To Install Grafana On Linux Debian 11.3

Introduction :

Grafana is a multi-platform open source analytics and interactive visualization web application. It provides charts, graphs, and alerts for the web when connected to supported data sources.

Installation procedure :

Step 1 : Check the OS version by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Debian
Description:    Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
Release:        11
Codename:       bullseye

Step 2 : Check the IP address by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# ip a
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
    inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 ::1/128 scope host
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: ens33: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state UP group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 00:0c:29:f2:4d:6c brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    altname enp2s1
    inet 192.168.6.133/23 brd 192.168.7.255 scope global noprefixroute ens33
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 fe80::b6ad:ef36:1ad2:bcbb/64 scope link noprefixroute
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever

Step 3 : Add the new repository key by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# wget -qO- https://packages.grafana.com/gpg.key | sudo apt-key add -
OK

Step 4 : Add a repository to install Grafana by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# echo "deb https://packages.grafana.com/oss/deb stable main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/grafana.list
deb https://packages.grafana.com/oss/deb stable main

Step 5 : Update the repository by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# apt update
Hit:1 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye InRelease
Hit:2 http://security.debian.org/debian-security bullseye-security InRelease
Hit:3 http://deb.debian.org/debian bullseye-updates InRelease
Get:4 https://packages.grafana.com/oss/deb stable InRelease [12.1 kB]
Get:5 https://packages.grafana.com/oss/deb stable/main amd64 Packages [31.5 kB]
Fetched 43.6 kB in 1s (31.1 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
121 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them.

Step 6 : Update the repository by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# apt list --upgradable
Listing... Done
cups-client/stable-security 2.3.3op2-3+deb11u2 amd64 [upgradable from: 2.3.3op2-3+deb11u1]
cups-common/stable-security 2.3.3op2-3+deb11u2 all [upgradable from: 2.3.3op2-3+deb11u1]
cups-core-drivers/stable-security 2.3.3op2-3+deb11u2 amd64 [upgradable from: 2.3.3op2-3+deb11u1]
cups-daemon/stable-security 2.3.3op2-3+deb11u2 amd64 [upgradable from: 2.3.3op2-3+deb11u1]
cups-ipp-utils/stable-security 2.3.3op2-3+deb11u2 amd64 [upgradable from: 2.3.3op2-3+deb11u1]
cups-ppdc/stable-security 2.3.3op2-3+deb11u2 amd64 [upgradable from: 2.3.3op2-3+deb11u1]
cups-server-common/stable-security 2.3.3op2-3+deb11u2 all [upgradable from: 2.3.3op2-3+deb11u1]

Step 7 : Install Grafana by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# apt-get install grafana -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  grafana
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 121 not upgraded.
Need to get 80.0 MB of archives.
Adding new user `grafana' (UID 120) with group `grafana' ...
Not creating home directory `/usr/share/grafana'.
###NOT starting on installation, please execute the following statements to configure grafana to start automatically using systemd
 sudo /bin/systemctl daemon-reload
 sudo /bin/systemctl enable grafana-server
###You can start grafana-server by executing
 sudo /bin/systemctl start grafana-server

Step 8 : Reload the Daemon’s service by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# systemctl daemon-reload

Step 9: Start the Grafana service by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# systemctl start grafana-server

Step 10: Enable the Grafana service by using the below command

root@linuxhelp:~# systemctl enable grafana-server
Synchronizing state of grafana-server.service with SysV service script with /lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install.
Executing: /lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install enable grafana-server
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/grafana-server.service → /lib/systemd/system/grafana-server.service.

Step 11 : Open the browser and give IP address and default port number as show in the below image

Step 12: Give the default password and change the new password as shown in the below image

Step 13: This is the welcome page of Grafana

Conclusion:

We have reached the end of this article. In this guide, we have walked you through the steps required to Install Grafana On Linux Debian 11.3. Your feedback is much welcome.