Creating a Graphite dashboard

Perhaps we saved the best Graphite feature for last. A major concern when monitoring the activity of a highly available PostgreSQL server is that of visibility. So far, we've seen that Graphite makes data visible and offers a lot of customization. However, we still need a solution to view multiple graphs at once.

This at-a-glance usage is invaluable for watching several servers at once or viewing multiple aspects of a single server in depth. Thankfully, Graphite has us covered in this regard and provides a robust dashboard view specifically to view multiple graphs simultaneously.

Let's explore this final exciting feature.

Getting ready

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