05. Configuring Grafana (Optional)

sansae@sansaeubuntu:~$ cd /etc/grafana
sansae@sansaeubuntu:/etc/grafana$ ls
grafana.ini  ldap.toml  provisioning
sansae@sansaeubuntu:/etc/grafana$
sansae@sansaeubuntu:/etc/grafana$
sansae@sansaeubuntu:/etc/grafana$ sudo vim grafana.ini

#################################### Paths ####################################
[paths]
# Path to where grafana can store temp files, sessions, and the sqlite3 db (if that is used)
;data = /var/lib/grafana

# Temporary files in `data` directory older than given duration will be removed
;temp_data_lifetime = 24h

# Directory where grafana can store logs
;logs = /var/log/grafana

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#################################### Database ####################################
[database]
# You can configure the database connection by specifying type, host, name, user and password
# as separate properties or as on string using the url properties.

# Either "mysql", "postgres" or "sqlite3", it's your choice
;type = sqlite3
;host = 127.0.0.1:3306
;name = grafana
;user = root
# If the password contains # or ; you have to wrap it with triple quotes. Ex """#password;"""
;password =

# Use either URL or the previous fields to configure the database
# Example: mysql://user:secret@host:port/database
;url =

sansae@sansaeubuntu:/etc/grafana$ sudo systemctl restart grafana-server
sansae@sansaeubuntu:/etc/grafana$ sudo systemctl stop grafana-server
sansae@sansaeubuntu:/etc/grafana$ sudo systemctl start grafana-server