Prometheus: Configure Grafana to show Prometheus data retrieved from Node Exporter

This documentation is part of the Retrieving metrics from Linux guide. View the full guide here: How to retrieve Linux server metrics in Prometheus using Node Exporter.

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Grafana can generate dashboards effortlessly based on Prometheus data. For detailed instructions on configuring Grafana to display Prometheus data, please refer to Grafana's documentation.

Example of a dashboard generated by Grafana, based on Prometheus Node Exporter data