Add Prometheus authentication flags to documentation #1540
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metalmatze
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Summary
Added documentation for Prometheus authentication flags in the Configuration Options section.
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--prometheus-basic-auth-username- HTTP basic authentication username--prometheus-basic-auth-password- HTTP basic authentication password--prometheus-bearer-token-path- Bearer token file path (useful for service account tokens)--tls-client-ca-file- CA certificate file for custom/self-signed certificates--mimir-tenant-ids- Mimir tenant IDs for multi-tenancy supportWhy
I spent some time figuring out how to authenticate Pyrra with Prometheus and opened issue #1539 about it. Eventually found these flags in the code but they weren't documented anywhere. This PR adds them to the README so other users don't have to dig through source code.