diff --git a/docs/mkdocs.yml b/docs/mkdocs.yml index a87f6d7d2dd..b527fa8f046 100644 --- a/docs/mkdocs.yml +++ b/docs/mkdocs.yml @@ -25,9 +25,10 @@ google_analytics: ['UA-47280256-1', 'grafana.org'] pages: # Introduction: -- ['index.md', 'Project', 'About Grafana'] -- ['project/cla.md', 'Project', 'Contributor License Agreement'] +# - ['index.md', 'Project', 'About Grafana'] +# - ['project/cla.md', 'Project', 'Contributor License Agreement'] +- ['index.md', '**HIDDEN**'] - ['installation/index.md', 'Installation', 'Installation'] - ['installation/debian.md', 'Installation', 'Installing on Debian / Ubuntu'] - ['installation/rpm.md', 'Installation', 'Installing on RPM-based Linux'] diff --git a/docs/sources/index.md b/docs/sources/index.md index f595c81ef28..83b7f44dd5b 100644 --- a/docs/sources/index.md +++ b/docs/sources/index.md @@ -1,39 +1,37 @@ -page_title: About Grafana -page_description: Introduction to Grafana. -page_keywords: grafana, introduction, documentation, about +--- +page_title: Grafana Installation +page_description: Install guide for Grafana. +page_keywords: grafana, installation, documentation +--- -# About Grafana +# Installation -Grafana is a leading open source application for visualizing large-scale measurement data. +Grafana is easily installed via a Debian/Ubuntu package (.deb), via +Redhat/Centos package (.rpm) or manually via a tarball that contains all +required files and binaries. If you can't find a package or binary for +your platform, you might be able to build one yourself. Read the [build +from source](../project/building_from_source) instructions for more +information. -It provides a powerful and elegant way to create, share, and explore data and dashboards from your disparate metric databases, either with your team or the world. +## Platforms +- [Installing on Debian / Ubuntu](installation/debian.md) +- [Installing on RPM-based Linux (CentOS, Fedora, OpenSuse, RedHat)](installation/rpm.md) +- [Installing on Mac OS X](installation/mac.md) +- [Installing on Windows](installation/windows.md) +- [Installing on Docker](installation/docker.md) +- [Installing using Provisioning (Chef, Puppet, Salt, Ansible, etc)](installation/provisioning.md) +- [Nightly Builds](http://grafana.org/download/builds.html) -Grafana is most commonly used for Internet infrastructure and application analytics, but many use it in other domains including industrial sensors, home automation, weather, and process control. +## Configuration -Grafana features pluggable panels and data sources allowing easy extensibility. There is currently rich support for [Graphite](http://graphite.readthedocs.org/en/latest/), [InfluxDB](http://influxdb.org) and [OpenTSDB](http://opentsdb.net). There is also experimental support for [KairosDB](https://github.com/kairosdb/kairosdb), [Prometheus](http://prometheus.io/), and SQL is on the roadmap. Grafana has a variety of panels, including a fully featured graph panel with rich visualization options. +The back-end web server has a number of configuration options. Go the +[Configuration](/installation/configuration) page for details on all +those options. -Version 2.0 was released in April 2015: Grafana now ships with its own backend server that brings [many changes and features](../guides/whats-new-in-v2/). -Version 2.1 was released in July 2015 and added [even more features and enhancements](../guides/whats-new-in-v2-1/). +## Data sources guides -## Community Resources, Feedback, and Support +- [Graphite](datasources/graphite.md) +- [Elasticsearch](datasources/elasticsearch.md) +- [InfluxDB](datasources/influxdb.md) +- [OpenTSDB](datasources/opentsdb.md) -Thousands of organizations large and small rely on Grafana, and we have a vibrant and active community that constantly inspires us. - -Please don't hesitate to [open a new issue on Github](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/issues) with your suggestions, ideas, and bug reports. - -Most of the new features and improvements that go into Grafana come from our users. We greatly value your feedback and suggestions; we consider them paramount to making the product better! - -If you have any trouble with Grafana, whether you can't get it set up or you just want clarification on a feature, there are a number of ways to get help: - -- [Troubleshooting guide](/installation/troubleshooting/) -- \#grafana IRC channel on the freenode network (chat.freenode.net) -- Search closed and open [issues on GitHub](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/issues) -- [Mailing list](https://groups.io/org/groupsio/grafana) - -## Commercial Support - -[raintank](http://www.raintank.io), the company behind Grafana, will be launching a SaaS Grafana-based platform later this year that will also include commercial support for all your existing Grafana installations. Please sign up for [early access at raintank](http://www.raintank.io) for more information. - -## License - -By utilizing this software, you agree to the terms of the included license. Grafana is licensed under the Apache 2.0 agreement. See [LICENSE](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/blob/master/LICENSE.md) for the full license terms. diff --git a/docs/sources/installation/index.md b/docs/sources/installation/index.md index 21c8c127b46..395c101a8e8 100644 --- a/docs/sources/installation/index.md +++ b/docs/sources/installation/index.md @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ your platform, you might be able to build one yourself. Read the [build from source](../project/building_from_source) instructions for more information. +## Platforms - [Installing on Debian / Ubuntu](debian.md) - [Installing on RPM-based Linux (CentOS, Fedora, OpenSuse, RedHat)](rpm.md) - [Installing on Mac OS X](mac.md)