> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://mintlify.com/grafana/grafana/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Grafana Documentation

> The open and composable observability and data visualization platform

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    Visualize your data, anywhere
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    Query, visualize, alert on, and explore your metrics, logs, and traces from any data source. Create dynamic dashboards and foster a data-driven culture.
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      Get Started
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      Installation
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## Key Features

Grafana provides everything you need to monitor and observe your systems.

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    Create interactive visualizations with template variables and real-time updates
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  <Card title="Multi-Source Data" icon="database" href="/datasources/overview">
    Connect to Prometheus, Loki, Elasticsearch, InfluxDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and more
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  <Card title="Unified Alerting" icon="bell" href="/alerting/overview">
    Define alert rules and send notifications to Slack, PagerDuty, and other channels
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  <Card title="Explore & Analyze" icon="magnifying-glass" href="/explore/overview">
    Run ad-hoc queries, explore logs, and trace distributed systems
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## Get Started

Follow these guides to start using Grafana.

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  <Card title="Installation" icon="download" href="/getting-started/installation">
    Install Grafana on your platform
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    Create your first dashboard
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    Connect your data sources
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## Popular Topics

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  <Card title="Dashboard Variables" icon="sliders" href="/dashboards/variables">
    Make dashboards dynamic with template variables
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  <Card title="Query Editor" icon="code" href="/datasources/prometheus">
    Learn to write queries for different data sources
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  <Card title="Alert Rules" icon="triangle-exclamation" href="/alerting/alert-rules">
    Set up alerts for your metrics
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  <Card title="Panel Plugins" icon="puzzle-piece" href="/development/plugins/panel-plugins">
    Build custom visualization panels
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## Deployment & Operations

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  <Card title="Docker Deployment" icon="docker" href="/deployment/installation/docker">
    Run Grafana in containers
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    Deploy on Kubernetes clusters
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    Configure Grafana for production
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    Set up HA deployments
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