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Grafana Installation & Usage on Windows (Local)

This guide explains how to install Grafana on Windows, start it, stop it, and run it locally.

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1. Install Grafana on Windows

1. Download Grafana from the official website:
   • Choose Windows Installer (64-bit)
2. Run the .msi installer.
3. During setup:
   • ✅ Keep Grafana Enterprise selected

     This installs Grafana locally. No license or cloud usage is required.

   • ⬜ Optional: Uncheck Run Grafana as a Service if you want to control start/stop manually.
4. Complete the installation.

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2. Start Grafana

Option A: Start Grafana as a Windows Service

If you installed Grafana as a service:

1. Press Win + R
2. Type:

   services.msc

3. Find Grafana or Grafana Server
4. Right-click → Start

Open in browser:

http://localhost:3000

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Option B: Start Grafana Manually (Recommended for Local Development)

1. Open PowerShell
2. Run:

   cd "C:\Program Files\GrafanaLabs\grafana\bin"
   .\grafana-server.exe

Keep the terminal open.

Open in browser:

http://localhost:3000

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3. Login to Grafana

Default credentials:

Username: admin
Password: admin

You will be prompted to change the password.

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4. Stop Grafana

If Running Manually

Press:

CTRL + C

If Running as a Windows Service

Using Services UI:

1. Press Win + R
2. Type:

   services.msc

3. Find Grafana
4. Right-click → Stop

Using Command Line (Admin):

net stop grafana

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5. Start Grafana Again (After Stopping)

Using Services UI

1. Press Win + R
2. Type:

   services.msc

3. Find Grafana
4. Right-click → Start

Using Command Line (Admin)

net start grafana

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6. Verify Grafana is Running

Open browser:

http://localhost:3000

If the page loads, Grafana is running successfully.

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Notes

• Grafana runs completely locally.
• No Grafana Cloud account is required.
• Enterprise features remain inactive unless a license is added.
• Default port used is 3000.

Install & Run Prometheus on Windows (Local)

This guide explains how to install Prometheus on Windows, configure it using a YAML file, and run it locally.

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1. Download Prometheus for Windows

1. Go to the official Prometheus download page.
2. Download Windows (64-bit) ZIP file:

   prometheus-<version>.windows-amd64.zip

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2. Extract Prometheus

1. Right-click the downloaded ZIP file → Extract All
2. Move the extracted folder to:

   C:\prometheus\

Folder structure should look like:

C:\prometheus
├── prometheus.exe
├── promtool.exe
├── prometheus.yml
└── consoles\

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3. Configure Prometheus (Edit YAML)

Open the file:

C:\prometheus\prometheus.yml

Example Basic Configuration

global:
  scrape_interval: 15s

scrape_configs:
  - job_name: "prometheus"
    static_configs:
      - targets: ["localhost:9090"]

Save the file.

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4. Run Prometheus

Open PowerShell

Navigate to Prometheus folder:

cd C:\prometheus

Start Prometheus:

.\prometheus.exe --config.file=prometheus.yml

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5. Open Prometheus Web UI

Open browser:

http://localhost:9090

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6. Verify Configuration (Optional)

Before running Prometheus, you can validate the YAML file:

.\promtool.exe check config prometheus.yml

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7. Stop Prometheus

Press:

CTRL + C

in the PowerShell window.

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8. (Optional) Run Prometheus as a Windows Service

Prometheus does not provide a built-in Windows service.

To run as a service:

• Use tools like NSSM (Non-Sucking Service Manager)

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Notes

• Prometheus runs fully locally
• Default port is 9090
• Configuration changes require Prometheus restart
• Data is stored in the data directory inside Prometheus folder

Benchmark Results

Metric	Value
Total requests	130
Successful calls	130
Failures	0
Average latency	0.703s
P95 latency	1.158s
Max latency	1.279s