Victoria Metrics on Ubuntu 24.04

VictoriaMetrics is an open-source time-series database optimized for high ingestion rates, efficient storage, and fast query performance. It is widely used for monitoring, observability, and analytics use cases, serving as a scalable alternative to Prometheus-compatible storage backends.

VictoriaMetrics supports long-term metrics retention, horizontal scalability, and seamless integration with popular monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and Kubernetes. Its lightweight architecture enables efficient resource utilization while handling millions of metrics with low latency.

Features of VictoriaMetrics:

• High-performance time-series database optimized for large-scale workloads.
• Prometheus-compatible data ingestion and query APIs.
• Efficient storage with low disk usage and fast compression.
• Scales from single-node deployments to distributed clusters.
• Integrates seamlessly with Grafana and cloud-native ecosystems.
• Suitable for monitoring, observability, and analytics platforms.

To verify VictoriaMetrics is running and accessible, use the following steps:

 Check service status: $ systemctl status victoria-metrics

Verify version:
$ victoria-metrics --version

Access Web UI:
http://:8428

Disclaimer: VictoriaMetrics is provided “as is” under applicable open-source licenses. Users are responsible for configuring retention policies, security settings, backups, and access controls. It is recommended to restrict public access, enable authentication where required, and follow best practices for monitoring infrastructure deployments.