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I am trying to run Prometheus on my Ubuntu Linux VM on a Mac M1 (if those details are necessary).

OS: Ubuntu 23.10

Prometheus: 2.51.2

I make the config files, and as I run the following lines,

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl start prometheus
sudo systemctl status prometheus

I am met with this error:

prometheus.service - Prometheus
     Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/prometheus.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
     Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Tue 2024-04-23 15:52:29 UTC; 20s ago
   Duration: 3ms
    Process: 4410 ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/prometheus --config.file /etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml --storage.tsdb.path /var/lib/prometheus/ --web.console.templates=/etc/prometheus/consoles --web.console.libraries=/etc/prometheus/console_libraries (code=exited, status=203/EXEC)
   Main PID: 4410 (code=exited, status=203/EXEC)
        CPU: 1ms

Apr 23 15:52:29 uutobobuntu systemd[1]: Started prometheus.service - Prometheus.
Apr 23 15:52:29 uutobobuntu (ometheus)[4410]: prometheus.service: Failed to execute /usr/local/bin/prometheus: Exec format error
Apr 23 15:52:29 uutobobuntu (ometheus)[4410]: prometheus.service: Failed at step EXEC spawning /usr/local/bin/prometheus: Exec format error
Apr 23 15:52:29 uutobobuntu systemd[1]: prometheus.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=203/EXEC
Apr 23 15:52:29 uutobobuntu systemd[1]: prometheus.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.

This is the systemd service file:

[Unit]
Description=Prometheus
Wants=network-online.target
After=network-online.target

[Service]
User=prometheus
Group=prometheus
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/prometheus 

    --config.file /etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml 

    --storage.tsdb.path /var/lib/prometheus/ 

    --web.console.templates=/etc/prometheus/consoles 

    --web.console.libraries=/etc/prometheus/console_libraries


[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

(I have also tried with WantedBy=default.target)

I have tried with multiple VMs, but I keep running into the same issues. Every time I run the three lines, it immediately errors, and I am yet to find success.

drew
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2 Answers2

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Exec format error means you're having CPU architecture mismatch. For Mac M1 you need to download arm64 Prometheus binary.

Vasilii Angapov
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Have you verified the configuration file is valid? See How to check your prometheus.yml is valid

mikequentel
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