Customizing Grafana Your Way
Want to tweak Grafana’s look and feel—icons, styles, and more—to match your vision? You’re in the right place! This page unveils a treasure trove of customization tricks to transform Grafana into your own tailored application.
Exploring Annotations
Annotations in Grafana bring your dashboards to life by highlighting key events. They encompass three core elements:
JSON API Data Sources
Need to pull external data into Grafana? JSON API data sources are your go-to plugins—they fetch files via a link, parse them per your instructions, and shape them into Grafana data frames. Let’s dive into how they work and why they matter.
Mastering Provisioning
Provisioning lets you streamline Grafana by pushing configurations—like JSON or YAML files—straight into your instance. It’s a game-changer for managing setups across environments.
Powering Grafana with PostgreSQL and Timescale
When folks ask, “What’s your go-to database for Grafana?” our answer is clear: PostgreSQL with the Timescale extension. It’s a powerhouse combo that’s hard to beat.
Unsigned Plugins Made Simple
To allow unsigned plugins in Grafana, just add a comma-separated list of plugin identifiers to load them without signatures. Here’s how to configure it for Docker or a host installation.