Change the default home dashboard

    Some tasks require certain permissions. For more information about roles, refer to Permissions.

    The home dashboard is the first dashboard a user sees when they sign in to Grafana. You can also navigate to the home dashboard manually.

    1. Hover your cursor over the Dashboards (four squares) icon.
    2. Click Home.
    1. Navigate to the page of the dashboard you want to use as the home dashboard.
    2. Click the Share dashboard icon next to the dashboard title.
    3. In the Export tab, click Save to file. Grafana converts the dashboard to a JSON file and saves it locally.

    Use a JSON file as the home dashboard

    1. Update your configuration file to set the path to the JSON file. Refer to for more information about modifying the Grafana configuration files.

    Organization administrators can choose a home dashboard for their organization.

    1. Navigate to the dashboard you want to set as the home dashboard.
    2. Click the star next to the dashboard title to mark the dashboard as a favorite if it is not already.
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    1. Hover your cursor over the Configuration (gear) icon.
    2. Click Preferences.
    1. In the Home Dashboard field, select the dashboard that you want to use for your home dashboard. Options include all starred dashboards.
    2. Click Save.
    1. Navigate to the dashboard you want to set as the home dashboard.
    2. Click the star next to the dashboard title to mark the dashboard as a favorite if it is not already.
      1. Hover your cursor over the Configuration (gear) icon in the side menu.
      2. Click Teams. Grafana displays the team list.

      3. Click on the team that you want to change the home dashboard for and then navigate to the Settings tab.

      4. In the Home Dashboard field, select the dashboard that you want to use for your home dashboard. Options include all starred dashboards.

      5. Click Save.
      1. Navigate to the dashboard you want to set as the home dashboard.
      2. Click the star next to the dashboard title to mark the dashboard as a favorite if it is not already.
      1. On the left menu, hover your cursor over your avatar and then click Preferences.
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      1. In the Home Dashboard field, select the dashboard that you want to use for your home dashboard. Options include all starred dashboards.
      2. Click Save.