From f2dfa4b406ac54709829fd1411578fed8d969eec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sibasis Padhi Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2026 00:18:59 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] docs: add mixin definition to glossary Fixes #1806 Added definition for 'mixin' to the glossary, explaining it as a reusable set of Prometheus alerts, recording rules, and Grafana dashboards typically packaged using Jsonnet for standardized monitoring across infrastructure components. Signed-off-by: Sibasis Padhi --- docs/introduction/glossary.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/introduction/glossary.md b/docs/introduction/glossary.md index 279ff509..10976afc 100644 --- a/docs/introduction/glossary.md +++ b/docs/introduction/glossary.md @@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ An instance is a label that uniquely identifies a target in a job. A collection of targets with the same purpose, for example monitoring a group of like processes replicated for scalability or reliability, is called a job. +### Mixin + +A mixin is a reusable and extensible set of Prometheus alerts, recording rules, and Grafana dashboards for a specific component or system. Mixins are typically packaged using [Jsonnet](https://jsonnet.org/) and can be combined to create comprehensive monitoring configurations. They enable standardized monitoring across similar infrastructure components. + ### Notification A notification represents a group of one or more alerts, and is sent by the Alertmanager to email, Pagerduty, Slack etc.