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+services:
+  prometheus:
+    image: prom/prometheus:latest
+    container_name: prometheus
+    ports:
+      - "9090:9090"
+    command:
+      # Tell Prometheus to use the mounted configuration file
+      - --config.file=/etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml
+      # Tell Prometheus where to store its time series data
+      - --storage.tsdb.path=/prometheus
+    volumes:
+      # 1. Mount the local prometheus.yml file into the container's config path
+      - ./prometheus.yml:/etc/prometheus/prometheus.yml
+      # 2. Use a named volume for persistent storage of the time series data
+      - prometheus_data:/prometheus
+    restart: unless-stopped
+
+# Define the named volume for persistent data storage
+volumes:
+  prometheus_data: {}
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