Since VictoriaMetrics is Prometheus-compatible TSDB it’s possible to use set of Prometheus plugins for Perses .

Plugins setup #

Datasource plugin #

• Go to http://<perses-url>/projects/<project-name>/datasources and click ADD DATASOURCE.
• Fill Name field with desired datasource name and select Prometheus Datasource in Source dropdown.
• Choose Proxy or Direct access depending on the public availability of your VictoriaMetrics instance.
• Click Save to submit.

Variables plugin #

• Go to http://<perses-url>/projects/<project-name>/variables and click ADD VARIABLE.
• Fill Name field with desired variable name.
• Select List in Type dropdown.
• Select Prometheus Label Values Variable in Source dropdown.
• Select the Prometheus datasource you created above from the Prometheus Datasource dropdown.
• Type name of label to extract values for in Label Name field.
• Click Save to submit.

Create panels #

Time Series Panel #

• Go to project dashboard page http://<perses-url>/projects/<project-name>/dashboards/<dashboard-name>, click Edit and then Panel buttons.
• Fill Name field with desired panel name.
• Select Time Series Chart in Type dropdown.
• Select Prometheus Time Series Query in Query Type dropdown.
• Select the Prometheus datasource you configured above from the Prometheus Datasource dropdown.
• Type a valid MetricsQL expression you want to build a graph for in PromQL Expression field. It may reference a variable defined in variables plugin section using ${var-name} expression or with specific formats like ${var:pipe} for regex filters or ${var:csv} for comma-separated values.
• Click Add to save a panel.