# Prometheus [Prometheus](https://prometheus.io/) - Monitoring system and time series database. > When application is installed, a container will be launched with **root** privileges. > This is required in order to apply the correct permissions to the `prometheus` directories. > Afterward, the `prometheus` container will run as a **non**-root user (Default: `568`). > Also an empty configuration file will be created. The configuration file is located at `/config/prometheus.yml` inside the container. Data is stored at `/data` inside the container.