service-mesh-training

Lab 01, Exercise 05: Configure Grafana

Objective: Configure Grafana for use with Prometheus and add a custom dashboard.

Step 1: Add Prometheus data source

Go to the Grafana tab and login if you haven’t already. The default user/password is admin/admin.

You should see the Home Dashboard:

Grafana home

Click Add data source and then select Prometheus on the following screen.

Add data source

The default values are all sufficient. The HTTP URL is http://localhost:9090:

Configure Prometheus data source in Grafana

Click Save & Test.