Integrating Octopus and Grafana

Matthew Casperson's post from November 24, 2020, introduces the Grafana datasource plugin for Octopus, allowing teams to visualize deployment data through Grafana dashboards. The plugin, available on GitHub, requires installation by extracting a ZIP file to the Grafana plugin directory and enabling unsigned plugins in the grafana.ini file. Once configured with the Octopus server and API key, users can import a sample dashboard from the Grafana dashboard gallery to analyze key deployment metrics like success, failure, and duration. The dashboard also features variables for customizing views based on different deployment parameters. This early access release aims to provide insights into deployment progress, with the understanding that it may contain bugs and is primarily for testing purposes.