Grafana

Learn Grafana, the leading open source tool for visualizing metrics, time series data and application analytics.

Created by: Sean Bradley
Software and Networking Engineer for 20 Years

What Will I Learn?

• Explore the Graph, Stat, Gauge, Bar Gauge, Table, Text, Heatmap and Logs Panels
• Install and configure a MySQL Datasource, Dashboard and Collector
• Install and configure a Zabbix Server Datasource, Dashboards
• Install and configure InfluxDB with Telegraf
• Use Dashboard Variables to create Dynamic Dashboards with Automatic Visualisation Placement
• Install an SNMP Agent and Configure Telegraf SNMP Input
• Install Loki Data Source that queries a Loki Service that is ingesting data from a Promtail Service.
• Graph Time Series aswell as Non Time Series SQL Data
• Create custom MySQL Time Series Queries
• Install Grafana from Packages
• Add a Nginx Reverse Proxy for Grafana
• Create a domain name and install an SSL certificate for the Grafana Server
• Explore the Dashboards Panels Options
• Install a SMTP server and setup an Email Notification Channel
• Setup Alerts for when SNMP devices go offline or return no data
• Setup a Telegram Contact Point
• Use Annotation Queries to Link Logs Panels and Graph Panels
• Install Prometheus with Several Node Exporters and A Dashboard
• Setup an Elasticsearch server with Filebeat and Metricbeat services.

Requirements

• Basic Linux Experience
• Basic MySQL Familiarity
• All commands entered during the lectures are provided in the corresponding resources

Target audience

• Network, Systems and Database Administrators
• Infrastructure Monitoring Specialists
• IT Platform Specialists
• DevOps Technicians
• Enthusiasts wanting a better understanding and better visibility of their networks in the home or office
• Someone who is curious and wants a good understanding of what Grafana does and what it's good at.