# Docker Scout metrics exporter — Prometheus sample project

> If you don't have a Prometheus server set up, you can run a sample project using Docker Compose.

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## Knowledge

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If you don't have a Prometheus server set up, you can run a sample project using Docker Compose. The sample includes a Prometheus server that scrapes metrics for a Docker organization enrolled in Docker Scout, alongside Grafana with a pre-configured dashboard to visualize the vulnerability and policy metrics.

Clone the starter template for bootstrapping a set of Compose services for scraping and visualizing the Docker Scout metrics endpoint

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
   $ git clone git@github.com:dockersamples/scout-metrics-exporter.git
   $ cd scout-metrics-exporter/prometheus
```

Create a Docker access token and store it in a plain text file at /prometheus/prometheus/token under the template directory.

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```plaintexttitletoken
   $ echo $DOCKER_PAT &gt; ./prometheus/token
```

In the Prometheus configuration file at /prometheus/prometheus/prometheus.yml, replace ORG in the metrics_path property on line 6 with the namespace of your Docker organization.

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```yamltitleprometheusprome
   global:
     scrape_interval: 60s
     scrape_timeout: 40s
   scrape_configs:
     - job_name: Docker Scout policy
       metrics_path: /v1/exporter/org/&lt;ORG&gt;/metrics
       scheme: https
       static_configs:
         - targets:
             - api.scout.docker.com
       authorization:
         type: Bearer
         credentials_file: /etc/prometheus/token
```

Start the compose services.

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
   docker compose up -d
```

This command starts two services: the Prometheus server and Grafana. Prometheus scrapes metrics from the Docker Scout endpoint, and Grafana visualizes the metrics using a pre-configured dashboard.

To stop the demo and clean up any resources created, run

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
docker compose down -v
```

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