How to run Grafana

This tutorial will show you how to install and run Grafana within a web app. Grafana is an open-source application for monitoring and analysis. More details about the application are available in its official documentation.

Prerequisites

Before you install Grafana, there are a few settings to check and configure on your hosting account.

• There must be a WebApps section in your hosting Control Panel. If you do not see a WebApps section, then this tutorial is not suitable for your particular hosting environment. You can contact us via our ticketing system for further assistance.
  
  
• SSH access and Network tools must be enabled for your account via the hosting Control Panel > SSH Access section.
  
  

Installation

To install Grafana as a web application, you should connect to your account via SSH and follow the steps listed below.

1. Create a directory where Grafana will be installed (e.g. ~/private/grafana), and navigate to this directory with these commands:
   
   mkdir /home/$USER/private/grafana
   cd /home/$USER/private/grafana
2. Download the OSS edition of the standalone Linux binary for the latest version of Grafana from the official download page. At the time of writing this article, the latest version is 10.4.2, and the download link is https://dl.grafana.com/enterprise/release/grafana-enterprise-10.4.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz, so you can download it to your Grafana directory with these commands:
   
   wget https://dl.grafana.com/enterprise/release/grafana-enterprise-10.4.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz
   tar -zxf grafana-enterprise-10.4.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz --strip-components=1
   rm grafana-enterprise-10.4.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz
   
   Note: Make sure you use the link for the latest Grafana version for Linux in the above commands.
   
   
3. Create a file that starts the Grafana web application when the WebApps project is enabled, and add execution permissions to the file with these commands:
   
   cat <<GRAFANA_START > /home/$USER/private/grafana/start.sh
   #!/bin/bash
   export GF_SERVER_HTTP_PORT=\$PORT
   /home/$USER/private/grafana/bin/grafana server --homepath /home/$USER/private/grafana
   GRAFANA_START
   chmod +x /home/$USER/private/grafana/start.sh
   
4. Create the WebApp project for Grafana using the following command:
   
   sureapp project create \
       --engine "custom" \
       --engine-version "-" \
       --release-dir "/home/$USER/private/grafana/" \
       --start-cmd "sh /home/$USER/private/grafana/start.sh" \
       grafana
5. Choose the URL where you would like to access the Grafana application via the WebApps section of the hosting Control Panel by clicking on the button (pencil icon) next to the grafana web application. Select the domain and subdomain via the available drop-down menus where Grafana will run on the screen that appears. To apply the changes, click on the Update button.
   
   
   
   
6. Start the application by clicking on the button with a red circle () next to it.
   
   
   
   
7. Open the URL of the Grafana application (e.g. http://grafana.example.com), and you should see the login page for the administrative dashboard. You can use admin as both username and password to log in for the first time, and we strongly encourage you to change your password at your earliest convenience.