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The open and composable observability and data visualization platform. Visualize metrics, logs, and traces from multiple sources like Prometheus, Loki, Elasticsearch, InfluxDB, Postgres and many more.

Unified open-source dashboard for visualizing metrics, logs, and traces from any data source.

Core Features

  • Mixed data sources in one graph, query per source
  • Dynamic dashboards with template variables and dropdowns
  • Switch from metrics to logs with preserved label filters
  • Rich panel plugins for various visualizations
  • Unified alerting with evaluation and multi-channel notifications

What It Can't Do

  • Default SQLite database is not suitable for production high concurrency; switch to PostgreSQL or MySQL
  • Grafana does not store time-series data; you must connect to a backend like Prometheus or InfluxDB
  • Alerting engine only works with certain data sources (Prometheus, Loki, etc.); verify compatibility first
  • For large queries, ensure data source performance to avoid frontend slowness

Use Cases

  • IT infrastructure monitoring: combine server metrics, logs, and container stats in a single view
  • Application performance monitoring: correlate latency, errors, and traces to diagnose issues

Detailed Introduction

Grafana is an open-source platform for monitoring and observability that allows you to query, visualize, alert on, and understand your metrics regardless of where they are stored. Unlike single-purpose tools like Kibana (Elasticsearch only) or Datadog (vendor lock-in), Grafana’s key advantage is its composable architecture: you can mix data sources (Prometheus, Loki, Elasticsearch, InfluxDB, Postgres, etc.) on the same dashboard, switch between metrics and logs with preserved label filters, and create dynamic, reusable dashboards with template variables. It also offers a unified alerting system that evaluates rules and sends notifications to Slack, PagerDuty, and more. With over 75,000 GitHub stars and a vibrant community, Grafana is the go-to choice for teams that need a flexible, vendor-neutral observability stack.

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observabilityvisualizationmonitoringdashboardmetricslogsalerting

Getting Started

1

Download installer

Click the button above to download the installer for your system

2

Install the software

Install the appropriate package for your distro (dpkg / rpm / AppImage)

3

Download the installer from grafana.com/get for your OS

4

Follow the official installation guide and start the service (e.g. systemctl start grafana-server on Linux)

5

Open http://localhost:3000, default credentials admin/admin, change password on first login

Install Guide
  1. Download the installer from grafana.com/get for your OS
  2. Follow the official installation guide and start the service (e.g. systemctl start grafana-server on Linux)
  3. Open http://localhost:3000, default credentials admin/admin, change password on first login
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Uninstall Info

Uninstall method depends on installation: Linux: 'sudo systemctl stop grafana-server && sudo apt remove grafana' ; Windows: uninstall via Control Panel ; Docker: remove container and image. Remember to back up dashboards and database files (default /var/lib/grafana).

No Extra Dependencies

Ready to use after download. No additional runtime required.

Project Info
LicenseAGPL-3.0
Last Updated2026-07-27T13:07:55Z
GitHub RepositoryOfficial Website

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