diff --git a/config/config.md b/config/config.md
index 6d4837ae46d1..62f2e351bad8 100644
--- a/config/config.md
+++ b/config/config.md
@@ -160,10 +160,10 @@
 | `export_metrics` | -- | -- | The datanode can export its metrics and send to Prometheus compatible service (e.g. send to `greptimedb` itself) from remote-write API.<br/>This is only used for `greptimedb` to export its own metrics internally. It's different from prometheus scrape. |
 | `export_metrics.enable` | Bool | `false` | whether enable export metrics. |
 | `export_metrics.write_interval` | String | `30s` | The interval of export metrics. |
-| `export_metrics.self_import` | -- | -- | For `standalone` mode, `self_import` is recommend to collect metrics generated by itself |
+| `export_metrics.self_import` | -- | -- | For `standalone` mode, `self_import` is recommend to collect metrics generated by itself<br/>You must create the database before enabling it. |
 | `export_metrics.self_import.db` | String | `None` | -- |
 | `export_metrics.remote_write` | -- | -- | -- |
-| `export_metrics.remote_write.url` | String | `""` | The url the metrics send to. The url example can be: `http://127.0.0.1:4000/v1/prometheus/write?db=information_schema`. |
+| `export_metrics.remote_write.url` | String | `""` | The url the metrics send to. The url example can be: `http://127.0.0.1:4000/v1/prometheus/write?db=greptime_metrics`. |
 | `export_metrics.remote_write.headers` | InlineTable | -- | HTTP headers of Prometheus remote-write carry. |
 | `tracing` | -- | -- | The tracing options. Only effect when compiled with `tokio-console` feature. |
 | `tracing.tokio_console_addr` | String | `None` | The tokio console address. |
@@ -245,10 +245,10 @@
 | `export_metrics` | -- | -- | The datanode can export its metrics and send to Prometheus compatible service (e.g. send to `greptimedb` itself) from remote-write API.<br/>This is only used for `greptimedb` to export its own metrics internally. It's different from prometheus scrape. |
 | `export_metrics.enable` | Bool | `false` | whether enable export metrics. |
 | `export_metrics.write_interval` | String | `30s` | The interval of export metrics. |
-| `export_metrics.self_import` | -- | -- | For `standalone` mode, `self_import` is recommend to collect metrics generated by itself |
+| `export_metrics.self_import` | -- | -- | For `standalone` mode, `self_import` is recommend to collect metrics generated by itself<br/>You must create the database before enabling it. |
 | `export_metrics.self_import.db` | String | `None` | -- |
 | `export_metrics.remote_write` | -- | -- | -- |
-| `export_metrics.remote_write.url` | String | `""` | The url the metrics send to. The url example can be: `http://127.0.0.1:4000/v1/prometheus/write?db=information_schema`. |
+| `export_metrics.remote_write.url` | String | `""` | The url the metrics send to. The url example can be: `http://127.0.0.1:4000/v1/prometheus/write?db=greptime_metrics`. |
 | `export_metrics.remote_write.headers` | InlineTable | -- | HTTP headers of Prometheus remote-write carry. |
 | `tracing` | -- | -- | The tracing options. Only effect when compiled with `tokio-console` feature. |
 | `tracing.tokio_console_addr` | String | `None` | The tokio console address. |
@@ -309,10 +309,10 @@
 | `export_metrics` | -- | -- | The datanode can export its metrics and send to Prometheus compatible service (e.g. send to `greptimedb` itself) from remote-write API.<br/>This is only used for `greptimedb` to export its own metrics internally. It's different from prometheus scrape. |
 | `export_metrics.enable` | Bool | `false` | whether enable export metrics. |
 | `export_metrics.write_interval` | String | `30s` | The interval of export metrics. |
-| `export_metrics.self_import` | -- | -- | For `standalone` mode, `self_import` is recommend to collect metrics generated by itself |
+| `export_metrics.self_import` | -- | -- | For `standalone` mode, `self_import` is recommend to collect metrics generated by itself<br/>You must create the database before enabling it. |
 | `export_metrics.self_import.db` | String | `None` | -- |
 | `export_metrics.remote_write` | -- | -- | -- |
-| `export_metrics.remote_write.url` | String | `""` | The url the metrics send to. The url example can be: `http://127.0.0.1:4000/v1/prometheus/write?db=information_schema`. |
+| `export_metrics.remote_write.url` | String | `""` | The url the metrics send to. The url example can be: `http://127.0.0.1:4000/v1/prometheus/write?db=greptime_metrics`. |
 | `export_metrics.remote_write.headers` | InlineTable | -- | HTTP headers of Prometheus remote-write carry. |
 | `tracing` | -- | -- | The tracing options. Only effect when compiled with `tokio-console` feature. |
 | `tracing.tokio_console_addr` | String | `None` | The tokio console address. |
@@ -333,6 +333,10 @@
 | `rpc_runtime_size` | Integer | `None` | Deprecated, use `grpc.runtime_size` instead. |
 | `rpc_max_recv_message_size` | String | `None` | Deprecated, use `grpc.rpc_max_recv_message_size` instead. |
 | `rpc_max_send_message_size` | String | `None` | Deprecated, use `grpc.rpc_max_send_message_size` instead. |
+| `http` | -- | -- | The HTTP server options. |
+| `http.addr` | String | `127.0.0.1:4000` | The address to bind the HTTP server. |
+| `http.timeout` | String | `30s` | HTTP request timeout. Set to 0 to disable timeout. |
+| `http.body_limit` | String | `64MB` | HTTP request body limit.<br/>The following units are supported: `B`, `KB`, `KiB`, `MB`, `MiB`, `GB`, `GiB`, `TB`, `TiB`, `PB`, `PiB`.<br/>Set to 0 to disable limit. |
 | `grpc` | -- | -- | The gRPC server options. |
 | `grpc.addr` | String | `127.0.0.1:3001` | The address to bind the gRPC server. |
 | `grpc.hostname` | String | `127.0.0.1` | The hostname advertised to the metasrv,<br/>and used for connections from outside the host |
@@ -453,10 +457,10 @@
 | `export_metrics` | -- | -- | The datanode can export its metrics and send to Prometheus compatible service (e.g. send to `greptimedb` itself) from remote-write API.<br/>This is only used for `greptimedb` to export its own metrics internally. It's different from prometheus scrape. |
 | `export_metrics.enable` | Bool | `false` | whether enable export metrics. |
 | `export_metrics.write_interval` | String | `30s` | The interval of export metrics. |
-| `export_metrics.self_import` | -- | -- | For `standalone` mode, `self_import` is recommend to collect metrics generated by itself |
+| `export_metrics.self_import` | -- | -- | For `standalone` mode, `self_import` is recommend to collect metrics generated by itself<br/>You must create the database before enabling it. |
 | `export_metrics.self_import.db` | String | `None` | -- |
 | `export_metrics.remote_write` | -- | -- | -- |
-| `export_metrics.remote_write.url` | String | `""` | The url the metrics send to. The url example can be: `http://127.0.0.1:4000/v1/prometheus/write?db=information_schema`. |
+| `export_metrics.remote_write.url` | String | `""` | The url the metrics send to. The url example can be: `http://127.0.0.1:4000/v1/prometheus/write?db=greptime_metrics`. |
 | `export_metrics.remote_write.headers` | InlineTable | -- | HTTP headers of Prometheus remote-write carry. |
 | `tracing` | -- | -- | The tracing options. Only effect when compiled with `tokio-console` feature. |
 | `tracing.tokio_console_addr` | String | `None` | The tokio console address. |
diff --git a/config/datanode.example.toml b/config/datanode.example.toml
index a7357f934566..d1c370819ec7 100644
--- a/config/datanode.example.toml
+++ b/config/datanode.example.toml
@@ -39,6 +39,18 @@ rpc_max_recv_message_size = "512MB"
 ## +toml2docs:none-default
 rpc_max_send_message_size = "512MB"
 
+
+## The HTTP server options.
+[http]
+## The address to bind the HTTP server.
+addr = "127.0.0.1:4000"
+## HTTP request timeout. Set to 0 to disable timeout.
+timeout = "30s"
+## HTTP request body limit.
+## The following units are supported: `B`, `KB`, `KiB`, `MB`, `MiB`, `GB`, `GiB`, `TB`, `TiB`, `PB`, `PiB`.
+## Set to 0 to disable limit.
+body_limit = "64MB"
+
 ## The gRPC server options.
 [grpc]
 ## The address to bind the gRPC server.
@@ -552,12 +564,13 @@ enable = false
 write_interval = "30s"
 
 ## For `standalone` mode, `self_import` is recommend to collect metrics generated by itself
+## You must create the database before enabling it.
 [export_metrics.self_import]
 ## +toml2docs:none-default
-db = "information_schema"
+db = "greptime_metrics"
 
 [export_metrics.remote_write]
-## The url the metrics send to. The url example can be: `http://127.0.0.1:4000/v1/prometheus/write?db=information_schema`.
+## The url the metrics send to. The url example can be: `http://127.0.0.1:4000/v1/prometheus/write?db=greptime_metrics`.
 url = ""
 
 ## HTTP headers of Prometheus remote-write carry.
diff --git a/config/frontend.example.toml b/config/frontend.example.toml
index d59719c8c1d2..a3b8ef366f8d 100644
--- a/config/frontend.example.toml
+++ b/config/frontend.example.toml
@@ -199,12 +199,13 @@ enable = false
 write_interval = "30s"
 
 ## For `standalone` mode, `self_import` is recommend to collect metrics generated by itself
+## You must create the database before enabling it.
 [export_metrics.self_import]
 ## +toml2docs:none-default
-db = "information_schema"
+db = "greptime_metrics"
 
 [export_metrics.remote_write]
-## The url the metrics send to. The url example can be: `http://127.0.0.1:4000/v1/prometheus/write?db=information_schema`.
+## The url the metrics send to. The url example can be: `http://127.0.0.1:4000/v1/prometheus/write?db=greptime_metrics`.
 url = ""
 
 ## HTTP headers of Prometheus remote-write carry.
diff --git a/config/metasrv.example.toml b/config/metasrv.example.toml
index 57be17b52021..03be77c07097 100644
--- a/config/metasrv.example.toml
+++ b/config/metasrv.example.toml
@@ -186,12 +186,13 @@ enable = false
 write_interval = "30s"
 
 ## For `standalone` mode, `self_import` is recommend to collect metrics generated by itself
+## You must create the database before enabling it.
 [export_metrics.self_import]
 ## +toml2docs:none-default
-db = "information_schema"
+db = "greptime_metrics"
 
 [export_metrics.remote_write]
-## The url the metrics send to. The url example can be: `http://127.0.0.1:4000/v1/prometheus/write?db=information_schema`.
+## The url the metrics send to. The url example can be: `http://127.0.0.1:4000/v1/prometheus/write?db=greptime_metrics`.
 url = ""
 
 ## HTTP headers of Prometheus remote-write carry.
diff --git a/config/standalone.example.toml b/config/standalone.example.toml
index 7a9a09dc5ab4..85ef2e3d00b3 100644
--- a/config/standalone.example.toml
+++ b/config/standalone.example.toml
@@ -601,12 +601,13 @@ enable = false
 write_interval = "30s"
 
 ## For `standalone` mode, `self_import` is recommend to collect metrics generated by itself
+## You must create the database before enabling it.
 [export_metrics.self_import]
 ## +toml2docs:none-default
-db = "information_schema"
+db = "greptime_metrics"
 
 [export_metrics.remote_write]
-## The url the metrics send to. The url example can be: `http://127.0.0.1:4000/v1/prometheus/write?db=information_schema`.
+## The url the metrics send to. The url example can be: `http://127.0.0.1:4000/v1/prometheus/write?db=greptime_metrics`.
 url = ""
 
 ## HTTP headers of Prometheus remote-write carry.
diff --git a/src/cmd/src/standalone.rs b/src/cmd/src/standalone.rs
index 97899120f9b4..83875dff06d4 100644
--- a/src/cmd/src/standalone.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/src/standalone.rs
@@ -178,6 +178,16 @@ impl Configurable for StandaloneOptions {
     }
 }
 
+/// The [`StandaloneOptions`] is only defined in cmd crate,
+/// we don't want to make `frontend` depends on it, so impl [`Into`]
+/// rather than [`From`].
+#[allow(clippy::from_over_into)]
+impl Into<FrontendOptions> for StandaloneOptions {
+    fn into(self) -> FrontendOptions {
+        self.frontend_options()
+    }
+}
+
 impl StandaloneOptions {
     pub fn frontend_options(&self) -> FrontendOptions {
         let cloned_opts = self.clone();
@@ -510,7 +520,7 @@ impl StartCommand {
                 .build(),
         );
         let wal_options_allocator = Arc::new(WalOptionsAllocator::new(
-            opts.wal.into(),
+            opts.wal.clone().into(),
             kv_backend.clone(),
         ));
         let table_meta_allocator = Arc::new(TableMetadataAllocator::new(
@@ -533,7 +543,7 @@ impl StartCommand {
         .await?;
 
         let mut frontend = FrontendBuilder::new(
-            fe_opts.clone(),
+            fe_opts,
             kv_backend.clone(),
             layered_cache_registry.clone(),
             catalog_manager.clone(),
@@ -561,7 +571,7 @@ impl StartCommand {
 
         let (tx, _rx) = broadcast::channel(1);
 
-        let servers = Services::new(fe_opts, Arc::new(frontend.clone()), plugins)
+        let servers = Services::new(opts, Arc::new(frontend.clone()), plugins)
             .build()
             .await
             .context(StartFrontendSnafu)?;
diff --git a/src/servers/src/export_metrics.rs b/src/servers/src/export_metrics.rs
index 36577d99a643..4834940c0e1f 100644
--- a/src/servers/src/export_metrics.rs
+++ b/src/servers/src/export_metrics.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ pub struct SelfImportOption {
 impl Default for SelfImportOption {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self {
-            db: "information_schema".to_string(),
+            db: "greptime_metrics".to_string(),
         }
     }
 }