Grafana 2.0 Alpha and Preview

Grafana 2.0 is being developed with a new backend to expand its capabilities, including alerting, PNG rendering, and user management, which simplifies installation by eliminating the need to configure nginx or deal with CORS issues. The backend, written in Go, utilizes an embedded sqlite3 database and allows importing dashboards from InfluxDB or Elasticsearch, while also supporting rendering panels to PNG images for enhanced integration with services like Slack and Hipchat. The update introduces a User and Account model, facilitating large-scale installations and offering OAuth and planned LDAP integration for user authentication. UI adjustments have been made to accommodate new views without losing simplicity, and a new panel lists user-starred and searchable dashboards. Though a standalone mode is currently broken, efforts are being made to support it based on user interest, with a beta release anticipated by March. The development is open for feedback via GitHub, and users can preview builds on play.grafana.org/v2.

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