# Grafana Plug-in

The Radiant Security Grafana plug-in allows you to query and visualize data from Radiant Security directly within Grafana. By connecting Grafana to Radiant Security, you can build custom dashboards, visualizations, and analytics to gain deeper insights into your security data.

The plug-in supports two primary use cases:

* **Monitor log events** — Query Radiant Security's Log Management data to visualize log volume, track connector activity, and analyze trends across your environment.
* **Monitor security alerts** — Surface and visualize Radiant Security alert data within Grafana for streamlined security operations and reporting.

With the plug-in, you can:

* Build custom dashboards tailored to your organization's needs
* Create time-series visualizations and histograms
* Group and filter data by connector type, alert severity, and more
* Analyze data across custom time ranges

#### Prerequisites

Before getting started, ensure you have the following:

* [ ] A Grafana instance installed in your **local or virtual environment**. The plug-in does *not* currently support Grafana Cloud.
* [ ] The Radiant Security Grafana plug-in zip file (available upon request from our customer success team).

#### How to get started

There are two installation guides depending on your use case. If you are setting up the plug-in for the first time, start with the Events guide; The Alerts guide builds on the same foundational installation steps.

1. **Query Events in Radiant Log Manager** - Follow the [Install the Grafana Plug-In to Query Events in the Radiant Log Manager](https://help.radiantsecurity.ai/log-management/grafana-plug-in/install-the-grafana-plug-in-to-query-events-in-the-radiant-log-manager) guide.
2. **Query Alerts in Radiant Log Manager** - Follow the [Install the Grafana OpenSearch Plug-In to Query Radiant Alerts](https://help.radiantsecurity.ai/log-management/grafana-plug-in/install-the-grafana-opensearch-plug-in-to-query-radiant-alerts) guide.