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Orbit

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Orbit data source for Grafana

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A data source for Orbit that lets you monitor your community with Grafana.

With the Orbit data source you can compare community activity with application performance, and to better understand your (DevRel) impact, for example spikes across the forum around releases or events.

Prerequisites

  • An Orbit account.
  • A Orbit workspace.
  • A Grafana installation.

Configure the data source

To configure the Orbit data source you need the workspace path and a API token from Orbit.

FieldDescription
Workspace pathPath to the Orbit workspace you want to monitor.
API tokenToken used to authenticate against the Orbit API.

You can get both of these fields by logging into your Orbit workspace.

  • To get the workspace path, browse to Settings -> Workspace Name and copy the text in the WORKSPACE PATH text box.
  • To get the API token, browse to Account Settings -> API Token and click Copy.

Installing Orbit on Grafana Cloud:

For more information, visit the docs on plugin installation.

Installing on a local Grafana:

For local instances, plugins are installed and updated via a simple CLI command. Plugins are not updated automatically, however you will be notified when updates are available right within your Grafana.

1. Install the Data Source

Use the grafana-cli tool to install Orbit from the commandline:

grafana-cli plugins install 

The plugin will be installed into your grafana plugins directory; the default is /var/lib/grafana/plugins. More information on the cli tool.

2. Configure the Data Source

Accessed from the Grafana main menu, newly installed data sources can be added immediately within the Data Sources section.

Next, click the Add data source button in the upper right. The data source will be available for selection in the Type select box.

To see a list of installed data sources, click the Plugins item in the main menu. Both core data sources and installed data sources will appear.

Changelog

0.1.1

Enhancements

  • Update @grafana packages to 9.2.0

0.1.0

Initial release.