# pgwatch v6: Prometheus becomes a source, not just a sink

DevFeed: [pgwatch v6: Prometheus becomes a source, not just a sink](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/pgwatch-v6-prometheus-becomes-a-source-not-just-a-sink-14491.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.cybertec-postgresql.com/en/pgwatch-v6-prometheus-becomes-a-source-not-just-a-sink/>)

Author: Pavlo Golub

Published: 2026-08-26T07:43:28Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [CYBERTEC PostgreSQL | Services & Support](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/cybertec-postgresql-services-support.md>)

Topics: [Prometheus](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/prometheus.md>), [PostgreSQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/postgresql.md>), [Replication](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/replication.md>), [dashboards](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/dashboards.md>)

Tags: [metrics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/metrics.md>), [news](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/news.md>), [password](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/password.md>), [patroni](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/patroni.md>), [pgwatch](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pgwatch.md>), [postgresql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/postgresql.md>), [prometheus](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/prometheus.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [tls](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tls.md>)

## AI overview

This blog post introduces pgwatch v6.0.0-beta, whose headline feature allows pgwatch to scrape Prometheus exporters directly as first-class sources alongside PostgreSQL sources. It explains source configuration, metric and label handling, and support for Basic Auth and TLS.

## Source excerpt

This blog explains all feature highlights related to PGWatch 6.0.0 beta. You can read to understand and test the features yourself. The post pgwatch v6: Prometheus becomes a source, not just a sink appeared first on CYBERTEC PostgreSQL | Services & Support.