Section 1 · Journey overview
What you need before the hands-on work, and why no external data source, PromQL, or templating experience is required.
Estimated time: 1 min
Prerequisites
To complete the hands-on steps in this journey, you need:
| Requirement | Details |
|---|
| Grafana Cloud account | Sign up to access |
| Permission to manage alerts | Required to create alert rules and install the demo data |
| Basic Grafana navigation | Familiarity with menus and dashboards |
What you don’t need
- No external data source. The hands-on path installs the QuickPizza demo app for you.
- No Go template syntax. Notification templates are covered in a later journey.
- No PromQL. Every query in this journey uses Builder mode.