Change the default home dashboard

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

    1. Hover your cursor over the Dashboards (four squares) icon.
    2. Click Home.

    Users with the Grafana Server Admin flag on their account or access to the configuration file can define a JSON file to use as the home dashboard for all users on the server.

    1. Navigate to the page of the dashboard you want to use as the home dashboard.
    2. 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. Save your JSON file somewhere that Grafana can access it. For example, in the Grafana folder of Grafana.
    2. Update your configuration file to set the path to the JSON file. Refer to for more information about modifying the Grafana configuration files.
    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.
    3. Hover your cursor over the Configuration (gear) icon.
    4. Click Preferences.
    5. In the Home Dashboard field, select the dashboard that you want to use for your home dashboard. Options include all starred dashboards.
    6. Click Save.

    Organization administrators and Team Admins can choose a home dashboard for a team.

    1. Navigate to the dashboard you want to set as the home dashboard.
    2. Hover your cursor over the Configuration (gear) icon in the side menu.
    3. Click Teams. Grafana displays the team list.
    4. Click on the team that you want to change the home dashboard for and then navigate to the Settings tab.
    5. In the Home Dashboard field, select the dashboard that you want to use for your home dashboard. Options include all starred dashboards.
    6. 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.
    3. On the left menu, hover your cursor over your avatar and then click Preferences.
    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.