Set up Grafana on Windows

In this post, I will be taking you through steps to set up Grafana on windows.

Here we will be using sample database which we imported in our post - InfluxDB CLI -Begin with Influx Database

To see more such post #RealTimeMonitoring

MILESTONE STEPS

Step1 - Download & Install Grafana for windows

Step 2 - Open Grafana in Browser

Step 3 - Add Data Source

Step 4 - Create a Dashboard

Step 5 - Add graph

• Installing Grafana is quite easy. All you have to do:

• Go to link: https://grafana.com/grafana/download?platform=windows

• For Windows: select windows operating system

• Once MSI is downloaded, run installer & follow the instructions

• Once install is complete, open URL: http://localhost:3000

• Default user/PWD is admin/admin. First-time users need to reset the password.

• Once you login, go to link Add Datasource from any of the marked locations:

• From the list, select TimeSeries Database InfluxDB:

In the opened window, add sample database which we imported in InfluxDB in last post

In next steps, create dashboard & add graph to view data available in the database.

In left navigation menu, click on + icon and select Create Dashboard

In opened, window select -->Add Query

• In query, select DB added as datasource in previous step

• Select measurement--> Select field

• Apply time range

• You will see datapoints

• This is just an example, you can configure /customize graph, choose different visualization