grafana/docs/sources/installation/mac.md

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Installing on Mac

Installation can be done using homebrew

Install latest stable:

brew update
brew install grafana

To start grafana look at the command printed after the homebrew install completes.

To upgrade use the reinstall command

brew update
brew reinstall grafana

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You can also install the latest unstable grafana from git:

brew install --HEAD grafana/grafana/grafana

To upgrade grafana if you've installed from HEAD:

brew reinstall --HEAD grafana/grafana/grafana

Starting Grafana

To start Grafana using homebrew services first make sure homebrew/services is installed.

brew tap homebrew/services

Then start Grafana using:

brew services start grafana

Configuration

The Configuration file should be located at /usr/local/etc/grafana/grafana.ini.

Logs

The log file should be located at /usr/local/var/log/grafana/grafana.log.

Plugins

If you want to manually install a plugin place it here: /usr/local/var/lib/grafana/plugins.

Database

The default sqlite database is located at /usr/local/var/lib/grafana