Installing on RPM-based Linux (CentOS, Fedora, OpenSuse, RedHat)¶
| Description | Download |
|---|---|
| Stable for CentOS / Fedora / OpenSuse / Redhat Linux | x86-64 |
| Stable for CentOS / Fedora / OpenSuse / Redhat Linux | ARM64 |
| Stable for CentOS / Fedora / OpenSuse / Redhat Linux | ARMv7 |
Read Upgrading Grafana for tips and guidance on updating an existing installation.
Install Stable
You can install Grafana using Yum directly.
$ sudo yum install <rpm package url>
Example:
$ sudo yum install https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/grafana-releases/release/grafana-5.1.4-1.x86_64.rpm
Or install manually using rpm. First execute
$ wget <rpm package url>
Example:
$ wget https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/grafana-releases/release/grafana-5.1.4-1.x86_64.rpm
On CentOS / Fedora / Redhat:
$ sudo yum install initscripts fontconfig
$ sudo rpm -Uvh <local rpm package>
On OpenSuse:
$ sudo rpm -i --nodeps <local rpm package>
Install via YUM Repository
Add the following to a new file at /etc/yum.repos.d/grafana.repo
[grafana]
name=grafana
baseurl=https://packagecloud.io/grafana/stable/el/7/$basearch
repo_gpgcheck=1
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=https://packagecloud.io/gpg.key https://grafanarel.s3.amazonaws.com/RPM-GPG-KEY-grafana
sslverify=1
sslcacert=/etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt
There is also a testing repository if you want beta or release candidates.
baseurl=https://packagecloud.io/grafana/testing/el/7/$basearch
Then install Grafana via the yum command.
$ sudo yum install grafana
RPM GPG Key
The RPMs are signed, you can verify the signature with this public GPG key.
Package details
- Installs binary to
/usr/sbin/grafana-server - Copies init.d script to
/etc/init.d/grafana-server - Installs default file (environment vars) to
/etc/sysconfig/grafana-server - Copies configuration file to
/etc/grafana/grafana.ini - Installs systemd service (if systemd is available) name
grafana-server.service - The default configuration uses a log file at
/var/log/grafana/grafana.log - The default configuration specifies an sqlite3 database at
/var/lib/grafana/grafana.db
Start the server (init.d service)
You can start Grafana by running:
$ sudo service grafana-server start
This will start the grafana-server process as the grafana user, which is created during package installation. The default HTTP port is 3000, and default user and group is admin.
To configure the Grafana server to start at boot time:
$ sudo /sbin/chkconfig --add grafana-server
Start the server (via systemd)
$ systemctl daemon-reload
$ systemctl start grafana-server
$ systemctl status grafana-server
Enable the systemd service to start at boot
sudo systemctl enable grafana-server.service
Environment file
The systemd service file and init.d script both use the file located at /etc/sysconfig/grafana-server for environment variables used when starting the back-end. Here you can override log directory, data directory and other variables.
Logging
By default Grafana will log to /var/log/grafana
Database
The default configuration specifies a sqlite3 database located at /var/lib/grafana/grafana.db. Please backup this database before upgrades. You can also use MySQL or Postgres as the Grafana database, as detailed on the configuration page.
Configuration
The configuration file is located at /etc/grafana/grafana.ini. Go the Configuration page for details on all those options.
Adding data sources
Server side image rendering
Server side image (png) rendering is a feature that is optional but very useful when sharing visualizations, for example in alert notifications.
If the image is missing text make sure you have font packages installed.
yum install fontconfig
yum install freetype*
yum install urw-fonts
Installing from binary tar file
Download the latest .tar.gz file and extract it. This will extract into a folder named after the version you downloaded. This folder contains all files required to run Grafana. There are no init scripts or install scripts in this package.
To configure Grafana add a configuration file named custom.ini to the conf folder and override any of the settings defined in conf/defaults.ini.
Start Grafana by executing ./bin/grafana-server web. The grafana-server binary needs the working directory to be the root install directory (where the binary and the public folder is located).
Logging in for the first time
To run Grafana open your browser and go to http://localhost:3000/. 3000 is the default http port that Grafana listens to if you haven’t configured a different port. Then follow the instructions here.