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Grafana to unify metrics, logs, and traces (cross-platform)

The visualization layer that connects Prometheus, OpenSearch, and investigation workflows on any system.

Deploy Grafana, provision datasources, and keep one place to explore metrics, logs, and trace correlation.

Created: April 7, 2026

Published: April 7, 2026

Estimated time20 min

LevelIntermediate

Before you startPrometheus and OpenSearch reachable from the Docker Compose network.

PlatformsDocker

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Docker

This guide runs as a Docker-based lab. Use the Compose and configuration snippets in the article as the primary source of truth, and do not assume native OS support unless it is explicitly documented.

Prometheus and OpenSearch reachable from the Docker Compose network.Docker and Docker Compose available.Port 3000 free for Grafana.

Lab bootstrap

docker compose config

Stack start

docker compose up -d --build

Validation

docker compose ps

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