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Docs: Plugin Installation - reorganize and add air-gapped environments (#96437)
* rewriting installation docs and including info about airgapped environments * Changing example to lokieexplore app * run prettier * adding corrections * running prettier --------- Co-authored-by: Irene Rodriguez <irene.rodriguez@grafana.com>
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### Install a plugin
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### Install a plugin
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To install a plugin:
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The most common way to install a plugin is through the Grafana UI, but alternative methods are also available.
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1. In Grafana, click **Administration > Plugins and data > Plugins** in the side navigation menu to view all plugins.
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1. In Grafana, click **Administration > Plugins and data > Plugins** in the side navigation menu to view all plugins.
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1. Browse and find a plugin.
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1. Browse and find a plugin.
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1. Click the plugin's logo.
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1. Click the plugin's logo.
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1. Click **Install**.
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1. Click **Install**.
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When the update is complete, you'll see a confirmation message that the installation was successful.
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There are also additional ways to install plugins depending on your setup.
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### Update a plugin
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#### Install a plugin using Grafana CLI
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To update a plugin:
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Grafana CLI allows you to install, upgrade, and manage your Grafana plugins using a command line. For more information about Grafana CLI plugin commands, refer to [Plugin commands]({{< relref "../../cli/#plugins-commands" >}}).
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1. In Grafana, click **Administration > Plugins and data > Plugins** in the side navigation menu to view all plugins.
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#### Install a plugin from a ZIP file
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1. Click the **Installed** filter to show only installed plugins.
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1. Click the plugin's logo.
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1. Click **Update**.
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When the update is complete, you'll see a confirmation message that the update was successful.
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This method is typically used for plugins not available in the Plugin Catalog or in environments without internet access.
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### Uninstall a plugin
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Download the archive containing the plugin assets, and install it by extracting the archive into the plugin directory. For example:
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To uninstall a plugin:
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```bash
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unzip my-plugin-0.2.0.zip -d YOUR_PLUGIN_DIR/my-plugin
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```
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1. In Grafana, click **Administration > Plugins and data > Plugins** in the side navigation menu to view all plugins.
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The path to the plugin directory is defined in the configuration file. For more information, refer to [Configuration]({{< relref "../../setup-grafana/configure-grafana/#plugins" >}}).
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1. Click the plugin's logo.
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1. Click the **Installed** filter to show only installed plugins.
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1. Click **Uninstall**.
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When the update is complete, you'll see a confirmation message that the uninstall was successful.
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#### Install a plugin in air-gapped environment
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## Install Grafana plugins
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Plugin installation usually requires an internet connection. You can check which endpoints are used during the installation on your instance and add them to your instance’s allowlist.
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Grafana supports data source, panel, and app plugins.
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If this is not possible you can go via installing a plugin using [Grafana CLI](#install-a-plugin-using-grafana-cli) or as a [ZIP file](#install-a-plugin-from-a-zip-file).
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1. In a web browser, navigate to the [Grafana plugin catalog](https://grafana.com/plugins) and find a plugin that you want to install.
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You can fetch any plugin from Grafana.com API following the download link referenced in the API.
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1. Click the plugin, and then click the **Installation** tab.
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Here is an example based on `grafana-lokiexplore-app` plugins.
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### Install plugin on Grafana Cloud
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1. Open `https://grafana.com/api/plugins/grafana-lokiexplore-app` and look for `links` section
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1. Find a `download` url which looks something like `https://grafana.com/api/plugins/grafana-lokiexplore-app/versions/1.0.2/download`
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1. Use this URL to download the plugin ZIP file, which you can then install as described above.
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On the **Installation tab**, in the **For** field, click the name of the Grafana instance on which you want to install the plugin.
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#### Install plugins using the Grafana Helm chart
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Grafana Cloud handles the plugin installation automatically.
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If you're logged in to Grafana Cloud when you add a plugin, log out and then log back in again to use the new plugin.
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### Install plugins using the Grafana Helm chart
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With the Grafana Helm chart, add the plugins you want to install as a list using the `plugins` field in the your values file. For more information about the configuration, refer to [the Helm chart configuration reference](https://github.com/grafana/helm-charts/tree/main/charts/grafana#configuration).
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With the Grafana Helm chart, add the plugins you want to install as a list using the `plugins` field in the your values file. For more information about the configuration, refer to [the Helm chart configuration reference](https://github.com/grafana/helm-charts/tree/main/charts/grafana#configuration).
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- redis-datasource
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- redis-datasource
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### Install plugin on local Grafana
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When the update is complete, a confirmation message will indicate the installation was successful.
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Follow the instructions on the **Install** tab. You can either install the plugin with a Grafana CLI command or by downloading and uncompressing a zip file into the Grafana plugins directory. We recommend using Grafana CLI in most instances. The zip option is available if your Grafana server doesn't have access to the internet.
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### Update a plugin
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For more information about Grafana CLI plugin commands, refer to [Plugin commands]({{< relref "../../cli/#plugins-commands" >}}).
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To update a plugin:
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#### Install a packaged plugin
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1. In Grafana, click **Administration > Plugins and data > Plugins** in the side navigation menu to view all plugins.
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1. Click the **Installed** filter to show only installed plugins.
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1. Click the plugin's logo.
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1. Click **Update**.
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After the user has downloaded the archive containing the plugin assets, they can install it by extracting the archive into their plugin directory. For example:
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When the update is complete, a confirmation message will indicate the installation was successful.
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### Uninstall a plugin
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unzip my-plugin-0.2.0.zip -d YOUR_PLUGIN_DIR/my-plugin
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```
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The path to the plugin directory is defined in the configuration file. For more information, refer to [Configuration]({{< relref "../../setup-grafana/configure-grafana/#plugins" >}}).
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To uninstall a plugin:
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1. In Grafana, click **Administration > Plugins and data > Plugins** in the side navigation menu to view all plugins.
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1. Click the plugin's logo.
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1. Click the **Installed** filter to show only installed plugins.
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1. Click **Uninstall**.
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When the update is complete, a confirmation message will indicate the installation was successful.
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## Plugin signatures
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## Plugin signatures
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