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Grafana MongoDB Data Source plugin

This plugin allows you to connect to a MongoDB database and visualize the data in Grafana.

Installation

If you are using the official Grafana Docker image, you can install this plugin by configuring the following environment variables:

  • GF_PLUGINS_ALLOW_LOADING_UNSIGNED_PLUGINS: ludovicm67-mongodb-datasource
  • GF_INSTALL_PLUGINS: ${PATH_TO_ZIP_ARCHIVE};ludovicm67-mongodb-datasource

where ${PATH_TO_ZIP_ARCHIVE} is the path to the zip archive of the plugin.

You can browse the latest releases of the plugin to find the link to the zip archive.

Development

Run the following commands to get started:

  • npm install to install frontend dependencies.
  • npm run dev to build (and watch) the plugin frontend code.
  • mage -v to build the plugin backend code. Rerun this command every time you edit your backend files.
  • docker compose up to start a grafana development server. Restart this command after each time you run mage to run your new backend code.
  • Open http://localhost:3000 in your browser to create a dashboard to begin developing your plugin.