> the Prometheus host agent's HTTP server code will give you a HTTP 200 answer (with a generic front page) for any URL except the special URL for its metrics en

> the Prometheus host agent's HTTP server code will give you a HTTP 200 answer (with a generic front page) for any URL except the special URL for its metrics endpoint. > Neither party is exactly wrong here Prometheus is in the wrong here, IMHO. I’m not sure why the article titled “Web servers should refuse requests for random, unnecessary URLs” would start out sitting on the fence.