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Prometheus shows target 'myapp' as DOWN
DOWN means Prometheus cannot scrape /metrics. Check: (1) is the Pod running and healthy? (2) Is the service port correct in the ServiceMonitor? (3) Is there a NetworkPolicy blocking Prometheus? (4) Is the metrics endpoint actually exposed at the configured path?
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