Plugins 〉Pyroscope
The Pyroscope plugin has been deprecated and is no longer maintained.
Pyroscope
Pyroscope Grafana Datasource Plugin
Important: Grafana version 7.2 or later required
Getting started
- Install the plugin (Installation tab)
- Install panel plugin
- Open Grafana and go to Configuration -> Plugins
- Check that plugins are available
- Set up data source plugin:
- Configuration -> Data Sources -> Add data source
- click on
pyroscope-datasource
- Specify Pyroscope host in
Endpoint
field:
- Set up panel plugin:
- Add an empty panel on your dashboard
- Select
pyroscope-panel
from Visualization list - Under panel view in Query tab select
pyroscope-datasource
- In
Application name
input specify app name - Click
Apply
Congratulations! Now you can monitor application flamegraph on your Grafana dashboard!
Datasource template variables
You can use variables of the type Query to query Pyroscope for a list of applications, labels, or label values. Variable query functions supported by Pyroscope data source:
Name | Description |
---|---|
apps() | Returns a list of application names |
label_names(app_name) | Returns a list of label names for the application |
label_values(app_name,label_name) | Returns a list of label values for the application label |
Example
Create a new variable in the dashboard settings:
- Name:
appName
- Type: Query
- Data source: select your Pyroscope data source
- Query:
apps()
Now you should see the list of applications returned from the Pyroscope data source, and use the variable in the panel Query field:
$appName{}
Grafana Cloud Pro
- $25 / user / month and includes a free trial for new users
- Available with a Grafana Cloud Pro plan
- Access to 1 Enterprise plugin
- Fully managed service (not available to self-manage)
Grafana Cloud Advanced / Grafana Enterprise
- Available with a Grafana Cloud Advanced plan or Grafana Enterprise license
- Access to all Enterprise plugins
- Run fully managed or self-manage on your own infrastructure
Installing Pyroscope on Grafana Cloud:
Installing plugins on a Grafana Cloud instance is a one-click install; same with updates. Cool, right?
Note that it could take up to 1 minute to see the plugin show up in your Grafana.
Installing plugins on a Grafana Cloud instance is a one-click install; same with updates. Cool, right?
Note that it could take up to 1 minute to see the plugin show up in your Grafana.
Installing plugins on a Grafana Cloud instance is a one-click install; same with updates. Cool, right?
Note that it could take up to 1 minute to see the plugin show up in your Grafana.
Installing plugins on a Grafana Cloud instance is a one-click install; same with updates. Cool, right?
Note that it could take up to 1 minute to see the plugin show up in your Grafana.
Installing plugins on a Grafana Cloud instance is a one-click install; same with updates. Cool, right?
Note that it could take up to 1 minute to see the plugin show up in your Grafana.
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 Pyroscope 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.
Alternatively, you can manually download the .zip file for your architecture below and unpack it into your grafana plugins directory.
Alternatively, you can manually download the .zip file and unpack it into your grafana plugins directory.
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.