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Published inJul 2022
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Rodrigo Juan Hernández
Rodrigo Juan Hernández
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Rodrigo Juan Hernández

Rodrigo Juan Hernández is an electronic engineer passionate about IoT even before it existed. He has been working on tech for more than 18 years until now. For several years he has been focusing on the IoT ecosystem. He is currently giving consultation about IoT systems to clients around the world. He also produces content online about IoT and related subjects and the content is available on his blog, Youtube channel, and social networks - mainly LinkedIn. He also writes for companies that need good quality content about their products and services. His main objective nowadays is helping others to understand and implement IoT solutions.
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Integrating OpenSearch and Grafana

Grafana allows you to get OpenSearch data using a data source plugin. You can see the plugin at the following link: https://grafana.com/grafana/plugins/grafana-opensearch-datasource/.

To install this plugin, you can follow any of the procedures discussed in Chapter 7, Managing Plugins.

Adding the data source

Once you have installed the plugin, you can add a new data source from the data source configuration page.

Important Note

The OpenSearch plugin can't be installed on the build of Grafana made for Raspberry Pi.

To connect Grafana to the OpenSearch database, you’ll have to configure the plugin. Let’s see the configuration options.

First, you have to set the basic parameters:

  • Name: Here, you can name the data source. This is the name that appears when you use this data source in the dashboard panels.
  • Default: Select this if you want to set this data source as the default.
  • URL: The full URL...
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Rodrigo Juan Hernández

Rodrigo Juan Hernández is an electronic engineer passionate about IoT even before it existed. He has been working on tech for more than 18 years until now. For several years he has been focusing on the IoT ecosystem. He is currently giving consultation about IoT systems to clients around the world. He also produces content online about IoT and related subjects and the content is available on his blog, Youtube channel, and social networks - mainly LinkedIn. He also writes for companies that need good quality content about their products and services. His main objective nowadays is helping others to understand and implement IoT solutions.
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