Plugins 〉Skydive
The Skydive plugin has been deprecated and is no longer maintained.
Skydive
Skydive Grafana Datasource
Skydive Datasource for Grafana >= 3.x.
Installation
Docker
docker run -d --name=grafana -p 3000:3000 skydive/skydive-grafana-datasource
Sources
$ git clone https://github.com/skydive-project/skydive-grafana-datasource.git
$ cd skydive-grafana-datasource
$ npm install
$ ./node_modules/grunt-cli/bin/grunt
$ mkdir -p /var/lib/grafana/plugins
$ ln -s `pwd`/dist /var/lib/grafana/plugins/skydive-grafana-datasource
Configuration

Address of Skydive Analyzer has to be used as URL. By default listening on http://localhost:8082
If using Authentication, just use the Basic Auth and provide User/Password of
Skydive Analyzer.
In case of Docker deployment make sure that Skydive API is reachable.
Query editor

In order to get metrics the Skydive Gremlin query language is used. You just need to provide a query that returns Flows. Ex:
G.V().Has('Name', 'br-int').Flows()
Refer to the Skydive Gremlin section for further explanations about the syntax and the functions available.
Contact
- IRC: #skydive-project on irc.freenode.net
- Mailing list: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/skydive-dev
License
This software is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this software except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
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Grafana Cloud Free
- Free tier: Limited to 3 users
- Paid plans: $55 / user / month above included usage
- Access to all Enterprise Plugins
- Fully managed service (not available to self-manage)
Self-hosted Grafana Enterprise
- Access to all Enterprise plugins
- All Grafana Enterprise features
- Self-manage on your own infrastructure
Grafana Cloud Free
- Free tier: Limited to 3 users
- Paid plans: $55 / user / month above included usage
- Access to all Enterprise Plugins
- Fully managed service (not available to self-manage)
Self-hosted Grafana Enterprise
- Access to all Enterprise plugins
- All Grafana Enterprise features
- Self-manage on your own infrastructure
Grafana Cloud Free
- Free tier: Limited to 3 users
- Paid plans: $55 / user / month above included usage
- Access to all Enterprise Plugins
- Fully managed service (not available to self-manage)
Self-hosted Grafana Enterprise
- Access to all Enterprise plugins
- All Grafana Enterprise features
- Self-manage on your own infrastructure
Grafana Cloud Free
- Free tier: Limited to 3 users
- Paid plans: $55 / user / month above included usage
- Access to all Enterprise Plugins
- Fully managed service (not available to self-manage)
Self-hosted Grafana Enterprise
- Access to all Enterprise plugins
- All Grafana Enterprise features
- Self-manage on your own infrastructure
Install on Grafana Cloud
Plugins can be installed directly from within your Grafana instance or automated using the Cloud API or Terraform.
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This is a paid for plugin developed by a marketplace partner. To purchase entitlement please fill out the contact us form.
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- Grafana Labs will reach out to discuss your needs
- Payment will be taken by Grafana Labs
- Once purchased the plugin will be available for you to install (cloud) or a signed version will be provided (on-premise)
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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 Skydive 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.



