From b9c3a7979cc0243082b677fd9ed1185a7ac936f4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: meelahme Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2025 11:31:48 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] docs: updating install granafa section for OSS v2 --- content/shared/influxdb-v2/tools/grafana.md | 26 +++++++++---------- content/shared/influxdb3-visualize/grafana.md | 2 +- .../v3-process-data/visualize/grafana.md | 2 +- 3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/shared/influxdb-v2/tools/grafana.md b/content/shared/influxdb-v2/tools/grafana.md index 621fa6c3d..68d58c743 100644 --- a/content/shared/influxdb-v2/tools/grafana.md +++ b/content/shared/influxdb-v2/tools/grafana.md @@ -5,20 +5,18 @@ to visualize data from your **InfluxDB {{< current-version >}}** instance. The instructions in this guide require **Grafana Cloud** or **Grafana 10.3+**. {{% /note %}} -1. {{% show-in "cloud,cloud-serverless" %}}[Log into InfluxDB Cloud](https://cloud2.influxdata.com).{{% /show-in %}} - {{% show-in "v2" %}}[Start InfluxDB](/influxdb/version/install/#configure-and-start-influxdb).{{% /show-in %}} -2. [Sign up for Grafana Cloud](https://grafana.com/products/cloud/) or - [download and install Grafana](https://grafana.com/grafana/download). -3. Visit your **Grafana Cloud user interface** (UI) or, if running Grafana locally, - [start Grafana](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/installation/) and visit - in your browser. -4. In the left navigation of the Grafana UI, open the **Connections** section - and select **Add new connection**. -5. Select **InfluxDB** from the list of available data sources and click - **Add new data source**. -6. On the **Data Source configuration page**, enter a **name** for your InfluxDB data source. -7. In the **Query Language** drop-down menu, select one of the query languages - supported by InfluxDB {{< current-version >}} (Flux or InfluxQL): +- [Install Grafana](#install-grafana) +- [Create an InfluxDB data source](#create-an-influxdb-data-source) +- [Query and visualize data](#query-and-visualize-data) + +## Install Grafana + +1. [Start InfluxDB OSS 2.x](/influxdb/v2/install/#configure-and-start-influxdb). +2. [Sign up for Grafana Cloud](https://grafana.com/products/cloud/) or + [download and install Grafana](https://grafana.com/grafana/download). +3. Visit your **Grafana Cloud user interface** (UI) or, if running Grafana locally, + [start Grafana](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/installation/) and visit + in your browser. {{% note %}} SQL is only supported in InfluxDB 3. diff --git a/content/shared/influxdb3-visualize/grafana.md b/content/shared/influxdb3-visualize/grafana.md index ade31ccbf..11bc38b13 100644 --- a/content/shared/influxdb3-visualize/grafana.md +++ b/content/shared/influxdb3-visualize/grafana.md @@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ When you select **SQL** as the query language, configure the following: When you select **InfluxQL** as the query language, configure the following: - **Database**: Your [database](/influxdb3/version/admin/databases/) name -- **User**: An arbitrary string. This field is required but the value is ignored by {{% product-name %}}. +- **User**: Enter a username. - **Password**: A [database token](/influxdb3/version/admin/tokens/#database-tokens) with read access to the database - **HTTP Method**: Select **POST** (recommended) or **GET** diff --git a/content/shared/v3-process-data/visualize/grafana.md b/content/shared/v3-process-data/visualize/grafana.md index c69cdac3b..b2b0bb1be 100644 --- a/content/shared/v3-process-data/visualize/grafana.md +++ b/content/shared/v3-process-data/visualize/grafana.md @@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ When you select **InfluxQL** as the query language, configure the following fiel - **Database**: {{% show-in "cloud-serverless" %}}The database name mapped to your InfluxDB bucket.{{% /show-in %}}{{% hide-in "cloud-serverless" %}}Your [database](/influxdb3/version/admin/databases/) name.{{% /hide-in %}} -- **User**: An arbitrary string. This field is required but the value is ignored by {{% product-name %}}. +- **User**: Enter a username. - **Password**: {{% show-in "cloud-serverless" %}}Your [API token](/influxdb3/version/admin/tokens/) with read access to the bucket.{{% /show-in %}}{{% hide-in "cloud-serverless" %}}Your [database token](/influxdb3/version/admin/tokens/#database-tokens) with read access to the database.{{% /hide-in %}}