Install Grafana on AlmaLinux 9

Step 1 – Install

cat > /etc/yum.repos.d/grafana.repo <<EOF
[grafana]
name=grafana
baseurl=https://rpm.grafana.com
repo_gpgcheck=1
enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=https://rpm.grafana.com/gpg.key
EOF
dnf install -y grafana
systemctl enable --now grafana-server

Step 2 – Access

http://your-server:3000 — default admin / admin (change immediately).

Step 3 – Add Prometheus data source

1. Configuration → Data Sources → Add data source
2. Select Prometheus, URL: http://localhost:9090
3. Save & Test

Step 4 – Import dashboards

Dashboards → Import → enter ID → select Prometheus source.

Step 5 – SMTP alerts (/etc/grafana/grafana.ini)

[smtp]
enabled      = true
host         = smtp.example.com:587
user         = [email protected]
password     = SmtpPass!
from_address = [email protected]

systemctl restart grafana-server