Prometheus + Loki + Grafana 2026: The Modern Observability Stack Setup
Prometheus, Loki, and Grafana are the three open-source pieces every modern observability stack is built around in 2026. This is a practical setup guide that covers the architecture decisions that matter (single-binary vs microservices, retention strategy, federation), sizing rules of thumb based on real deployments, the alerting patterns that catch real problems, and the operational gotchas that bite teams once they hit a few hundred services....