prometheus.conf

env PROMETHEUS=/usr/bin/prometheus
env CONFIG=/etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml
env USER=prometheus
env GROUP=prometheus
env DEFAULTS=/etc/default/prometheus
env RUNDIR=/var/run/prometheus
env PID_FILE=/var/run/prometheus/prometheus.pid
pre-start script
  [ -e $DEFAULTS ] && . $DEFAULTS

  mkdir -p $RUNDIR           || true
  chmod 0755 $RUNDIR         || true
  chown $USER:$GROUP $RUNDIR || true
end script

script
    # read settings like GOMAXPROCS from "/etc/default/prometheus", if available.
    [ -e $DEFAULTS ] && . $DEFAULTS

    export GOMAXPROCS=${GOMAXPROCS:-2}
    exec start-stop-daemon -c $USER -g $GROUP -p $PID_FILE -x $PROMETHEUS -S -- -config.file=$CONFIG \
      -storage.local.path=/var/lib/prometheus/metrics \
      -web.console.templates=/etc/prometheus/consoles \
      -web.console.libraries=/etc/prometheus/console_libraries \
      $ARGS
end script

respawn
respawn limit 10 10
kill timeout 10