Installing Grafana on Linux

In this article you are going to learn all the steps necessary for Installing Grafana on Linux. If you understand easily by seeing the video then I would request you to watch the video else continue reading the article.

Grafana installation is simple and quick. Here are good to know things before you start installing Grafana:

Supported Operating Systems

  • Debian / Ubuntu
  • RPM-based Linux (CentOS, Fedora, OpenSuse, RedHat)
  • macOS
  • Windows

Grafana requires a database to store its configuration data, such as users, data sources, and dashboards. The exact requirements depend on the size of the Grafana installation and features used.

Grafana supports the following databases:

  • SQLite
  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL

By default, Grafana installs with and uses SQLite, which is an embedded database stored in the Grafana installation location.

Grafana has a web interface and below are the list of supported browsers:

  • Chrome/Chromium
  • Firefox
  • Safari
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Internet Explorer 11 is only fully supported in Grafana versions prior v6.0.
Grafana web URL runs on port 3000 by default. This is configurable and can be changed.
Below are the commands to install Grafana:
Ubuntu and Debian(64 Bit):
sudo apt-get install -y adduser libfontconfig1
wget https://dl.grafana.com/oss/release/grafana_6.7.3_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i grafana_6.7.3_amd64.deb
Standalone Linux Binaries(64 Bit):
wget https://dl.grafana.com/oss/release/grafana-6.7.3.linux-amd64.tar.gz
tar -zxvf grafana-6.7.3.linux-amd64.tar.gz

Red Hat, CentOS, RHEL, and Fedora(64 Bit):

wget https://dl.grafana.com/oss/release/grafana-6.7.3-1.x86_64.rpm
sudo yum install grafana-6.7.3-1.x86_64.rpm
OpenSUSE and SUSE:
wget https://dl.grafana.com/oss/release/grafana-6.7.3-1.x86_64.rpm
sudo rpm -i --nodeps grafana-6.7.3-1.x86_64.rpm
Configuration file(s) is stored /etc/grafana/grafana.ini If required, You can change the default port from 3000 to other port in this configuration file.

After a successful installation and configuration, you should be able to see grafana web url by going to below default link:
http://localhost:3000/grafana

If you’re running grafana on a different server and want to access it remote than use below link:
http://<<ip address>>:<<port>>
e.g. 
http://10.0.0.7:3000

Default Username and Password to access Grafana:
username: admin
password: admin

Managing Grafana Services:

sudo systemctl status grafana-server.service
sudo systemctl start grafana-server.service
sudo systemctl stop grafana-server.service

Managing Grafana Services:

sudo yum remove grafana-6.7.3-1.x86_64
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