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Prometheus Certified Associate (PCA)
Engineers who want to validate foundational skills in observability and monitoring with Prometheus.
Exam facts
- Provider
- The Linux Foundation
- Exam code
- PCA
- Level
- associate
- Domain
- Observability
- Exam format
- Multiple choice, online proctored
- Duration
- 90 minutes
- Cost
- $250 USD
- Renewal
- 3 years
- Prerequisites
- None
Recommended preparation
Run Prometheus locally and practice writing PromQL queries, configuring scrape targets, recording rules, and alerting rules. Study observability concepts, metric types, and instrumentation best practices from the official curriculum.
Follow the free Observability Engineering 90-Day Learning Path — its final phase (days 76–90) is built for certification preparation.
⚠ Certification details change. Always verify on the official provider website before booking.