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Prometheus env question - docker (compose)

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Description

Hello, I have a quick question, which may not even be a bug but I want to make sure.
When I set the OPTIONS prometheus environment, restic indicates that it is not recognized.

Do I have to build the restic server myself for this? but how do I get Prometheus support in it?
So in other words, there isn't prometheus in the docker image by default when I deploy it like this?

services:
  restic:
    container_name: restic
    image: restic/rest-server
    ports:
      - 8000:8000
    environment:
      - DISABLE_AUTHENTICATION=true
      - OPTIONS=--prometheus
    volumes:
      - /mnt/exdisk/restic:/data

Also other variants of OPTIONS do not work, so for instance when I:
- OPTIONS="--prometheus"
or:
- "OPTIONS=--prometheus"

I'm using the latest version of Restic and Restic rest server.

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No source file or test is named. Start by reproducing the Docker Compose configuration with OPTIONS=--prometheus, then inspect how the restic/rest-server image receives and handles that environment variable. Done means determining whether the image supports the option and documenting or correcting the deployment behavior.

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Tech stack
docker, docker-compose, go
Domain
devops
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
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Newbie friendliness
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