# Pipeline Monitoring

A Data Pipeline represents a flow of data that goes through the inputs (sources), filers, and output (sinks). There are a couple of ways to monitor the pipeline. We recommend the following sections for a better understanding and steps to get started:

* [HTTP Server: JSON and Prometheus Exporter-style metrics](https://docs.fluentbit.io/manual/1.8/administration/monitoring#http-server)
* [Grafana Dashboards and Alerts](https://docs.fluentbit.io/manual/1.8/administration/monitoring#grafana-dashboard-and-alerts)
* [Health Checks](https://docs.fluentbit.io/manual/1.8/administration/monitoring#health-check-for-fluent-bit)
* [Calyptia Cloud: hosted service to monitor and visualize your pipelines](https://docs.fluentbit.io/manual/1.8/administration/monitoring#calyptia-cloud)