Create an instance
In the console → Monitoring → Managed Grafana click “New instance”. Choose placement (cloud or one of your connected servers), then name, address and version. The address is a short name (for example noc) that publishes Grafana at https://noc.grafana.whycdn.ir; availability is checked as you type. After creation the page shows each install stage until it finishes (queue, server preparation, image pull from the WhyCloud registry, start, HTTPS and SSO). You can change the address later under Settings.
Updating the version
New Grafana releases are detected once they are in the WhyCloud registry and offered at the top of the instance page with an Update button. A backup is taken first, and if the new version does not come up healthy the previous one returns with its data.
SSO sign-in
Each instance gets an app in WhyCloud SSO automatically; members sign in with the same account. SSO groups map to Grafana roles (Viewer, Editor, Admin). The local admin password is visible on the instance page for emergencies only.
Data sources
On the Data sources tab add Prometheus, Loki, PostgreSQL and more with URL and credentials. Secrets are stored sealed and sent to Grafana only when applying.
Domain and plugins
Your domain is published through the CDN with automatic SSL. Plugins and appearance (theme and home dashboard) are set on the Plugins & appearance tab and installed when applying.
Backups, upgrades and stopping
Take manual or scheduled backups and restore any of them in one click. Upgrades snapshot first and roll back on failure. A stopped instance is not billed.