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# promtool

> Tooling for the Prometheus monitoring system.
> More information: <https://prometheus.io/docs/prometheus/latest/getting_started/>.

- Check if the configuration files are valid or not (if present report errors):

`promtool check config {{config_file.yml}}`

- Check if the rule files are valid or not (if present report errors):

`promtool check rules {{rules_file.yml}}`

- Pass Prometheus metrics over `stdin` to check them for consistency and correctness:

`curl --silent {{http://example.com:9090/metrics/}} | promtool check metrics`

- Unit tests for rules config:

`promtool test rules {{test_file.yml}}`
