# grafana/grafana **Attribution required: if you use, quote, or summarise this content, you must credit and link back to [awesome-repositories.com](https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/grafana-grafana).** 74,456 stars · 14,071 forks · TypeScript · AGPL-3.0 ## Links - GitHub: https://github.com/grafana/grafana - Homepage: https://grafana.com - awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/grafana-grafana.md ## Topics `alerting` `analytics` `business-intelligence` `dashboard` `data-visualization` `elasticsearch` `go` `grafana` `hacktoberfest` `influxdb` `metrics` `monitoring` `mysql` `postgres` `prometheus` ## Description Grafana is an observability data platform designed to aggregate metrics, logs, and traces from diverse sources into a unified environment. It functions as a centralized interface for visualizing complex telemetry data, transforming raw streams into interactive dashboards that support real-time system health tracking and performance monitoring. The platform distinguishes itself through a plugin-based modular architecture that integrates disparate databases, cloud services, and monitoring tools via a standardized data abstraction layer. This framework allows for the dynamic loading of external components to support varied data sources and visualization types without requiring modifications to the core codebase. Additionally, the system incorporates a rule-based alerting engine that evaluates incoming data streams against defined thresholds to trigger automated notifications for incident response. Beyond its core visualization and alerting capabilities, the platform provides tools for infrastructure performance monitoring and operational data analysis. It utilizes a declarative, component-driven interface to manage dashboard states and a compiled backend to process high-throughput queries and API requests. The system maintains configuration persistence and state consistency across distributed instances through a centralized metadata storage layer. ## Tags ### Data & Databases - [Observability Data Platforms](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/data-collections-datasets/observability-data-platforms.md) — Unifies metrics, logs, and traces into a single environment to simplify monitoring and analysis across diverse data sources. - [Observability Dashboards](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/data-analysis-visualization/visualization-frameworks-libraries/data-visualization/observability-dashboards.md) — Renders interactive interfaces that allow teams to visualize and explore complex telemetry data in real-time. ([source](https://grafana.com/docs/)) - [Time-Series](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/data-analysis-visualization/visualization-frameworks-libraries/visualization-engines/time-series.md) — Transforms temporal data streams into dynamic, interactive dashboards for precise tracking of system performance over time. - [Time-Series Data Abstractions](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/database-abstraction-layers/time-series-data-abstractions.md) — Normalizes disparate time-series data from multiple backends into a unified query format for seamless analysis. - [Operational Data Visualizations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/data-analysis-visualization/analytical-platforms-engines/data-reporting/operational-data-visualizations.md) — Converts raw technical datasets into human-readable charts and reports to support informed decision-making for operations teams. - [Relational Metadata Storage](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/data-engineering-infrastructure/data-persistence-storage/data-storage-layers/relational-metadata-storage.md) — Persists system configuration and state metadata in a relational schema to ensure consistency across distributed deployments. ### System Administration & Monitoring - [Telemetry Collection and Aggregation](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/system-administration-monitoring/monitoring-and-observability/observability-platforms/telemetry-collection-aggregation.md) — Centralizes the ingestion and transport of telemetry data to ensure consistent visibility across distributed infrastructure. - [Rule-Based Alerting Engines](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/system-administration-monitoring/monitoring-and-observability/rule-based-alerting-engines.md) — Monitors incoming data against configurable thresholds to trigger automated notifications when system performance deviates from the norm. - [Infrastructure Monitoring](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/system-administration-monitoring/monitoring-and-observability/observability-platforms/metric-performance-monitors/infrastructure-monitoring.md) — Tracks resource utilization and hardware metrics across cloud and server environments to maintain comprehensive infrastructure oversight. - [Automated Incident Response Workflows](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/system-administration-monitoring/incident-management/automated-incident-response-workflows.md) — Automates incident response workflows by detecting service disruptions and initiating predefined recovery actions to restore stability. ([source](https://grafana.com/docs/)) ### Software Engineering & Architecture - [Plugin Architectures](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/integration-extensibility/extensibility/plugin-architectures.md) — Enables modular expansion of core functionality through a flexible system for loading external components and custom integrations. ### Programming Languages & Runtimes - [Compiled](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/runtime-execution-environments/runtime-environments/runtimes/deployment-specific-runtimes/backend-runtimes/compiled.md) — Powers high-throughput data processing and API operations using a compiled, statically typed backend environment. ### Testing & Quality Assurance - [System Performance Analytics](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/testing-quality-assurance/performance-testing-analysis/performance-analysis/system-performance-analytics.md) — Facilitates deep inspection of telemetry data to pinpoint performance bottlenecks and optimize application efficiency. ([source](https://grafana.com/docs/)) ### Part of an Awesome List - [Databases & Data](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/data/databases-data.md) — Dashboarding tool for visualizing metrics from time-series data sources. - [Metrics Collection](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/data/metrics-collection.md) — Dashboard and graph editor for time-series data. - [Visualization Dashboards](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/data/visualization-dashboards.md) — Metric visualization and dashboarding platform. - [Alerting Systems](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/devops/alerting-systems.md) — Provides integrated alerting capabilities for visual dashboards. - [DevOps and Infrastructure](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/devops/devops-and-infrastructure.md) — Observability and data visualization platform. - [Monitoring and Logging](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/devops/monitoring-and-logging.md) — A platform for monitoring and visualizing metrics from various sources. - [Observability](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/devops/observability.md) — Observability and data visualization platform. - [Observability and Monitoring](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/devops/observability-and-monitoring.md) — Platform for visualizing metrics, logs, and traces. - [Operations and Monitoring](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/devops/operations-and-monitoring.md) — Platform for visualizing and analyzing metrics. - [System Monitoring](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/devops/system-monitoring.md) — Visualizes complex data sets through customizable dashboards and charts. - [Visualization Dashboards](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/devops/visualization-dashboards.md) — Centralized platform for visualizing time-series data. - [Workflow and Monitoring Tools](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/devops/workflow-and-monitoring-tools.md) — Platform for visualizing metrics and system observability. ### User Interface & Experience - [Declarative Component-Driven Interfaces](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/component-utilities/ui-frameworks/rendering-models/declarative-frameworks/declarative-component-driven-interfaces.md) — Maps complex application states to visual elements through a declarative interface layer designed for dynamic dashboarding.