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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Operator should create a ServiceMonitor for FeatureStore metrics when metrics: true is enabled","articleBody":"When metrics: true is set on the online store in a FeatureStore CR, the operator correctly exposes a Prometheus metrics endpoint on port 8000 and adds the corresponding Service port. However, the operator does not create a ServiceMonitor resource, so the Prometheus Operator has no way to automatically discover and scrape the feature server metrics.\n\nOn cluster, where the Prometheus Operator is present, users have to manually create a ServiceMonitor to get metrics scraped or rely on annotation-based discovery.\n\n**Expected behavior**\n\nWhen metrics: true is set, the operator should also create a ServiceMonitor owned by the FeatureStore CR, so that the Prometheus Operator automatically discovers and scrapes the feature server metrics endpoint.\n\nServiceMonitor is not a vanilla Kubernetes resource. It is a CRD provided by the Prometheus Operator (monitoring.coreos.com/v1). The operator must check at runtime whether the CRD exists before attempting to create the resource.","author":{"url":"https://github.com/ntkathole","@type":"Person","name":"ntkathole"},"datePublished":"2026-03-05T13:52:24.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":0},"url":"https://github.com/6072/feast/issues/6072"}