Chapter 1: Getting Started with Grafana
In this chapter, you will learn what is Grafana and why it is an excellent option for building IoT solutions. Throughout this chapter, you will learn to install Grafana in different scenarios.
Also, you will be able to perform a basic configuration and make it run at boot.
Finally, we will explore the Grafana Cloud service, which you can use instead of installing and maintaining a Grafana instance.
In this chapter, we’re going to cover the following main topics:
- Installing Grafana on a Raspberry Pi
- Installing Grafana on Ubuntu Server
- Installing Grafana with Docker
- Initial configuration of Grafana
- Maybe you prefer the cloud option
Let’s explore some of these functionalities.