Grafana

By default, Verrazzano automatically installs and configures a Grafana database. However, you can use your own external database.

If you prefer to use your own Grafana database, complete the following steps:

1. Create a secret named grafana-db in the verrazzano-install namespace which contains the login credentials. For example:

   $ # Load the login credentials into variables
   $ ROOT_SECRET=$(echo <database root user secret> | base64)
   $ USER=$(echo <database user> | base64)
   $ USER_SECRET=$(echo <database user secret> | base64)
   $ #
   $ # Create the secret
   $ kubectl apply -f - <<-EOF
   apiVersion: v1
   kind: Secret
   metadata:
     name: grafana-db
     namespace: verrazzano-install
   type: Opaque
   data:
     root-password: $ROOT_SECRET
     username: $USER
     password: $USER_SECRET
   EOF
   

2. Configure the Grafana component of the Verrazzano custom resource. For example:

   apiVersion: install.verrazzano.io/v1beta1
   kind: Verrazzano
   metadata:
     name: grafana-db-example
   spec:
     profile: dev
     components:
       grafana:
         database:
           host: mysql.verrazzano-install.svc.cluster.local
           name: grafana
   

For more information about the component definition, see Grafana component in the Verrazzano custom resource.