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+This directory contains some sample monitoring config for using the
+'Prometheus' monitoring server against synapse.
+
+To use it, first install prometheus by following the instructions at
+
+  http://prometheus.io/
+
+### for Prometheus v1
+
+Add a new job to the main prometheus.conf file:
+
+```yaml
+  job: {
+    name: "synapse"
+
+    target_group: {
+      target: "http://SERVER.LOCATION.HERE:PORT/_synapse/metrics"
+    }
+  }
+```
+
+### for Prometheus v2
+Add a new job to the main prometheus.yml file:
+
+```yaml
+  - job_name: "synapse"
+    metrics_path: "/_synapse/metrics"
+    # when endpoint uses https:
+    scheme: "https"
+
+    static_configs:
+    - targets: ['SERVER.LOCATION:PORT']
+```
+
+To use `synapse.rules` add
+
+```yaml
+    rule_files:
+      - "/PATH/TO/synapse-v2.rules"
+```
+
+Metrics are disabled by default when running synapse; they must be enabled
+with the 'enable-metrics' option, either in the synapse config file or as a
+command-line option.