diff --git a/docs/sources/administration/provisioning.md b/docs/sources/administration/provisioning.md index bd1c4cead8f..8fcfbde63d6 100644 --- a/docs/sources/administration/provisioning.md +++ b/docs/sources/administration/provisioning.md @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Check out the [configuration]({{< relref "configuration.md" >}}) page for more i It is possible to use environment variable interpolation in all 3 provisioning config types. Allowed syntax is either `$ENV_VAR_NAME` or `${ENV_VAR_NAME}` and can be used only for values not for keys or bigger parts -of the configs. It is not available in the dashboards definition files just the dashboard provisioning +of the configs. It is not available in the dashboard's definition files just the dashboard provisioning configuration. Example: @@ -296,9 +296,9 @@ Note: The JSON definition in the input field when using `Copy JSON to Clipboard` ### Reusable Dashboard URLs -If the dashboard in the json file contains an [uid](/reference/dashboard/#json-fields), Grafana will force insert/update on that uid. This allows you to migrate dashboards betweens Grafana instances and provisioning Grafana from configuration without breaking the URLs given since the new dashboard URL uses the uid as identifier. +If the dashboard in the json file contains an [uid](/reference/dashboard/#json-fields), Grafana will force insert/update on that uid. This allows you to migrate dashboards between Grafana instances and provisioning Grafana from configuration without breaking the URLs given since the new dashboard URL uses the uid as identifier. When Grafana starts, it will update/insert all dashboards available in the configured folders. If you modify the file, the dashboard will also be updated. -By default Grafana will delete dashboards in the database if the file is removed. You can disable this behavior using the `disableDeletion` setting. +By default, Grafana will delete dashboards in the database if the file is removed. You can disable this behavior using the `disableDeletion` setting. > **Note.** Provisioning allows you to overwrite existing dashboards > which leads to problems if you re-use settings that are supposed to be unique.