From the course: Prometheus and Grafana: Visualizing Application Performance
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Plugin management
From the course: Prometheus and Grafana: Visualizing Application Performance
Plugin management
- [Instructor] In chapter three, we looked at plugins and how they can be used to extend Grafana. We even looked at making custom plugins and how to install them locally. But in a production environment, plugin management has more nuance. How do you ensure you're using the right plugins and how do you manage them? As with most features, Grafana has several methods for installing, updating and uninstalling plugins. There are several ways to install plugins. The first is using the plugin catalog. The Grafana user interface is the most intuitive way to discover and install plugins. To access the plugin catalog, administrators can go to Administration, Plugins and Data then Plugins. The next way to install plugins is using the Grafana CLI. Plugin installation using the CLI is particularly useful for automation and scripting. Administrators can use a simple command to install the plugin in their terminal. It is also possible to install plugins directly from a trusted source. This is useful…
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