Grafana

Connecting Hawkeye to your Grafana account allows us to collect application and infrastructure telemetry, which includes metrics, traces, and logs. These telemetry data enable real-time monitoring and alerting through the Hawkeye dashboard.

To ensure an easy connection with Hawkeye, you will authenticate using your Grafana Service Account Token.

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For each step, we’ve created a short demo walkthrough and a step-by-step guide. You can check out the demo for a visual guide to setting up your Grafana connection!

Step 1: Generate your Service Account Token from Grafana.

1. Log in to Grafana Account: Access your Grafana endpoint by logging in with your credentials.

2. Navigate to Users and Access: On the sidebar menu, navigate to Users and access under Administration tab, and click on Service account card.

   

3. Click Add Service Account: At the top-right corner of the Service Accounts page, click on the Add Service Accounts button.

   

4. Enter a display name: In the input box provided, enter a display name and click Create

   

5. Click Add Service Account Token: At the bottom-right corner of the new Service Accounts page, click Add service accounts token

6. Enter token display name: In the input box provided, enter a display name for your token, and click Generate token.

   

7. Copy token: Your new Service account token has been created, copy and safe your token securely.

   

Step 2: Add Grafana Connection to Hawkeye

1. Navigate to the Connections Tab: In the Hawkeye dashboard, go to the Connections section and click on New Connection.

   

2. Select Grafana: From the list of available integrations, select Grafana.

   

   Then, click Next at the top right corner.

3. Enter Credentials: Provide the following credentials:

   • Name: Give your connection a descriptive name.
   • Description: Optionally, add a description for the integration.
   • Endpoint: Enter your Grafana instance from your browser.
   • Token: Enter the service account token you generated from your Grafana account.

   

   Click Save to complete the setup.

4. Verify connection: Once the connection is successfully established, navigate to the connections section in Hawkeye. You should see the Grafana connection card displayed on your dashboard.