Install Grafana on SUSE or openSUSE

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Enterprise Open source

Install Grafana on SUSE or openSUSE

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

You can install Grafana using the RPM repository, or by downloading a 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 SUSE or openSUSE as outlined in this document:

YouTube Video

Install Grafana from the RPM repository

If you install from the RPM repository, then Grafana is automatically updated every time you run sudo zypper update.

Grafana VersionPackageRepository
Grafana Enterprisegrafana-enterprisehttps://rpm.grafana.com
Grafana OSSgrafanahttps://rpm.grafana.com

Note

Grafana Enterprise is the recommended and default edition. It is available for free and includes all the features of the OSS edition. You can also upgrade to the full Enterprise feature set, which has support for Enterprise plugins.

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

  1. Import the GPG key:

    bash
    wget -q -O gpg.key https://rpm.grafana.com/gpg.key
    sudo rpm --import gpg.key
  2. Use zypper to add the grafana repo.

    bash
    sudo zypper addrepo https://rpm.grafana.com grafana
  3. To install Grafana OSS, run the following command:

    bash
    sudo zypper install grafana
  4. To install Grafana Enterprise, run the following command:

    bash
    sudo zypper install grafana-enterprise

Install the Grafana RPM package manually

If you install Grafana manually using 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 installation page into the pattern shown below, then run the commands.

    bash
    sudo zypper install initscripts urw-fonts wget
    wget <rpm package url>
    sudo rpm -Uvh <local rpm package>

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 into your command line and run.

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

    shell
    sudo useradd -r -s /bin/false grafana
  7. Move the unpacked binary to /usr/local/grafana:

    shell
    sudo mv <DOWNLOAD PATH> /usr/local/grafana
  8. Change the owner of /usr/local/grafana to Grafana users:

    shell
    sudo chown -R grafana:users /usr/local/grafana
  9. Create a Grafana server systemd unit file:

    shell
    sudo touch /etc/systemd/system/grafana-server.service
  10. Add the following to the unit file in a text editor of your choice:

    ini
    [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:

    shell
    /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:

    shell
    sudo chown -R grafana:users /usr/local/grafana
  14. Configure the Grafana server to start at boot time using systemd.

Uninstall on SUSE or openSUSE

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:

    shell
    sudo systemctl stop grafana-server
  2. If you configured Grafana to run with init.d, stop the init.d service for Grafana server:

    shell
    sudo service grafana-server stop
  3. To uninstall Grafana OSS:

    shell
    sudo zypper remove grafana
  4. To uninstall Grafana Enterprise:

    shell
    sudo zypper remove grafana-enterprise
  5. Optional: To remove the Grafana repository:

    shell
    sudo zypper removerepo grafana

Next steps

Refer to Start the Grafana server.