From 765b07c734e8e31de8fa6f4d7b512e3efa6fe5ad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Max Leonard Inden Date: Fri, 12 May 2017 10:25:10 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Add note to not load balance Alert trafic --- README.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ff1058d6..460cf3ff 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -201,6 +201,8 @@ Start your prometheus like this, for example: > Note: make sure to have a valid `prometheus.yml` in your current directory +> Important: Do not load balance traffic between Prometheus and its Alertmanagers, but instead point Prometheus to a list of all Alertmanagers. The Alertmanager implementation expects all alerts to be sent to all Alertmanagers to ensure high availability. + ## Architecture ![](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/prometheus/alertmanager/4e6695682acd2580773a904e4aa2e3b927ee27b7/doc/arch.jpg)