Grafana app
Embed a live Grafana dashboard on your display — metrics, graphs, and tables that update automatically.
Creating a Grafana app
- Go to Content > Add > New app and search for the Grafana app.
- Click the app to start creating a new app.
- Enter an App name.
- Paste the Grafana dashboard URL — the full URL of the Grafana dashboard you want to show.
- Enter the Grafana username and Grafana password — a dedicated signage account is safer than a personal one.
- Pick a Refresh interval and adjust the time range (From / To, default
now-1dtonow) if needed. - Click Create app.
Use a read-only user
Create a separate Grafana user with view-only access to just the dashboard you want to show. This way the signage credentials can't modify anything, and if a display is compromised the blast radius stays small.
Self-hosted Grafana?
The Grafana instance must be reachable from the internet: Lumicast signs in with the username and password and passes the dashboard on to the player. If your Grafana is internal, expose it through a reverse proxy first.
All configuration options
| Setting | Explanation | Required |
|---|---|---|
| App name | A recognizable name shown in your content library | Yes |
| Grafana dashboard URL | Full URL of the Grafana dashboard | Yes |
| Grafana username | Account used to sign in | Yes |
| Grafana password | Password for that account | Yes |
| Refresh interval | 1, 3, 5 (default), 10, or 30 minutes, or 1 hour | Yes |
| From / To | Grafana time range (default now-1d to now) | Yes |
| Auto fit panels based on screen size | Scale panels to fit the display | No |
| Timezone | Timezone for the dashboard (default browser, the player's own timezone) | Yes |