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Plugin catalog

The plugin catalog allows you to browse and manage plugins from within Grafana. Only a Grafana server administrator can access and use the catalog.

Note: The plugin catalog is designed to work with a single Grafana server instance only. Support for Grafana clusters will be added in future Grafana releases.

Before you can use the plugin catalog, you must enable it in the Grafana configuration file. Before following the steps below, make sure you are logged in as a Grafana administrator.

Browse plugins

To browse available plugins:

1. In Grafana, navigate to Configuration > Plugins.
2. Click Install & manage plugins.

You can also browse existing plugins by navigating to the Library tab.

Install a plugin

1. In Grafana, navigate to Configuration > Plugins.
2. Click Install & manage plugins.
3. Browse and find a plugin.
4. Click on the plugin logo.
5. Click Install.

A confirmation message opens notifying that the installation was successful.

Update a plugin

1. In Grafana, navigate to Configuration > Plugins.
2. Click Install & manage plugins.
3. Navigate to the Library tab.
4. Click on the plugin logo.
5. Click Update.

A confirmation message opens notifying that the installation was successful.

Uninstall a plugin

1. In Grafana, navigate to Configuration > Plugins.
2. Click Install & manage plugins.
3. Navigate to the Library tab.
4. Click on the plugin logo.
5. Click Uninstall.

A confirmation message opens notifying that the installation was successful.