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After extensive research it has been determined that the correct plural of
After extensive research it has been determined that the correct plural of
'Prometheus' is 'Prometheis'.
'Prometheus' is 'Prometheis'.
### Can I reload Prometheus's configuration?
Yes, sending SIGHUP to the Prometheus process will reload
and apply the configuration file. The different components attempt
to handle failing changes gracefully.
### Can I send alerts?
### Can I send alerts?
Yes, with the experimental [Alertmanager](https://github.com/prometheus/alertmanager).
Yes, with the experimental [Alertmanager](https://github.com/prometheus/alertmanager).
[PagerDuty](http://www.pagerduty.com/) and email are supported.
Currently, the following external systems are supported:
* Email
* Generic Webhooks
*[PagerDuty](http://www.pagerduty.com/)
*[HipChat](https://www.hipchat.com/)
*[Slack](https://slack.com/)
*[Pushover](https://pushover.net/)
*[Flowdock](https://www.flowdock.com/)
### Can I create dashboards?
### Can I create dashboards?
Yes, with [PromDash](/docs/visualization/promdash/) and [Console
Yes, with [PromDash](/docs/visualization/promdash/) and [Console templates](/docs/visualization/consoles/). There is also a early support for querying Prometheus servers from [Grafana](/docs/visualization/grafana/).
templates](/docs/visualization/consoles/).
### Can I change the timezone? Why is everything in UTC?
### Can I change the timezone? Why is everything in UTC?
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### Which languages have instrumentation libraries?
### Which languages have instrumentation libraries?
Currently Prometheus supports configuring static HTTP targets, as well as
Currently Prometheus supports configuring static HTTP targets, as well as
discovering targets dynamically via [DNS SRV
discovering targets dynamically via [DNS SRV
records](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRV_record). We plan to support more
records](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRV_record) and [Consul](https://www.consul.io/). There is also a file-based interface that allows you to connect your own discovery mechanisms. We plan to natively support more
types of service discovery (e.g. Consul or Zookeeper) in the future. Some will
types of service discovery (e.g. Zookeeper) in the future.
be implemented natively, but we may also add a plugin system for arbitrary
discovery mechanisms.
### Restartless configuration changes
Currently Prometheus requires a restart after any configuration or rule file
change. This can mean monitoring interruptions for short periods of time. In
the future, we want to support reloading configuration changes without having