Grafana — the open observability platform for dashboards and visualization, deployed as a host-networked Nomad service with a persistent Docker volume for its database and plugins.
Save as values.hcl, edit, then run:
# The name of the Nomad job.
job_name = "grafana"
# The Nomad namespace to deploy into.
namespace = "default"
# The datacenters to deploy to.
datacenters = ["*"]
# The Grafana container image.
image = "grafana/grafana:latest"
# Host port Grafana listens on (host networking). Default 3001 to avoid clashing with the nomploy panel on :3000. Pick a free port on the target node.
port = 3001
# Number of instances (keep at 1 — the default SQLite DB is local-disk).
count = 1
# Initial admin username.
admin_user = "admin"
# Initial admin password. CHANGE THIS — it is baked into the job env.
admin_password = "admin"
# Public URL Grafana believes it is served at (set when fronting it with a domain, e.g. https://grafana.example.com). Empty = use the host:port.
root_url = ""
# Docker named volume for /var/lib/grafana (SQLite DB, plugins). A fresh volume inherits the image's dir ownership (uid 472), so Grafana can write it.
data_volume = "grafana_data"
# Placement constraints — e.g. pin to one node so the local volume stays put. On a nomploy cluster: attribute = "$${meta.nomploy_control_plane}", operator = "=", value = "true".
constraints = []
# The task resources.
resources = {
cpu = 500
memory = 512
}
| Name | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| job_name | string | "grafana" | The name of the Nomad job. |
| namespace | string | "default" | The Nomad namespace to deploy into. |
| datacenters | list | ["*"] | The datacenters to deploy to. |
| image | string | "grafana/grafana:latest" | The Grafana container image. |
| port | number | 3001 | Host port Grafana listens on (host networking). Default 3001 to avoid clashing with the nomploy panel on :3000. Pick a free port on the target node. |
| count | number | 1 | Number of instances (keep at 1 — the default SQLite DB is local-disk). |
| admin_user | string | "admin" | Initial admin username. |
| admin_password key | string | "admin" | Initial admin password. CHANGE THIS — it is baked into the job env. |
| root_url | string | "" | Public URL Grafana believes it is served at (set when fronting it with a domain, e.g. https://grafana.example.com). Empty = use the host:port. |
| data_volume | string | "grafana_data" | Docker named volume for /var/lib/grafana (SQLite DB, plugins). A fresh volume inherits the image's dir ownership (uid 472), so Grafana can write it. |
| constraints | list | [] | Placement constraints — e.g. pin to one node so the local volume stays put. On a nomploy cluster: attribute = "$${meta.nomploy_control_plane}", operator = "=", value = "true". |
| resources | object | {
cpu = 500
memory = 512
} | The task resources. |
No variables match.
Grafana as a host-networked Nomad service with a persistent Docker named
volume for its SQLite database and plugins.
nomad-pack registry add nomploy github.com/Nomploy/nomad-packs
nomad-pack run grafana --registry nomploy --var admin_password=change-me
Or in nomploy: Create → Nomad Pack, pick grafana from the Nomploy registry.
| Variable | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
job_name |
grafana |
Nomad job name |
image |
grafana/grafana:latest |
Container image |
port |
3001 |
Host port (avoids the panel's :3000) |
count |
1 |
Keep at 1 (local SQLite DB) |
admin_user |
admin |
Initial admin user |
admin_password |
admin |
Change this |
root_url |
"" |
Public URL when fronted by a domain |
data_volume |
grafana_data |
Docker named volume for /var/lib/grafana |
constraints |
[] |
Pin placement so the local volume stays put |
resources |
{cpu=500, memory=512} |
Task resources |
/var/lib/grafana ownership (uid 472), so Grafana can write it (an alloc bind
would be root-owned and fail). Pin the job with constraints so it lands on the
node holding the volume.root_url when serving Grafana behind a domain/reverse proxy so its links
and OAuth redirects are correct.