Tutorial: How to Install Grafana on Fedora Server Latest

Grafana is an open source tool for data visualization and monitoring. It allows you to create dashboards with a variety of data sources, such as Graphite, Prometheus, and Elasticsearch. In this tutorial, we will be installing Grafana on Fedora Server Latest.

Prerequisites

  • A server running Fedora Server Latest.
  • A user account with sudo privileges.

Step 1: Update the System

Before we begin, let's update the system to the latest version using the following command:

sudo dnf update -y

Step 2: Install Grafana

To install Grafana on Fedora Server Latest, follow the steps below:

  1. Add the Grafana repository to your system:
sudo dnf install curl -y
sudo dnf install https://packages.grafana.com/oss/rpm/grafana-repo-latest.noarch.rpm -y
  1. Install Grafana using the following command:
sudo dnf install grafana -y

Step 3: Start the Grafana Server

Now that Grafana is installed, let's start the Grafana server using the following command:

sudo systemctl start grafana-server

To make sure the Grafana server is running, you can use the following command:

sudo systemctl status grafana-server

If the server is running correctly, you should see the following output:

● grafana-server.service - Grafana instance
   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/grafana-server.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled)
   Active: active (running) since Fri 2021-07-30 15:45:39 CDT; 4s ago
     Docs: http://docs.grafana.org
 Main PID: 19264 (grafana-server)
    Tasks: 8 (limit: 27572)
   Memory: 88.6M
   CGroup: /system.slice/grafana-server.service
           └─19264 /usr/sbin/grafana-server --config=/etc/grafana/grafana.ini --pidfile=/var/run/grafana/grafana-server.pid cfg:serv>

Step 4: Configure Firewall Rules

If you have a firewall enabled on your system, you need to allow traffic on port 3000, which is the default port for Grafana. To do this, run the following command:

sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=3000/tcp

Reload the firewall rules with the following command:

sudo firewall-cmd --reload

Step 5: Access the Grafana Web Interface

Now that we have Grafana running and the firewall rules are in place, we can access the Grafana web interface. Open your favorite browser and navigate to http://:3000. You should see the Grafana login page.

Grafana Login

Use the default username (admin) and password (admin). You will be prompted to change the password on first login.

Grafana Change Password

Once you have changed the password, you will be taken to the Grafana home page. From there, you can start creating your own dashboards and visualizations.

Grafana Home

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Grafana on Fedora Server Latest.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install Grafana on Fedora Server Latest. We have also seen how to start the Grafana server, configure firewall rules, and access the Grafana web interface. Happy dashboarding!