Task 8: Grafana Installation and Dashboard Creation

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Task 8: Grafana Installation and Dashboard Creation

1. Task: Grafana Installation and Dashboard Creation Task Description
2. PR Link: Grafana Installation and Dashboard Creation PR
3. Screenshot:
   
4. Completion Date: 07.12.2024
   Deadline: 09.12.2024
5. Score: 100/100

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Evaluation Criteria (100 points for covering all criteria)

1. Grafana Installation (30 points)
   • Grafana is installed on the Kubernetes cluster using the Helm chart by Bitnami.
   • A data source pointing to the existing Prometheus installation is added.

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2. Dashboard Creation (40 points)
   • A dashboard is created with basic metrics visualized, such as CPU, memory utilization, storage usage, etc.
   • The dashboard is fully functional, displaying the data from Prometheus.

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3. Deployment Automation (10 points)
   • CI/CD pipeline with GitHub Actions is set up to automate the deployment of AWS recources.
   • IaC (Infrastructure as Code) is implemented for Grafana && Prometheus deployment using Helm.
     Script

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4. Additional Tasks (20 points)
   • Admin user password is created and stored with a separate Kubernetes secret.
   • A JSON file of the dashboard layout is provided.
   • The Grafana setup and dashboard creation process are documented in the README file.

Admin user password is created using separate secret. After the instance is up, login to grafana straight using the previously created password instead of the default one:

Links:

• Dashboard JSON File
• README Documentation

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References

• Grafana Documentation
• Helm Chart for Grafana