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Stand up Grafana Mimir for horizontally scalable, multi-tenant, long-term Prometheus + OTLP metrics storage. Covers monolithic / read-write / microservices deployment, S3 / GCS / Azure / filesystem block storage, Prometheus `remote_write` and OTLP ingestion, multi-tenancy with `X-Scope-OrgID`, ingester replication factor, compactor retention, and per-tenant limits. Use when running Mimir locally or on Kubernetes (Helm `mimir-distributed`), scaling Prometheus past a single node, picking ingest / query / backend split, configuring tenants and ingestion rate, debugging `/ready` 503s or `429 Too Many Requests`, or pointing Grafana at a Mimir datasource — even when the user says "I need long-term Prometheus storage", "scale Prometheus", "multi-tenant metrics backend", "Cortex replacement", "remote_write target", or "store 10M active series" without naming Mimir.
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Grafana Mimir provides a horizontally scalable, multi-tenant architecture for long-term storage of Prometheus and OpenTelemetry metrics. This skill covers the deployment of Mimir in various modes—from monolithic setups for local development to distributed microservices on Kubernetes. It details configuration for object storage backends (S3, GCS, Azure), ingestion via remote_write, and management of multi-tenancy using X-Scope-OrgID headers. The documentation also includes architectural references for components like distributors, ingesters, and compactors, alongside guidance on troubleshooting common issues like 503 readiness errors and 429 rate-limiting.

What it does

  • Provides configuration templates for monolithic and microservices Mimir deployments.
  • Explains how to integrate Prometheus and Grafana Alloy via remote_write.
  • Details setup for object storage backends including S3, GCS, and Azure.
  • Outlines multi-tenancy configuration and per-tenant limit management.
  • Lists key architectural components and their roles in the read/write path.
  • Offers troubleshooting steps for common ingestion and readiness issues.

When to use it

  • When you need to scale Prometheus metrics storage beyond a single node.
  • When implementing a multi-tenant metrics backend for multiple teams or clients.
  • When setting up long-term storage for Prometheus or OTLP metrics.
  • When deploying Mimir on Kubernetes using the official Helm charts.
  • When debugging ingestion rate limits or readiness probe failures in a Mimir cluster.

Advantages

  • Enables horizontal scalability for massive metrics workloads.
  • Supports multi-tenancy with isolated data access per tenant.
  • Integrates natively with existing Prometheus and OTLP ecosystems.
  • Provides flexible deployment options from local dev to production microservices.

Usage examples

“How do I configure Prometheus to send metrics to Mimir?”
You must add a remote_write section to your Prometheus configuration pointing to the Mimir push endpoint, including the X-Scope-OrgID header if multi-tenancy is enabled.
“Why am I getting 429 Too Many Requests errors when pushing metrics?”
This indicates you have hit your configured ingestion limits; you should increase the limits.ingestion_rate and ingestion_burst_size in your Mimir configuration.
“How do I deploy Mimir on Kubernetes?”
Use the grafana/mimir-distributed Helm chart, providing a custom values.yaml file to configure your specific storage backend and component scaling requirements.
“What is the difference between the distributor and the ingester?”
The distributor validates and routes incoming samples via a hash ring, while the ingester handles in-memory storage, maintains the write-ahead log, and flushes blocks to object storage.

Install

  1. Download the skill as a ZIP:

    https://autogineer.com/agent-skills/grafana/mimir/download
  2. Unzip it into the cross-client skills folder of your project:

    mkdir -p .agents/skills && unzip mimir.zip -d .agents/skills

Documentation by Grafana Labs

Grafana Mimir

Docs: https://grafana.com/docs/mimir/latest/

Horizontally scalable, multi-tenant, long-term storage for Prometheus + OpenTelemetry metrics.

Prerequisites

  • Docker (for quick start) or a Kubernetes cluster (for Helm)

  • An object-storage bucket for production (S3/GCS/Azure) — filesystem only for dev

  • Prometheus or Alloy able to remote_write to the Mimir push endpoint

Common Workflows

1. Stand up monolithic Mimir locally
# demo.yaml
target: all
multitenancy_enabled: false

blocks_storage:
  backend: filesystem
  bucket_store:
    sync_dir: /tmp/mimir/tsdb-sync
  filesystem:
    dir: /tmp/mimir/data/tsdb
  tsdb:
    dir: /tmp/mimir/tsdb

compactor:
  data_dir: /tmp/mimir/compactor
  sharding_ring:
    kvstore: { store: memberlist }

distributor:
  ring:
    instance_addr: 127.0.0.1
    kvstore: { store: memberlist }

ingester:
  ring:
    instance_addr: 127.0.0.1
    kvstore: { store: memberlist }
    replication_factor: 1

server:
  http_listen_port: 9009
  grpc_listen_port: 9095
  log_level: error
# 1. Run it
docker run --rm -p 9009:9009 -v $(pwd)/demo.yaml:/etc/mimir/demo.yaml \
  grafana/mimir:latest --config.file=/etc/mimir/demo.yaml

# 2. Verify readiness (expect HTTP 200, body: "ready")
curl -sf http://localhost:9009/ready

# 3. Verify it's serving the API
curl -s http://localhost:9009/api/v1/labels | jq '.status'   # → "success"

# 4. Verify self-metrics scrape
curl -s http://localhost:9009/metrics | grep -E '^mimir_(distributor|ingester)_' | head
2. Send metrics — Prometheus remote_write
remote_write:
  - url: http://localhost:9009/api/v1/push
    headers:
      X-Scope-OrgID: tenant1   # required when multitenancy_enabled: true
# Verify samples are landing
curl -s -H 'X-Scope-OrgID: tenant1' \
  'http://localhost:9009/api/v1/query?query=up' | jq '.data.result | length'
# Expect > 0 within ~30s of Prometheus scraping
3. Send metrics — Grafana Alloy
prometheus.remote_write "mimir" {
  endpoint {
    url = "http://mimir:9009/api/v1/push"
    headers = { "X-Scope-OrgID" = "tenant1" }
  }
}
4. Deploy on Kubernetes (Helm, microservices)
# 1. Install
helm repo add grafana https://grafana.github.io/helm-charts
helm install mimir grafana/mimir-distributed --version 6.0.6 -f values.yaml

# 2. Verify every pod is Running / Ready
kubectl get pods -n mimir
#   distributor, ingester, querier, query-frontend, store-gateway, compactor, ruler

# 3. Verify the gateway is ready
kubectl port-forward -n mimir svc/mimir-nginx 9009:80 &
curl -sf http://localhost:9009/ready

Multi-tenancy

multitenancy_enabled: true
# Every request must include header:  X-Scope-OrgID: <tenant-id>

For storage backends (S3 / GCS / Azure / filesystem) see references/storage.md. For component roles, ring options, limits, and API endpoint dumps see references/architecture.md.

Troubleshooting

  • /ready returns 503 → ingester still joining ring; check mimir_ring_members and ingester logs

  • 429 Too Many Requests on push → bump limits.ingestion_rate / ingestion_burst_size

  • Samples written but query returns empty → confirm X-Scope-OrgID matches between write and read

  • Query for old data returns nothing → check compactor logs and that store-gateway has synced blocks

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