https://github.com/pratikshinde55/grafana-interact-cloudwatch

Grafana interact with AWS CloudWatch DataSource
https://github.com/pratikshinde55/grafana-interact-cloudwatch

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Grafana interact with AWS CloudWatch DataSource

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/pratikshinde55/grafana-interact-cloudwatch
• Owner: Pratikshinde55
• Created: 2024-08-21T12:44:45.000Z (9 months ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-09-24T12:55:41.000Z (8 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-01-13T16:50:27.341Z (4 months ago)
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# Grafana interact with aws CloudWatch data source

**Grafana is open-source software tool that helps user visualize, query, and understand data.**

Grafana capture data from all services and give **"Single pane of glass"** view.

Grafana give entire visibilty stack.

**Grafana create visuale on the to of "Metrics","logs","Traces".**

Grafana is powerfull in Metrics perspective.

## How to download grafana:

I use aws instance for download grafana (AMI- amazon linux 2)

Search on google grafana download for linux and download Standalone Linux Binaries 64 Bit tar file. 

Link- [Grafana-Download](https://grafana.com/grafana/download )

Command for download grafana:

     wget https://dl.grafana.com/enterprise/release/grafana-enterprise-11.2.0.linux-amd64.tar.gz

Command for Extract Grafana:

     tar -zxvf grafana-enterprise-11.2.0.linux-amd64.tar.gz

Now start Grafana server:

     ./grafana-server &

![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/1beff168-7444-468c-9d99-fa8963d54a48)

     

- Note:

Grafana work on port no **3000**.

Grafana work on protocol = **HTTP**.

- Connect grafana webUI:

Now connect to grafana by webUI --->>  Public Ip:port no (http://43.204.97.131:3000)

- Note:

Edit Inbound rule of grafana instance: (Enable port 3000 to my IP)

![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e817b3ca-15ba-42f0-8537-76821b176cbe)

Grafana WEbUI:

![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/540075e2-e041-41f2-bdf3-feb1df5fd828)

## Grafana interact with AWS Cloud Watch:

Grafana neither collect data nor store data, Grafana feedig or taking data from Data Source.

AWS cloud have their own **"CloudWatch"** for collecting metrics.

Now, we connect grafana to CloudWatch Data Source".

### Step 1:  [Add new data source as Cloud fwatch]

On Grafana WebUI go to "Connections"  Here we see "Add new Data Source" -->> Search and select "Cloud Watch".

![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2bca37d2-b7db-48d6-a107-4f1e4b5472e6)

### Step 2: [Authentication Create IAM user] 

Now we need Authentication to access aws Cloud Watch, so select access key & secreate key.

- For this i create IAM user on aws console. 

![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/826e2ebd-c840-4558-abb8-04007896f2fa)

- Create Key for "Third-party service"

![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/13343943-4204-44d4-9e1f-a5996ddfb7fc)

- Now Fill/paste key

![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/640e05d4-8b4e-464c-bb38-8ec88e1213d2)

### Step 3: [Now we Create query]

Go to Explore and add select out data Source for which we run query.

![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/222e17a1-5be7-4ccc-b8b7-ffc12a558347)

- I run a query for test using EC2 instanceID

![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/e150d29c-3af7-4c22-980e-c48afac0bf2f)

### I create Dash board for monitoring EKS service:

I create autoscaling for Nodes and pods and i increase load on application and monitor from Grafana. 

This is link for EKS Autoscaling setUp - [AWS-EKS-AutoScale](https://github.com/Pratikshinde55/EKS-Autoscaler-Pod-Node.git)

- Before load increase

  

![Screenshot 2024-09-08 162322](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/9bbd7835-e62e-48bd-ba46-8e20a4a23f4e)

- After Load increase

 ![Screenshot 2024-09-08 163723](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/faeedb47-66b5-4534-b063-60f7c39fb0c9)