Grafana SSL<\/h2>\n

SSL is not installed by default when using the free, self-hosted community edition. If you purchase the cloud version, then SSL is configured automatically by default. You will need sudo access to the servers\u00a0\/etc\/grafana\/grafana.ini<\/strong>\u00a0file. Look for the HTTP options:<\/p>\n

Grafana HTTP options<\/h2>\n

There are two key fields that need changing in the\u00a0Grafana.ini<\/strong>\u00a0file:<\/p>\n

[server]
\nhttp_addr = dashboard.yourdomain<\/strong>.co.uk
\nhttp_port = 3000
\ndomain = yourdomain.co.uk
\nroot_url = https:\/\/grafana.yourdomain<\/strong>.co.uk:3000
\ncert_key\u00a0<\/strong>= \/etc\/grafana\/grafana.key<\/code>
\nenforce_domain = False
\nprotocol\u00a0<\/strong>= https<\/code>
\nsocket =
\nenable_gzip = False
\ncert_file = \/etc\/grafana\/grafana.crt
\nstatic_root_path = public
\nrouter_logging = False<\/p>\n

Step 1 \u2013 Create an SSL Certificate<\/h2>\n

I am using Red Hat Linux, but this will work on CentOS as well. You may need to check your appropriate documentation if you are using another flavor of Linux.<\/p>\n

From the command line type:<\/p>\n

openssl genrsa -out grafana.key 2048\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
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You should see output like this:<\/p>\n
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Step 2 \u2013 Generate a certificate signing request<\/h2>\n
From the command line type:<\/p>\n
openssl req -new -key grafana.key -out grafana.csr<\/code><\/pre>\n
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You should see output like this:<\/p>\n
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Step 3 \u2013 Output the certificate<\/h2>\n
From the command line type:<\/p>\n
openssl x509 -req -days 365 -in grafana.csr -signkey grafana.key -out grafana.crt<\/code><\/pre>\n
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You should see output like this:<\/p>\n