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# Prometheus data source
Prometheus is an open-source database that uses a telemetry collector agent to scrape and store metrics used for monitoring and alerting. If you are just getting started with Prometheus, see [What is Prometheus?](ref:intro-to-prometheus).
Prometheus is an open source database that uses a telemetry collector agent to scrape and store metrics used for monitoring and alerting. Grafana provides native support for Prometheus. If you are just getting started with Prometheus, see [What is Prometheus?](ref:intro-to-prometheus).
Grafana provides native support for Prometheus.
{{% admonition type="tip" %}}
For instructions on downloading Prometheus see [Get started with Grafana and Prometheus](ref:get-started-prometheus).
If you’re ready to start visualizing your metrics, check out our Prometheus Learning Journeys:
- [Connect to a Prometheus data source in Grafana Cloud](https://www.grafana.com/docs/learning-journeys/prometheus/) to visualize your metrics directly from where they are stored.
- [Send metrics to Grafana Cloud using Prometheus remote write](https://www.grafana.com/docs/learning-journeys/prom-remote-write/) to explore Grafana Cloud without making significant changes to your existing configuration.
{{% /admonition %}}
For instructions on how to add a data source to Grafana, refer to the [administration documentation](ref:administration-documentation).
Only users with the organization `administrator` role can add data sources and edit existing data sources.
Administrators can also [configure the data source via YAML](#provision-the-data-source) with Grafana's provisioning system.