Install Grafana on NetBSD 10

Step 1 – Install Grafana

# Download Grafana from https://grafana.com/grafana/download
# Choose the appropriate package for your platform

Step 2 – Access and initial setup

Grafana listens on port 3000 by default:

http://your-server:3000

Default credentials: admin / admin (change immediately).

Step 3 – Add Prometheus data source

1. Go to Configuration → Data Sources → Add data source
2. Select Prometheus
3. Set URL: http://localhost:9090
4. Click Save & Test

Step 4 – Import dashboards

Popular dashboards from grafana.com:

• Node Exporter Full: ID 1860
• Nginx: ID 9614
• MySQL Overview: ID 7362
• PostgreSQL Statistics: ID 9628

Go to Dashboards → Import, enter the ID, select Prometheus data source.

Step 5 – Configure SMTP alerts

Edit /etc/grafana/grafana.ini:

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

systemctl restart grafana-server