RFC: Change start page

[matthiasr]

When I visit a Prometheus, 90% of the time I want to query something. However, what I see is

This information is interesting approximately once whenever the configuration changes, if even that. I would propose to move the status page to /status and make / redirect to or be equivalent to /graph.

Another candidate would be the Alerts page, but if there is anything interesting there, I have already been notified.

[fabxc]

Strong +1

On Fri, Aug 28, 2015, 10:32 AM Matthias Rampke notifications@github.com
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When I visit a Prometheus, 90% of the time I want to query something.
However, what I see is

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This information is interesting approximately once whenever the
configuration changes, if even that. I would propose to move the status
page to /status and make / redirect to or be equivalent to /graph.

Another candidate would be the Alerts page, but if there is anything
interesting there, I have already been notified.

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#1038.

[jimmidyson]

How about a mashup of graph & alert? Totally agree the status page is not the most useful root page.

[matthiasr]

Hmm a completely new root page would of course be even better. Something like one query box (but when you submit it takes you to /graph) and a grid of alerts (and when you click, it takes you to /alerts with that alert expanded)?

[fabxc]

#1039

Any larger redesigns would be nice – I can think of dozens of possible improvements.
But a UI-savvy person would be needed to do this effectively.

[brian-brazil]

I think that / should be the status of the prometheus server, so things like how many chunks, series, targets it has and things like build and eval information,

I don't believe it should be either /graph or /alert as that's not relevant for all users.

[fabxc]

On IRC I suggested having an input box on the status page that takes your input to /graph.
It's just a fact that people running a Prometheus in many cases go there to do querying and not to check the enabled flags and such.

[brian-brazil]

@fabxc That sounds like a good idea

[brian-brazil]

This was done.

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