Grafana hosting
Dashboards and alerting for metrics, logs and traces from any source.
- Minimum1 vCPU · 1 GB
- Disk10 GB
- Smallest planStarter
- Web interfaceYes, over HTTPS
What is Grafana?
Grafana visualises time-series data: you point it at Prometheus, Loki, InfluxDB, a SQL database or dozens of other backends and build dashboards and alert rules over them.
It is the de-facto standard for operational dashboards, and it is equally happy charting business metrics out of Postgres.
What you get
- Dashboards with templating, annotations and drill-down links
- Unified alerting with routing to email, chat and webhooks
- Datasource plugins for Prometheus, Loki, InfluxDB, Elasticsearch, SQL and more
- Provisioning as code, so dashboards can live in Git
Running Grafana on Autogineer Cloud
Grafana is a one-click install here: choose it at checkout, set a root password, and the server is built, the software installed and configured, and published on its own HTTPS address — usually in about a minute, with the whole build streamed to your browser as it runs.
- Installed and configured, not just downloaded. The build finishes only once Grafana is answering on its port with a real page — a server that could not finish is reported as failed rather than handed over looking complete.
- A working HTTPS address from the first minute. Your server is published at an address like grafana-vps.autogineer.com, with a valid certificate, so webhooks and OAuth callbacks work immediately. Your own domain can be added afterwards.
- Full root over SSH. The one-click install is a starting point, not a cage: you can reconfigure Grafana, install anything beside it, or replace it entirely.
- Backups you can restore from. On-demand backups of the whole server on every paid plan, which for Grafana means its data as well as its configuration.
- Room to grow. Resize the plan as Grafana grows, or rebuild the same server with a different app when the project changes.
Who it suits
Anyone already collecting metrics who needs a place to look at them, and teams who want alerting rules under version control.
Getting started with Grafana
- When the build finishes, your server's page in the dashboard shows its HTTPS address, its root password and any sign-in details the installer set for Grafana. The build console streams every step as it happens, so you can see exactly what was installed rather than taking it on trust.
- Sign in with the credentials your dashboard shows. Add a datasource first — Grafana visualises data from elsewhere and has none of its own — then import a community dashboard for it.
- Add your own domain from the same page when you are ready: point a DNS record at the server and the certificate is issued for you. The original address keeps working, so nothing you configured against it breaks.
- Take a backup once Grafana is configured the way you want it. A backup captures the whole server, so restoring one brings back Grafana and its data together — and it is the only thing that will bring them back.
Frequently asked questions
Does Grafana collect metrics itself?
No — it visualises data from elsewhere. Pair it with Prometheus or another datasource; Grafana is the front end, not the collector.
Is the open-source Grafana enough?
For most teams, yes. Their paid offerings add reporting, enterprise datasources and support.
How long does it take to install Grafana?
About a minute. Choosing Grafana at checkout builds the server, installs it, and publishes it on an HTTPS address, streaming the progress to your browser as it happens.
What size server does Grafana need?
At least 1 vCPU, 1 GB of memory and 10 GB of disk, which is the Starter plan or larger. These are the figures the installer is tested against rather than the smallest configuration that will boot.
Do I get root access to the server?
Yes. Every server includes full root access over SSH on its own port, so you can configure, extend or replace anything the one-click installer set up.
Can I use my own domain with Grafana?
Yes. Each server is published on its own HTTPS address the moment it is built — grafana-vps.autogineer.com for example, and you can point your own domain at it afterwards from the dashboard.
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