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Configure the data source with provisioning
You can configure data sources using config files with Grafana’s provisioning system. For more information on how it works and all the settings you can set for data sources on the Provisioning documentation page
Here are some provisioning examples for this data source.
Azure AD App Registration (client secret)
apiVersion: 1 # config file version
datasources:
- name: Azure Monitor
type: grafana-azure-monitor-datasource
access: proxy
jsonData:
azureAuthType: clientsecret
cloudName: azuremonitor # See table below
tenantId: <tenant-id>
clientId: <client-id>
subscriptionId: <subscription-id> # Optional, default subscription
secureJsonData:
clientSecret: <client-secret>
version: 1Managed Identity
apiVersion: 1 # config file version
datasources:
- name: Azure Monitor
type: grafana-azure-monitor-datasource
access: proxy
jsonData:
azureAuthType: msi
subscriptionId: <subscription-id> # Optional, default subscription
version: 1Supported cloud names
| Azure Cloud | Value |
|---|---|
| Microsoft Azure public cloud | azuremonitor (default) |
| Microsoft Chinese national cloud | chinaazuremonitor |
| US Government cloud | govazuremonitor |
| Microsoft German national cloud (“Black Forest”) | germanyazuremonitor |