Installing and Configuring Grafana Enterprise on AlmaLinux 10

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Grafana is a powerful open-source platform for monitoring and observability. Grafana Enterprise provides additional features such as enhanced security, reporting, and enterprise-grade support. This guide will walk you through the installation and configuration of Grafana Enterprise on AlmaLinux 10.

Prerequisites

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• AlmaLinux 10 server with root or sudo access.
• A firewall configured to allow traffic on port 3000 (Grafana's default port).

Update the System

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Keep your system updated to avoid potential compatibility issues,

dnf update -y

Install Grafana Enterprise

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Add the Grafana Enterprise Package, Install the latest Grafana Enterprise package using the following command,

yum install -y https://dl.grafana.com/enterprise/release/grafana-enterprise-12.0.1-1.x86_64.rpm

Grafana requires some additional tools for certain features,

dnf install -y fontconfig freetype* urw-fonts

Start and Enable Grafana

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Start the Grafana service,

systemctl start grafana-server

Enable it to start at boot,

systemctl enable grafana-server

Verify the service is running,

systemctl status grafana-server

Configure Firewall

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Allow HTTP access for Grafana,

firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=3000/tcp
firewall-cmd --reload

Access Grafana

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Open a web browser and navigate to,

http://Your_IP_Address:3000

Note: Replace Your_IP_Address with actual IP Address

Log in with the default credentials,

• Username: admin
• Password: admin

You’ll be prompted to change the password on first login.

After this, the Grafana dashboard will be displayed.