Grafana is an open-source analytics and monitoring platform that transforms your metrics into insightful visualizations and dashboards. With Batteries Included, Grafana comes pre-configured with dashboards for all your services, making it a perfect choice for monitoring everything from database performance to kubernetes cluster health.
Installing Grafana
Installing Grafana in your cluster is straightforward:
- Navigate to the
Monitoringtab in the control server. - Click
Manage Batteriesto view available monitoring components.
Accessing Grafana
Once installed, accessing Grafana is simple:
- Go to the
Monitoringtab in the control server. - Click on the
Grafanaentry to open the Grafana interface in a new tab.
Pre-configured Dashboards
Batteries Included automatically creates and maintains dashboards for your services.
For example, database dashboards are created automatically when you deploy a database:
- Navigate to
Datastoresin the control server. - Select your database instance.
- Click the
Grafana Dashboardbutton.
Similarly, other clusters will have their own dashboards automatically configured.
Additional Resources
- Read the official Grafana documentation for advanced usage.
- Visit our Monitoring overview for general monitoring setup.
- Check the VictoriaMetrics guide for metrics collection.