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Add README entry for #14
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jacksontj committed Apr 24, 2018
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## FAQ

### What is a "ServerGroup"?
A `ServerGroup` is a set of prometheus hosts configured the same. This is a common best practice
for prometheus infrastructure as prometheus itself doesn't support any HA/clustering. This
allows promxy to merge data from multiple hosts in the `ServerGroup` ([all until it becomes a priority](https://github.com/jacksontj/promxy/issues/3)).
This allows promxy to "fill" in the holes in timeseries, such as the ones created when upgrading
prometheus or rebooting the host

### What versions of prometheus does promxy support?
Promxy uses the `/v1` API of prometheus under-the-hood, meaning that promxy simply
requires that API to be present. Promxy has been used with as early as prom 1.7
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