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Drone CI data source

The Drone data source plugin lets you retrieve repository and build data from your Drone continuous integration (CI) instance and visualize it in Grafana. Use it to track build activity, monitor repository health, and correlate CI events with other data on your dashboards.

Requirements

To use this data source, you need:

• A working Drone instance and a Drone API token.
• A Grafana Cloud Pro or Advanced plan or an activated Grafana Enterprise license.
• Grafana 10.3.3 or later.

Version compatibility

Supported features

Get started

The following documents help you set up and use the Drone data source:

• Install the Drone data source
• Configure the Drone data source
• Drone query editor
• Drone template variables
• Drone annotations
• Troubleshooting

Additional features

After you configure the data source, you can:

• Use Explore to query data without building a dashboard.
• Add transformations to manipulate query results.
• Add annotations to overlay Drone events on your graphs.

Pre-built dashboards

The plugin includes a pre-built dashboard that you can import to get started quickly. The dashboard has a repository variable and visualizes stats for the selected repository. It showcases the plugin’s functionality, so import it and adapt it to your needs.

To import the pre-built dashboard:

1. Click Connections in the left-side menu.
2. Under Connections, click Data sources.
3. Select your Drone data source.
4. Select the Dashboards tab.
5. Click Import next to the dashboard you want to use.

Plugin updates

Always ensure that your plugin version is up-to-date so you have access to all current features and improvements. Navigate to Plugins and data > Plugins to check for updates. Grafana recommends upgrading to the latest Grafana version, and this applies to plugins as well.

Additional resources

• Drone documentation
• Grafana community forum