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Install the Infinity data source

You can install the Infinity data source plugin using several methods, depending on your Grafana deployment.

Before you begin

  • Grafana 10.4.8 or later.
  • Administrator access to your Grafana instance.

Grafana Cloud

The Infinity data source plugin is pre-installed on Grafana Cloud instances. Updates are managed automatically by Grafana, so no installation or upgrade steps are needed. You can proceed directly to configuring the data source.

Self-managed Grafana

For self-managed Grafana installations, use one of the following methods to install the Infinity data source plugin.

Install from the Grafana plugin catalog

The simplest way to install the plugin is from the Grafana plugin catalog:

  1. In Grafana, navigate to Administration > Plugins and data > Plugins.
  2. Search for “Infinity”.
  3. Click Install.

Alternatively, visit the plugin page and follow the installation instructions.

Install using Grafana CLI

Use the Grafana CLI to install the latest version:

shell 
grafana cli plugins install yesoreyeram-infinity-datasource

To install a specific version, provide the plugin URL:

shell 
grafana cli --pluginUrl https://github.com/grafana/grafana-infinity-datasource/releases/download/v2.4.0/yesoreyeram-infinity-datasource-2.4.0.zip plugins install yesoreyeram-infinity-datasource

After installation, restart Grafana for the plugin to load.

Install from GitHub releases

To install manually:

  1. Download the desired version from GitHub releases.
  2. Extract the archive to your Grafana plugins directory (typically /var/lib/grafana/plugins/).
  3. Restart Grafana.

Install using Docker

Use the GF_INSTALL_PLUGINS environment variable to install the plugin when starting the container:

shell 
docker run -p 3000:3000 -e "GF_INSTALL_PLUGINS=yesoreyeram-infinity-datasource" grafana/grafana-enterprise:latest

To install a specific version:

shell 
docker run -p 3000:3000 -e "GF_INSTALL_PLUGINS=yesoreyeram-infinity-datasource;https://github.com/grafana/grafana-infinity-datasource/releases/download/v2.4.0/yesoreyeram-infinity-datasource-2.4.0.zip" grafana/grafana-enterprise:latest

Install using Helm

If you deploy Grafana using the Grafana Helm chart, add the plugin to your values.yaml:

YAML 
plugins:
  - yesoreyeram-infinity-datasource

To install a specific version:

YAML 
plugins:
  - https://github.com/grafana/grafana-infinity-datasource/releases/download/v2.4.0/yesoreyeram-infinity-datasource-2.4.0.zip;yesoreyeram-infinity-datasource

Verify installation

After installation:

  1. In Grafana, navigate to Connections > Data sources.
  2. Click Add new data source.
  3. Search for “Infinity” — if it appears, the installation was successful.

Update the plugin

Keep the Infinity data source plugin up to date to access new features, performance improvements, and bug fixes. Check the changelog for details on each release.

Grafana plugin catalog

  1. In Grafana, navigate to Administration > Plugins and data > Plugins.
  2. Search for “Infinity” and select it.
  3. If an update is available, click Update.

Grafana CLI

shell 
grafana cli plugins update yesoreyeram-infinity-datasource

After updating, restart Grafana for the changes to take effect.

Docker and Helm

For containerized deployments, update the version in your configuration and redeploy. Refer to the installation sections above for version-specific examples.

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