# VictoriaMetrics
**Licence:** Apache-2.0 | **Language:** Go | **Source:** https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics
## Role
Long-term metrics storage
## Why it's here
Stores years of metrics where Prometheus would run out of disk. Drop-in compatible.
## Running it
Started by `docker compose up -d` on port 8428.
```bash
./fetch-sources.sh ./sources
tar xzf ./sources/VictoriaMetrics.tar.gz -C ./sources
```