--storage.tsdb.retention

--storage.tsdb.retention

 #  --storage.tsdb.path="/var/lib/prometheus/metrics2/"
#                             Base path for metrics storage.
#  --storage.tsdb.min-block-duration=2h
#                             Minimum duration of a data block before being
#                             persisted.
#  --storage.tsdb.max-block-duration=<duration>
#                             Maximum duration compacted blocks may span.
#                             (Defaults to 10% of the retention period)
#  --storage.tsdb.retention=15d
#                             How long to retain samples in the storage.
#  --storage.tsdb.no-lockfile
#                             Do not create lockfile in data directory.

Related

• Prometheus storage
• HISTORY in /etc/sysstat/sysstat

See also

• Prometheus: Prometheus installation, 9090, storage, Prometheus exporters: Node exporter 9100, Blackbox exporter, Prometheus alertmanager (changelog), Prometheus versions, Prometheus Node exporter releases, promtool, amtool, tsdb, /etc/default/prometheus, /etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml, journalctl -u prometheus, /etc/default/prometheus-node-exporter, PromQL, alert:, Prometheus Operator, Thanos, VictoriaMetrics, PushGateway, Prometheus API, values.yml, Amazon Managed Service for Prometheus