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🚀 Adding Node Exporter Dashboard in Grafana

🛠️ Step 1: Log in to Grafana​

  1. Open Grafana in your browser.
  2. Enter your username and password (default: admin/admin).
  3. Click "Log in".

📥 Step 2: Import Node Exporter Dashboard​

  1. Click on "🖼️ Dashboards" → "+ Import".
  2. In the "Import via Grafana.com" field, enter 1860 (official Node Exporter Dashboard ID).
  3. Click "Load".
  4. Select "Prometheus" as the data source.
  5. Click "Import".

✅ The Node Exporter Dashboard is now available! 🎉

📊 Other Useful Grafana Dashboards

🔥 1. Prometheus System Monitoring Dashboard​

  • Dashboard ID: 11074
  • Use case: Monitor CPU, memory, disk, and network stats.
  • Steps to Import: Follow the same steps above, enter 11074 instead of 1860.

📡 2. Kubernetes Cluster Monitoring​

  • Dashboard ID: 6417
  • Use case: Monitor Kubernetes pods, nodes, and performance.
  • Requirements: Kubernetes with Prometheus.

🖥️ 3. Nginx Ingress Controller Dashboard​

  • Dashboard ID: 9614
  • Use case: Monitor Nginx request rates, errors, and active connections.

🔧 Step 3: Customize and Save​

  1. Once imported, click "Edit" on a panel.
  2. Modify queries, thresholds, or visualization types.
  3. Click "Save" (💾) to keep changes.

🎯 Step 4: Set Up Alerts (Optional)​

  1. Open a panel → "Alerts" tab.
  2. Click "Create Alert".
  3. Define conditions (e.g., CPU > 80%).
  4. Set up notifications (Email, Slack, etc.).
  5. Click "Save".

✅ Congratulations! You've successfully added Node Exporter and other useful dashboards to Grafana! 🚀🔥 Let me know if you need more details !