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* combines use dashboard content into single topic * Some minor updates * corrects spelling Co-authored-by: Torkel Ödegaard <torkel@grafana.com>
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- /docs/grafana/latest/getting-started/build-first-dashboard/
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- /docs/grafana/latest/getting-started/getting-started/
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- /docs/grafana/latest/guides/getting_started/
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- /docs/grafana/latest/guides/gettingstarted/
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description: Learn how to get started with Grafana by adding a preconfigured dashboard.
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title: Build your first dashboard
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weight: 200
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---
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# Build your first dashboard
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This topic helps you get started with Grafana and build your first dashboard. To learn more about Grafana, refer to [What is Grafana?]({{< relref "_index.md" >}}).
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> **Note:** Grafana also offers a [free account with Grafana Cloud](https://grafana.com/signup/cloud/connect-account?pg=gsdocs) to help getting started even easier and faster. You can install Grafana to self-host or get a free Grafana Cloud account.
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#### Install Grafana
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Grafana can be installed on many different operating systems. For a list of the minimum hardware and software requirements, as well as instructions on installing Grafana, refer to [Install Grafana]({{< relref "../setup-grafana/installation/" >}}).
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#### Sign in to Grafana
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To sign in to Grafana for the first time:
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1. Open your web browser and go to http://localhost:3000/. The default HTTP port that Grafana listens to is `3000` unless you have configured a different port.
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1. On the signin page, enter `admin` for username and password.
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1. Click **Sign in**. If successful, you will see a prompt to change the password.
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1. Click **OK** on the prompt and change your password.
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> **Note:** We strongly recommend that you change the default administrator password.
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#### Create a dashboard
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To create your first dashboard:
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1. Click the **New dashboard** item under the **Dashboards** icon in the side menu.
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1. On the dashboard, click **Add an empty panel**.
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1. In the New dashboard/Edit panel view, go to the **Query** tab.
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1. Configure your [query]({{< relref "../panels/query-a-data-source/add-a-query/" >}}) by selecting `-- Grafana --` from the data source selector. This generates the Random Walk dashboard.
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1. Click the **Save** icon in the top right corner of your screen to save the dashboard.
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1. Add a descriptive name, and then click **Save**.
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Congratulations, you have created your first dashboard and it is displaying results.
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#### Next steps
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Continue to experiment with what you have built, try the [explore workflow]({{< relref "../explore/" >}}) or another visualization feature. Refer to [Data sources]({{< relref "../datasources/" >}}) for a list of supported data sources and instructions on how to [add a data source]({{< relref "../datasources/add-a-data-source/" >}}). The following topics will be of interest to you:
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- [Panels]({{< relref "../panels/" >}})
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- [Dashboards]({{< relref "../dashboards/" >}})
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- [Keyboard shortcuts]({{< relref "../dashboards/use-dashboards/#keyboard-shortcuts" >}})
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- [Plugins](https://grafana.com/grafana/plugins?orderBy=weight&direction=asc)
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##### Admins
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The following topics are of interest to Grafana server admin users:
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- [Grafana configuration]({{< relref "../setup-grafana/configure-grafana/" >}})
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- [Authentication]({{< relref "../setup-grafana/configure-security/configure-authentication/" >}})
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- [User permissions and roles]({{< relref "../administration/manage-users-and-permissions/about-users-and-permissions/" >}})
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- [Provisioning]({{< relref "../administration/provisioning/" >}})
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- [Grafana CLI]({{< relref "../administration/cli/" >}})
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