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Install Grafana on RHEL or Fedora

This topic explains how to install Grafana dependencies, install Grafana on RHEL or Fedora, and start the Grafana server on your system.

You can install Grafana from the RPM repository, from standalone RPM, or with the binary .tar.gz file.

If you install via RPM or the .tar.gz file, then you must manually update Grafana for each new version.

The following video demonstrates how to install Grafana on RHEL or Fedora as outlined in this document:

Install Grafana from the RPM repository

If you install from the RPM repository, then Grafana is automatically updated every time you update your applications.

To install Grafana from the RPM repository, complete the following steps:

1. Import the GPG key:

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   wget -q -O gpg.key https://rpm.grafana.com/gpg.key
   sudo rpm --import gpg.key

2. Create /etc/yum.repos.d/grafana.repo with the following content:

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   [grafana]
   name=grafana
   baseurl=https://rpm.grafana.com
   repo_gpgcheck=1
   enabled=1
   gpgcheck=1
   gpgkey=https://rpm.grafana.com/gpg.key
   sslverify=1
   sslcacert=/etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt

3. To install Grafana OSS, run the following command:

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   sudo dnf install grafana

4. To install Grafana Enterprise, run the following command:

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   sudo dnf install grafana-enterprise

Install the Grafana RPM package manually

If you install Grafana manually using YUM or RPM, then you must manually update Grafana for each new version. This method varies according to which Linux OS you are running.

Note: The RPM files are signed. You can verify the signature with this public GPG key.

1. On the Grafana download page, select the Grafana version you want to install.

   • The most recent Grafana version is selected by default.
   • The Version field displays only finished releases. If you want to install a beta version, click Nightly Builds and then select a version.

2. Select an Edition.

   • Enterprise - Recommended download. Functionally identical to the open source version, but includes features you can unlock with a license if you so choose.
   • Open Source - Functionally identical to the Enterprise version, but you will need to download the Enterprise version if you want Enterprise features.

3. Depending on which system you are running, click Linux or ARM.

4. Copy and paste the RPM package URL and the local RPM package information from the download page into the pattern shown below and run the command.

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   sudo yum install -y <rpm package url>

Install Grafana as a standalone binary

If you install Grafana manually using the standalone binaries, then you must manually update Grafana for each new version.

Complete the following steps to install Grafana using the standalone binaries:

1. Navigate to the Grafana download page.

2. Select the Grafana version you want to install.

   • The most recent Grafana version is selected by default.
   • The Version field displays only tagged releases. If you want to install a nightly build, click Nightly Builds and then select a version.

3. Select an Edition.

   • Enterprise: This is the recommended version. It is functionally identical to the open source version but includes features you can unlock with a license if you so choose.
   • Open Source: This version is functionally identical to the Enterprise version, but you will need to download the Enterprise version if you want Enterprise features.

4. Depending on which system you are running, click the Linux or ARM tab on the download page.

5. Copy and paste the code from the download page page into your command line and run.

6. Create a user account for Grafana on your system:

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   sudo useradd -r -s /bin/false grafana

7. Move the unpacked binary to /usr/local/grafana:

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   sudo mv <DOWNLOAD PATH> /usr/local/grafana

8. Change the owner of /usr/local/grafana to Grafana users:

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   sudo chown -R grafana:users /usr/local/grafana

9. Create a Grafana server systemd unit file:

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   sudo touch /etc/systemd/system/grafana-server.service

10. Add the following to the unit file in a text editor of your choice:

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    [Unit]
    Description=Grafana Server
    After=network.target
    
    [Service]
    Type=simple
    User=grafana
    Group=users
    ExecStart=/usr/local/grafana/bin/grafana server --config=/usr/local/grafana/conf/grafana.ini --homepath=/usr/local/grafana
    Restart=on-failure
    
    [Install]
    WantedBy=multi-user.target

11. Use the binary to manually start the Grafana server:

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    /usr/local/grafana/bin/grafana-server --homepath /usr/local/grafana

    Note

    Manually invoking the binary in this step automatically creates the /usr/local/grafana/data directory, which needs to be created and configured before the installation can be considered complete.

12. Press CTRL+C to stop the Grafana server.

13. Change the owner of /usr/local/grafana to Grafana users again to apply the ownership to the newly created /usr/local/grafana/data directory:

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    sudo chown -R grafana:users /usr/local/grafana

14. Configure the Grafana server to start at boot time using systemd.

Uninstall on RHEL or Fedora

To uninstall Grafana, run the following commands in a terminal window:

1. If you configured Grafana to run with systemd, stop the systemd service for Grafana server:

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   sudo systemctl stop grafana-server

2. If you configured Grafana to run with init.d, stop the init.d service for Grafana server:

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   sudo service grafana-server stop

3. To uninstall Grafana OSS:

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   sudo dnf remove grafana

4. To uninstall Grafana Enterprise:

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   sudo dnf remove grafana-enterprise

5. Optional: To remove the Grafana repository:

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   sudo rm -i /etc/yum.repos.d/grafana.repo

Next steps

Refer to Start the Grafana server.