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+++ aliases = ["/docs/grafana/latest/getting-started/getting-started/", "/docs/grafana/latest/guides/getting_started/", "/docs/grafana/latest/guides/gettingstarted/"] description = "Learn how to get started with Grafana by adding a preconfigured dashboard." title = "Build your first dashboard" weight = 200 +++

Build your first dashboard

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" >}}).

Note: Grafana also offers a free account with Grafana Cloud to help getting started even easier and faster. You can install Grafana to self-host or get a free Grafana Cloud account.

Install Grafana

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 "../installation/_index.md" >}}).

Sign in to Grafana

To sign in to Grafana for the first time:

  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.
  2. On the signin page, enter admin for username and password.
  3. Click Sign in. If successful, you will see a prompt to change the password.
  4. Click OK on the prompt and change your password.

Note: We strongly recommend that you change the default administrator password.

Create a dashboard

To create your first dashboard:

  1. Click the + icon on the side menu.
  2. On the dashboard, click Add an empty panel.
  3. In the New dashboard/Edit panel view, go to the Query tab.
  4. 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.
  5. Click the Save icon in the top right corner of your screen to save the dashboard.
  6. Add a descriptive name, and then click Save.

Congratulations, you have created your first dashboard and it is displaying results.

Next steps

Continue to experiment with what you have built, try the [explore workflow]({{< relref "../explore/_index.md" >}}) 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.md" >}}). The following topics will be of interest to you:

  • [Panels]({{< relref "../panels/_index.md" >}})
  • [Dashboards]({{< relref "../dashboards/_index.md" >}})
  • [Keyboard shortcuts]({{< relref "../dashboards/shortcuts.md" >}})
  • Plugins
Admins

The following topics are of interest to Grafana server admin users:

  • [Grafana configuration]({{< relref "../administration/configuration.md" >}})
  • [Authentication]({{< relref "../auth/overview.md" >}})
  • [User permissions and roles]({{< relref "../administration/manage-users-and-permissions/about-users-and-permissions.md" >}})
  • [Provisioning]({{< relref "../administration/provisioning.md" >}})
  • [Grafana CLI]({{< relref "../administration/cli.md" >}})