This is a quick guide on how to install Grafana plugins behind a proxy server.
Installing Grafana Plugins Behind a Proxy server
If you have tried, to install or try to list available Grafana plugins when you are behind a proxy, you might have experienced errors as;
grafana-cli plugins list-remoteFailed to send requesterrorGet https://grafana.com/api/plugins/repo: net/http: request canceled while waiting for connection (Client.Timeout exceeded while awaiting headers)
Error: ✗ Failed to send request. error: Get https://grafana.com/api/plugins/repo: net/http: request canceled while waiting for connection (Client.Timeout exceeded while awaiting headers)Configure System Proxy
Simply configure your system proxy by executing the command below;
echo "export http_proxy='http://192.168.43.3:3128'" | tee /etc/profile.d/proxy.shIf your proxy server supports both HTTP and HTTPS, then you can add the line below;
echo "export https_proxy='https://192.168.43.3:3128'" | tee -a /etc/profile.d/proxy.shHowever, if you encounter the error below;
Failed to send request: Get https://grafana.com/api/plugins/repo/grafana-worldmap-panel: proxyconnect tcp: tls: first record does not look like a TLS handshake
Error: ✗ Failed to send request. error: Get https://grafana.com/api/plugins/repo/grafana-worldmap-panel: proxyconnect tcp: tls: first record does not look like a TLS handshakeRemove the https line from the proxy configuration file created above.
sed -i '/https/d' /etc/profile.d/proxy.shNext, source the proxy configuration file to refresh the enviroment variables.
source /etc/profile.d/proxy.shYou can as well, log out and log in to apply the settings.
Verify your Proxy configurations.
echo $http_proxy
http://192.168.43.3:3128There are other multiple ways of setting system-wide proxy. See the link below;
How to Set System Wide Proxy in Ubuntu 18.04
Install Grafana Plugins
Once you have setup your system proxy, you can now install Grafana plugins. For example, to list available grafana plugins;
grafana-cli plugins list-remote
id: abhisant-druid-datasource version: 0.0.5
id: agenty-flowcharting-panel version: 0.3.0
id: akumuli-datasource version: 1.2.8
id: alexanderzobnin-zabbix-app version: 3.10.2
id: andig-darksky-datasource version: 1.0.0
id: ayoungprogrammer-finance-datasource version: 1.0.0
id: belugacdn-app version: 1.2.0
id: bessler-pictureit-panel version: 1.0.0
id: blackmirror1-singlestat-math-panel version: 1.1.7
id: blackmirror1-statusbygroup-panel version: 1.1.1
id: bosun-app version: 0.0.28
...
So to install a plugin, for example the grafana-worldmap-panel.
grafana-cli plugins install grafana-worldmap-panel
installing grafana-worldmap-panel @ 0.2.0
from url: https://grafana.com/api/plugins/grafana-worldmap-panel/versions/0.2.0/download
into: /var/lib/grafana/plugins
✔ Installed grafana-worldmap-panel successfully
Restart grafana after installing plugins . <service grafana-server restart>
Once the installation is done, you need to restart Grafana server.
systemctl restart grafana-serverYou can list all installed plugins by running the command;
grafana-cli plugins ls
installed plugins:
briangann-datatable-panel @ 0.0.6
grafana-piechart-panel @ 1.3.6
grafana-worldmap-panel @ 0.2.0
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