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aliases:
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- ../guides/getting_started/
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- ../guides/gettingstarted/
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- getting-started/
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description: Learn how to get started with Grafana by adding a preconfigured dashboard.
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labels:
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products:
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- enterprise
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- oss
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title: Build your first dashboard
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weight: 200
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---
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# Build your first dashboard
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This topic helps you get started with Grafana and build your first dashboard using the built-in `Grafana` data source. To learn more about Grafana, refer to [Introduction to Grafana](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/introduction/).
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{{% admonition type="note" %}}
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Grafana also offers a [free account with Grafana Cloud](/signup/cloud/connect-account?pg=gsdocs) to help getting started even easier and faster. You can install Grafana to self-host or get a free Grafana Cloud account.
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{{% /admonition %}}
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#### Install Grafana
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Grafana can be installed on many different operating systems. For a list of the minimum hardware and software requirements, as well as instructions on installing Grafana, refer to [Install Grafana](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/setup-grafana/installation/).
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#### Sign in to Grafana
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To sign in to Grafana for the first time:
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1. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:3000/.
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The default HTTP port that Grafana listens to is `3000` unless you have configured a different port.
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1. On the sign-in page, enter `admin` for both the username and password.
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1. Click **Sign in**.
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If successful, you'll see a prompt to change the password.
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1. Click **OK** on the prompt and change your password.
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{{< admonition type="note" >}}
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We strongly recommend that you change the default administrator password.
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{{< /admonition >}}
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#### Create a dashboard
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If you've already set up a data source that you know how to query, refer to [Create a dashboard](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/dashboards/build-dashboards/create-dashboard/) instead.
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To create your first dashboard using the built-in `-- Grafana --` data source:
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1. Click **Dashboards** in the main menu.
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1. On the **Dashboards** page, click **New** and select **New Dashboard** from the drop-down menu.
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1. On the dashboard, click **+ Add visualization**.
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1. In the dialog box that opens, click `-- Grafana --`:
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{{< figure class="float-right" src="/media/docs/grafana/dashboards/screenshot-data-source-selector-10.0.png" max-width="800px" alt="Select data source dialog box" >}}
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This configures your [query](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/panels-visualizations/query-transform-data/#add-a-query) and generates the Random Walk dashboard.
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1. Click **Refresh** to query the data source.
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1. When you've finished editing your panel, click **Save dashboard**.
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Alternatively, click **Back to dashboard** if you want to see your changes applied to the dashboard first. Then click **Save dashboard** when you're ready.
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1. Add a descriptive title for the dashboard, or have Grafana create one using [generative AI features](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/dashboards/manage-dashboards#set-up-generative-ai-features-for-dashboards), and then click **Save**.
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1. Click **Back to dashboard** and then **Exit edit**.
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Congratulations, you have created your first dashboard and it's displaying results.
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#### Next steps
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Continue to experiment with what you have built, try the [explore workflow](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/explore/) or another visualization feature. Refer to [Data sources](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/datasources/) for a list of supported data sources and instructions on how to [add a data source](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/datasources/#add-a-data-source). The following topics will be of interest to you:
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- [Panels and visualizations](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/panels-visualizations/)
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- [Dashboards](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/dashboards/)
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- [Keyboard shortcuts](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/dashboards/use-dashboards/#keyboard-shortcuts)
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- [Plugins](/grafana/plugins?orderBy=weight&direction=asc)
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##### Admins
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The following topics are of interest to Grafana server admin users:
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- [Grafana configuration](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/setup-grafana/configure-grafana/)
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- [Authentication](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/setup-grafana/configure-security/configure-authentication/)
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- [User permissions and roles](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/administration/roles-and-permissions/)
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- [Provisioning](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/administration/provisioning/)
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- [Grafana CLI](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/cli/)
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