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import CloudTrial from 'versionContent/_partials/_cloudtrial.mdx';

# Connect TimescaleDB and Grafana

Grafana ships with built-in Prometheus, PostgreSQL, Jaeger, and other data
source plugins that allow you to query and visualize data from a compatible
database. To add a data source in Grafana you must be signed as a user with
organization administration role privileges.

To connect Grafana with TimescaleDB service on Timescale Cloud, install Grafana.
For information about installing Grafana, see the [Grafana installation documentation][grafana-install].

Alternatively, to connect Grafana service on MST with your TimescaleDB service
on Timescale Cloud, create a [Grafana][install-grafana] service on
[MST][mst-login]. You can try it for free for 30 days.
To connect Grafana with TimescaleCloud database instance, install Grafana. For
information about installing Grafana, see the [Grafana installation documentation][grafana-install].

This section shows you how to connect TimescaleDB service on Timescale Cloud
instance as data source in [Grafana][grafana-homepage].
This section shows you how to connect TimescaleCloud database instance as data
source in [Grafana][grafana-homepage].

## Configure TimescaleDB as a data source

To configure TimscaleDB database as a data source you need to create a service,
and then configure TimescaleDB as the data source in Grafana.
To configure TimscaleCloud database as a data source you need to create a
service, and then configure TimescaleDB as the data source in
Grafana.

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### Configuring TimescaleDB as data source

To configure TimescaleDB service on Timescale Cloud with your Grafana
installation, log in to Grafana and proceed to step 5 in this procedure.

1. In the [MST account][mst-login] `Services` view, click the name of your new
Grafana service.
1. On the service details page, take a note of the `User` and `Password` field for
your service.
1. Click the link in the `Service URI` field to open Grafana.
1. Log in to Grafana with your service credentials.
1. Navigate to `Configuration``Data sources`. The data sources page lists
previously configured data sources for the Grafana instance.
1. Click `Add data source` to see a list of all supported data sources.
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When you have configured TimescaleDB as a data source in Grafana, you can create panels that are populated with data using SQL.

[grafana-homepage]: https://grafana.com/
[tsc-portal]: https://console.cloud.timescale.com/
[install-grafana]: /timescaledb/:currentVersion:/tutorials/grafana/installation/#create-a-new-service-for-grafana
[mst-login]: https://portal.managed.timescale.com
[grafana-install]: https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/installation/
[tsc-portal]: https://console.cloud.timescale.com/

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