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Cortex

Horizontally scalable, highly available, multi-tenant Prometheus as a service.

LicenseApache-2.0
GitHub stars5.5k
Last commit1 weeks ago
Tags6 topics
Multi TenantKubernetesObservabilityPrometheusMetrics StorageGolang
Overview

Why consider Cortex?

Cortex is a CNCF-incubated project providing horizontally scalable, multi-tenant, long-term metric storage for Prometheus with support for S3, GCS, DynamoDB, and Bigtable.

Guided learning

Learn Cortex by building

Practical setup notes, real use cases, and copy-ready examples in one focused guide.

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Overview of Cortex

Cortex scales Prometheus ingestion to tens of millions of samples per second, providing strict multi-tenant isolation, cross-region query federation, and high availability.

Running Cortex in Single-Binary Mode

bash
1docker run -d \
2 --name cortex \
3 -p 9009:9009 \
4 cortexproject/cortex:latest

Cortex is licensed under the Apache License Version 2.0.

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Cortex FAQs

Cortex is listed as a Developer Tools tool on TiloBox. Review the overview, features, and official documentation on this page to decide whether it solves your specific workflow.

Start with the project's GitHub repository and official website for supported installation and deployment instructions. Test the setup with representative data or a small project before rolling it out more widely.

Cortex is listed under the Apache-2.0 license. Read the complete license text and the project's notices before using, modifying, or distributing the software.

Production readiness depends on your requirements. Review maintenance activity, security practices, documentation, backup and upgrade procedures, and compatibility with your stack; then validate it in a non-production environment.

Cortex is listed as an alternative to AWS Managed Prometheus. Compare the core workflow, deployment model, integrations, and licensing against your must-have requirements before switching.