> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.gcore.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Install the Grafana plugin

> Install the Gcore Grafana data source plugin for CDN, DNS, FastEdge, and WAAP statistics.

Grafana lets you bring metrics from different services into dashboards to monitor performance and analyze trends. To include statistics from Gcore CDN, DNS, FastEdge, and WAAP, install the **Gcore Platform-EN** plugin.

The plugin requires Grafana 12.0.0 or later and a Gcore [API token](/account-settings/api-tokens).

<Warning>
  The CDN-only plugin ([cdn-stats](https://github.com/G-Core/cdn-stats-datasource-plugin)) and the WAAP-only plugin ([Waap](https://github.com/G-Core/waap-stats-datasource-plugin)) are deprecated. Migrate existing dashboards to **Gcore Platform-EN**.
</Warning>

## Download and install the plugin

Install the plugin from the [GitHub repository](https://github.com/G-Core/gcore-stats-datasource-plugin), then restart Grafana so it can load the data source.

1. Download the latest [plugin archive](https://github.com/G-Core/gcore-stats-datasource-plugin/raw/main/release/gcore-stats-datasource-plugin.zip) from the repository `release` folder.

2. Extract the archive into the Grafana plugins directory. Default locations:

   * Linux and macOS: `/var/lib/grafana/plugins`
   * Windows: `C:\Program Files\GrafanaLabs\grafana\data\plugins`

   The plugin folder name must be `gcore-stats-datasource-plugin`.

3. If Grafana blocks unsigned plugins, allow this plugin ID in the Grafana configuration file (`custom.ini` or `grafana.ini`):

   ```ini theme={null}
   [plugins]
   allow_loading_unsigned_plugins = gcore-stats-datasource-plugin
   ```

4. [Restart Grafana](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/setup-grafana/restart-grafana/) and sign in.

## Configure the data source

After installation, add **Gcore Platform-EN** as a data source and authenticate it with a Gcore API token.

1. In the Grafana main menu, navigate to **Connections** > **Data sources**.

2. Click **Add new data source**.

3. Search for `Gcore` and select **Gcore Platform-EN**.

4. Configure the connection fields:

   * **URL**: leave the field empty to call `https://api.gcore.com`. A custom value is a hostname only, with no scheme or path, and `api.gcore.com` is the production host written that way.
   * **API key**: paste an API token from the [Gcore Customer Portal](https://portal.gcore.com) (**Profile** > **API tokens** > **Create**). The raw token is enough; the plugin adds the `APIKey` prefix when needed. A value that already includes `APIKey` or `Bearer` is also accepted.

5. Click **Save & Test**.

A successful test confirms authentication with the account name. If the test fails, verify the token and that the URL is a hostname only.

The data source charts [CDN statistics](/cdn/grafana/view-cdn-statistics-in-grafana), [DNS statistics](/dns/grafana/view-dns-statistics-in-grafana), [FastEdge statistics](/fastedge/grafana/view-fastedge-statistics-in-grafana), and [WAAP statistics](/waap/view-waap-statistics-in-grafana). An [alert rule](/developer-tools/grafana/create-an-alert-rule) on one of those queries changes state when a value crosses a threshold.