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7- [ Grafana] ( http://grafana.com/ ) supports querying Prometheus.
8- The Grafana data source for Prometheus is included since Grafana 2.5.0 (2015-10-28).
7+ [ Grafana] ( http://grafana.com/ ) is an open-source analytics and visualization platform used to monitor and analyze metrics from various data
8+ sources. It allows users to create, explore, and share interactive dashboards, supporting integrations with databases
9+ like Prometheus, InfluxDB, Elasticsearch, and more. Grafana is widely used for observability, providing alerting, plugin
10+ extensibility, and a flexible query editor for real-time data visualization.
11+
12+ Note: The Grafana data source for Prometheus is included since Grafana 2.5.0 (2015-10-28).
913
1014The following shows an example Grafana dashboard which queries Prometheus for data:
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6266### Importing pre-built dashboards from Grafana.com
6367
6468Grafana.com maintains [ a collection of shared dashboards] ( https://grafana.com/dashboards )
65- which can be downloaded and used with standalone instances of Grafana. Use
69+ which can be downloaded and used with standalone instances of Grafana. Use
6670the Grafana.com "Filter" option to browse dashboards for the "Prometheus"
6771data source only.
6872
6973You must currently manually edit the downloaded JSON files and correct the
7074` datasource: ` entries to reflect the Grafana data source name which you
71- chose for your Prometheus server. Use the "Dashboards" → "Home" → "Import"
75+ chose for your Prometheus server. Use the "Dashboards" → "Home" → "Import"
7276option to import the edited dashboard file into your Grafana install.
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