, dimensions, and tags, and can be deployed as a standalone Java application or Docker container.
DevOps engineers, SREs, and cloud administrators who use Prometheus for monitoring and need to include AWS CloudWatch metrics in their observability pipeline. It is particularly useful for organizations running hybrid or multi-cloud environments where unified monitoring is essential.
Developers choose CloudWatch Exporter because it is an official Prometheus community project that provides a stable and well-maintained bridge to AWS metrics. Its configurable filtering and tag-based selection reduce unnecessary API calls, helping control costs, while support for Docker and live reloading simplifies deployment and management.
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Metrics exporter for Amazon AWS CloudWatch
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