# Operator-style Prometheus config segregation

DevFeed: [Operator-style Prometheus config segregation](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/operator-style-prometheus-config-segregation-34033.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://andikaahmad.com/blog/prometheus-config-merger/>)

Published: 2023-01-15T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Andika Ahmad Ramadhan -- Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/andika-ahmad-ramadhan-blog.md>)

Topics: [Prometheus](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/prometheus.md>), [Monitoring](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/monitoring.md>), [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>), [Deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/deployment.md>)

Tags: [combines](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/combines.md>), [config](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/config.md>), [files](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/files.md>), [kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes.md>), [prometheus](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/prometheus.md>), [reload](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reload.md>), [server](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/server.md>), [sidecar](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sidecar.md>)

## AI overview

This article introduces prometheus-config-merger, a tool that combines selected configuration fields from an existing Prometheus setup with configuration generated by prometheus-operator. It supports one-shot operation and watch-and-reload mode, including deployment as a Kubernetes sidecar.

## Source excerpt

prometheus-config-merger combines config files from your existing Prometheus server and prometheus-operator into one, so you get per-team config segregation without handing your Prometheus over to the operator.