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 ![](http://docs.grafana.org/assets/img/features/dashboard_ex1.png)
 
+## Grafana v5 Alpha Preview
+Grafana master is now v5.0 alpha. This is going to be the biggest and most foundational release Grafana has ever had, coming with a ton of UX improvements, a new dashboard grid engine, dashboard folders, user teams and permissions. Checkout out this [video preview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BC_YRNpqj5k) of Grafana v5.
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 ## Installation
 Head to [docs.grafana.org](http://docs.grafana.org/installation/) and [download](https://grafana.com/get)
 the latest release.