# \#prometheus

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## [What PromQL does OpenLens use for “Pod → Memory Requests”?](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/what-promql-does-openlens-use-for-pod-memory-requests/6363)

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**Author:** [@slsnsepdpd](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/slsnsepdpd)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2025, 10:02am UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/what-promql-does-openlens-use-for-pod-memory-requests/6363 "2025-08-26T10:02:11Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to reproduce the “Pod → Memory Requests” value I see in OpenLens via Prometheus/Grafana/CLI, but I can’t find the exact PromQL OpenLens uses. I’m seeing a big gap between “pod memory” numbers and the “co…

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## [lens metrics wrong with kube-prometeus stack more than a year ago](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/lens-metrics-wrong-with-kube-prometeus-stack-more-than-a-year-ago/5168)

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**Author:** [@lenard.pasztor-2](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/lenard.pasztor-2)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2024, 9:49am UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/lens-metrics-wrong-with-kube-prometeus-stack-more-than-a-year-ago/5168 "2024-12-16T09:49:28Z")

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Here is the github topic witch describes the problem: Add setting for filtering empty containers on Prometheus queries by jweak · Pull Request #7777 · lensapp/lens · GitHub There is a plan to fix this issue on Lens side…

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## [Why I don't see any metrics or some of the metrics are not working?](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/why-i-dont-see-any-metrics-or-some-of-the-metrics-are-not-working/96)

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**Author:** [@dzhigzhitzhapov](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/dzhigzhitzhapov)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2024, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/why-i-dont-see-any-metrics-or-some-of-the-metrics-are-not-working/96 "2024-02-20T15:23:27Z")

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In order to display cluster metrics, Lens requires that Prometheus is running in the cluster. You can install Prometheus in Cluster settings if needed. Lens tries to detect Prometheus installation automatically. If it f…

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## [External Prometheus](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/external-prometheus/139)

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**Author:** [@kellyferrone](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/kellyferrone)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 6, 2023, 11:00pm UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/external-prometheus/139 "2023-12-06T23:00:31Z")

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I have prometheus on an external address. ie it is not installed in kubernetes. How in lens can I point to this external prometheus host? I’m only given the option to do something like: \<namespace\>/\<service\>:\<port\>

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## [Metrics with K3s](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/metrics-with-k3s/178)

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**Author:** [@jpbaril](https://forums.k8slens.dev/u/jpbaril)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2023, 6:10pm UTC](https://forums.k8slens.dev/t/metrics-with-k3s/178 "2023-03-02T18:10:19Z")

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Hi, I’m new to Kubernetes / k3s, and so also new to Lens. I don’t understand the different options to have metrics in Lens. Even this GitHub issue did not clarify it: Metrics not available on k3s · Issue #6520 · lensa…