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Build your first dasard

This topic helps you get started with Grafana and build your first dasard using the built-in Grafana data source. To learn more about Grafana, refer to Introduction to Grafana.

Install Grafana

Grafana can be installed on many different operating systems. For a list of the minimum hardware and software requirements, as well as instructions on installing Grafana, refer to Install Grafana.

Sign in to Grafana

To sign in to Grafana for the first time:

  1. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:3000/.

    The default HTTP port that Grafana listens to is 3000 unless you have configured a different port.

  2. On the sign-in page, enter admin for both the username and password.

  3. Click Sign in.

    If successful, you’ll see a prompt to change the password.

  4. Click OK on the prompt and change your password.

Create a dasard

If you’ve already set up a data source that you know how to query, refer to Create a dasard instead.

To create your first dasard using the built-in -- Grafana -- data source:

  1. Click Dasards in the main menu.

  2. On the Dasards page, click New and select New Dasard from the drop-down menu.

  3. On the dasard, click + Add visualization.

  4. In the dialog box that opens, click -- Grafana --:

    This configures your query and generates the Random Walk dasard.

  5. Click Refresh to query the data source.

  6. When you’ve finished editing your panel, click Save dasard.

    Alternatively, click Back to dasard if you want to see your changes applied to the dasard first. Then click Save dasard when you’re ready.

  7. Add a descriptive title for the dasard, or have Grafana create one using generative AI features, and then click Save.

  8. Click Back to dasard and then Exit edit.

Congratulations, you have created your first dasard and it’s displaying results.

Next steps

Continue to experiment with what you have built, try the explore workflow or another visualization feature. Refer to Data sources for a list of supported data sources and instructions on how to add a data source. The following topics will be of interest to you:

Admins

The following topics are of interest to Grafana server admin users: