From cdc780e9c655a16b644836153ef043687e679154 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: achatterjee-grafana
<70489351+achatterjee-grafana@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2021 14:41:30 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Added note about location of the default home dashboard.
(#36231)
---
docs/sources/administration/configuration.md | 4 +++-
.../administration/preferences/change-home-dashboard.md | 4 +++-
2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/docs/sources/administration/configuration.md b/docs/sources/administration/configuration.md
index 3181fdcb139..ff7d1b2d349 100644
--- a/docs/sources/administration/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/sources/administration/configuration.md
@@ -586,7 +586,9 @@ As of Grafana v7.3, this also limits the refresh interval options in Explore.
### default_home_dashboard_path
-Path to the default home dashboard. If this value is empty, then Grafana uses StaticRootPath + "dashboards/home.json"
+Path to the default home dashboard. If this value is empty, then Grafana uses StaticRootPath + "dashboards/home.json".
+
+>**Note:** On Linux, Grafana uses `/usr/share/grafana/public/dashboards/home.json` as the default home dashboard location.
diff --git a/docs/sources/administration/preferences/change-home-dashboard.md b/docs/sources/administration/preferences/change-home-dashboard.md
index bac996dce64..1fc82412eda 100644
--- a/docs/sources/administration/preferences/change-home-dashboard.md
+++ b/docs/sources/administration/preferences/change-home-dashboard.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Users with the Grafana Server Admin flag on their account or access to the confi
### Use a JSON file as the home dashboard
1. Save your JSON file somewhere that Grafana can access it. For example, in the Grafana `data` folder of Grafana.
-1. Update your configuration file to set the path to the JSON file. Refer to [default_home_dashboard_path]({{< relref "../configuration.md">}}) for more information about modifying the Grafana configuration files.
+1. Update your configuration file to set the path to the JSON file. Refer to [default_home_dashboard_path]({{< relref "../configuration.md#default_home_dashboard_path">}}) for more information about modifying the Grafana configuration files.
```ini
[dashboards]
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ Users with the Grafana Server Admin flag on their account or access to the confi
default_home_dashboard_path = data/main-dashboard.json
```
+>**Note:** On Linux, Grafana uses `/usr/share/grafana/public/dashboards/home.json` as the default home dashboard location.
+
## Set the home dashboard for your organization
Organization administrators can choose a home dashboard for their organization.