Configuring a Grafana visualization

First of all, we need to add a data source. To do this, carry out the following:

  1. On the displayed Grafana home page, open the side menu by clicking the Grafana icon in the upper-left corner of the top header:
Side menu on the Grafana home page
  1. On the side menu, click Data Sources.
  2. Click the + Add data source button in the top header.
  3. Select InfluxDB from the Type drop-down list. After clicking the Add button, you will see the following window displayed on the screen:
Grafana window after saving a data ...

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