Couldn't load configuration (-config.file=documentation/examples/prometheus.conf

[tdingus]

uname -a
Linux new-host-2.home 3.14.17-100.fc19.x86_64 #1 SMP Thu Aug 14 17:17:26 UTC 2014 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

steps to reproduce:

a. git clone https://github.com/prometheus/prometheus.git
b. cd prometheus
c. make build
d. ./prometheus -config.file=documentation/examples/prometheus.conf

WARN[0000] No remote storage URLs provided; not sending any samples to long-term storage file=main.go line=126
INFO[0000] Loading configuration file documentation/examples/prometheus.conf file=main.go line=220
ERRO[0000] Couldn't load configuration (-config.file=documentation/examples/prometheus.conf): open documentation/examples/prometheus.conf: no such file or directory file=main.go line=224

[fabxc]

You are building from master, which contains the 0.14.0 release candidate.
See the RC announcement. The switch to the YAML config format is what causes the error.

Changing the file extension should fix it:

./prometheus -config.file=documentation/examples/prometheus.yml

You can either try out the release candidate (configuration docs, getting started docs) or build from the 0.13.4 tag for which the contents of prometheus.io are valid.

We also provide binaries for the different versions.

[fabxc]

That said, we have to update our getting started documentation to instruct building from the latest stable release (which should have a moving tag). Sorry about the confusion.

[fabxc]

I assume this explains/resolves the issue. Otherwise feel free to comment again.

[tdingus]

yes. thanks.

[lock]

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