Grafana

Introduction

Purpose

References

Dashboards on a TV

• Grafana Tutorial: How to Create Kiosks to Display Dashboards on a TV
• github grafana-kiosk

Create dashboard user in grafana

• login to the grafana server as admin
• create a user called dashboard

`"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --kiosk "https://grafana.my-company.org/d/somehex/syste.overview?orgId=1&refresh=30s&kiosk" --no-first-run

Predefinde Dashboard

• Node Exporter Full - 1860

Dashboard computer

Linux kiosk mode restricts a computer to a single application or webpage, providing a secure, locked-down environment for public access, digital signage, or self-service terminals. It creates a minimal, read-only system that automatically boots into a browser or app, disabling typical user interaction with the operating system. Top Linux Kiosk Solutions; Porteus Kiosk: The most popular dedicated, lightweight Linux distribution designed specifically for kiosks (supports Firefox/Chrome).

• Porteus Kiosk
• What is Linux kiosk mode & how to set it up?
• Creating a kiosk with Linux

Porteus kiosk in VM

• Create VM
  • 8GB RAM
  • 2 CPU
  • Generic Linux 2024
  • Select downloaded kiosk ISO
• When booted
• Select local keyboard
• select dhcp for network
• select chrome as browser

TODO The supported way to put a credential in the URL is Grafana's JWT URL login. You enable it server-side and then append a signed token as &auth_token=.

Raspberry PI dashboard computer