Plugin Manager | Manage and install plugins

Plugin Manager | Manage and install plugins

Plugin management

Besides the wide range of visualizations and data sources that are available in Grafana, you can extend it with further plugins.
Grafana supports three types of plugins: panels, data sources, and apps.

Panel plugins

Add new visualizations to your dashboard with panel plugins, such as the Worldmap Panel, Clock, and Pie Chart.
Use panel plugins when you want to:
  • Visualize data returned by data source queries.
  • Navigate between dashboards.
  • Control external systems, such as smart home devices.

Data source plugins

Data source plugins communicate with external sources of data and return the data in a format that Grafana understands.
By adding a data source plugin, you can immediately use the data in any of your existing dashboards.

Use data source plugins when you want to import data from external systems.

App plugins

Apps can also add custom pages for things like control panels.

Use app plugins when you want to create an custom out-of-the-box monitoring experience.

Browse and install plugins

To browse for available plugins:
  1. In Grafana, navigate to the Plugin catalog to view installed plugins.
  2. Click the All filter to browse all available plugins.
  3. Click the Data sources, Panels, or Applications buttons to filter by plugin type.


Install a plugin

  1. In Grafana, navigate to the Plugin catalog to view installed plugins.
  2. Browse and find a plugin.
  3. Click on the plugin logo.
  4. Click Install.

Update a plugin

  1. In Grafana, navigate to the Plugin catalog to view installed plugins.
  2. Click on the plugin logo.
  3. Click Update.

When the update is complete, you see a confirmation message that the update was successful.

Uninstall a plugin

To uninstall a plugin:

  1. In Grafana, navigate to the Plugin catalog to view installed plugins.
  2. Click on the plugin logo.
  3. Click Uninstall.

When the update is complete, you see a confirmation message that the uninstall was successful.



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