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Get started with Aiven for Grafana®

To start using Aiven for Grafana®, the first step is to create a service. You can do this in the Aiven Console or with the Aiven CLI.

Create an Aiven for Grafana service​

  1. From your project, in the Services page, click Create service.

  2. From the Select service page, click Grafana®.

  3. Select the cloud provider and region to host your service on.

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    The pricing for the same service can vary between different providers and regions. The service summary shows you the pricing for your selected options.

  4. Select a service plan.

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    This determines the number of servers and the memory, CPU, and disk resources allocated to your service. See Plans & Pricing.

  5. Optional: Add disk storage.

  6. Enter a name for your service.

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    You cannot change the name after you create the service.

    You can fork the service with a new name instead.

  7. Optional: Add tags.

  8. Click Create service.

The Overview page of the service opens. It shows the connection parameters for your service, its current status, and the configuration options.

The status of the service is Rebuilding during its creation. When the status becomes Running, you can start using the service. This typically takes couple of minutes and can vary between cloud providers and regions.

Log in to Grafana​

After starting the Aiven for Grafana service, you can access Grafana:

  1. From the Aiven Console, access your Aiven for Grafana service.
  2. In the service Overview screen, copy or select the Service URI to launch the Grafana login page in a browser.
  3. On the login page, enter or copy and paste the User and Password details from the Connection information section, and select Log in.

You can begin visualizing your data sources using the default dashboards or create your own.

Grafana resources​