Access the UI
Open your browser: http://<server-ip>:9090
If Node Exporter was enabled: http://<server-ip>:9100
Services Installed
prometheus.service – Monitoring engine
node_exporter.service – System metrics exporter (if selected)
Check status:
systemctl status prometheus systemctl status node_exporter
Important for Production
Prometheus and Node Exporter should not be exposed to the public internet.
Secure access with a reverse proxy and basic authentication.