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Grafana Operator

Grafana Operator is a Kubernetes operator built to help you manage your Grafana instances and its resources from within Kubernetes. The Operator can install and manage local Grafana instances, Dashboards and Datasources through Kubernetes/OpenShift Custom resources. The Grafana Operator Automatically syncs the Kubernetes Custom resources and the actual resources in the Grafana Instance.

Installing the Grafana Operator

To install the Grafana Operator in your Kubernetes cluster, Run the following command in your terminal:

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helm repo add grafana https://grafana.github.io/helm-charts
helm upgrade -i grafana-operator grafana/grafana-operator

For other installation methods, Refer Grafana Operator Installation Documentation.

Getting Started

Use the following guide to get started with using Grafana Operator to manage your Grafana instance:

• Manage data sources, and dashboards with folders using the Grafana Operator describes how to add a folders, data sources, and dashboards, using the Grafana Operator.
• Manage Dashboards with GitOps Using ArgoCD describes how to create and manage dashboards using ArgoCD and Grafana Operator.