Grafana

Endless Lifecycle Support (ELS) for Grafana from TuxCare provides security fixes for Grafana versions that have reached their end of life. This allows you to continue running Grafana without vulnerability concerns, even after official support has ended.

Supported Grafana Versions

Grafana 10.4.1, 11.2.0, 11.3.0, 11.4.0, 11.5.0

Supported Operating Systems

TuxCare provides ELS for Grafana as pre-built binaries for the following distributions:

Alpine Linux 3.22
Debian 12
Debian 13

Connection to ELS for Grafana

This guide outlines the steps needed to install the TuxCare ELS build of Grafana on your system.

Step 1: Get Token

You need credentials in order to access the TuxCare ELS Grafana repository. Anonymous access is disabled. To receive the credentials, please contact sales@tuxcare.com.

Step 2: Download and Install Grafana

To browse available artifacts, visit TuxCare Nexus. Sign in with your TuxCare credentials. Navigate to the grafana folder and choose the directory for your operating system (e.g. debian12, debian13, alpine3_22), then download the appropriate archive for your Grafana version.
Alternatively, download from the command line. Replace USERNAME and PASSWORD with your TuxCare credentials, and choose the URL that matches your OS and desired Grafana version.
Choose operating system:
```
curl -u USERNAME:PASSWORD -O https://nexus.repo.tuxcare.com/repository/els-golang/grafana/debian13/grafana-10.4.1-tuxcare.1.tar.gz
```
For other Grafana versions, replace 10.4.1 in the path with 11.2.0, 11.3.0, 11.4.0, or 11.5.0 as needed.
Create an installation directory (for example /opt/grafana) and extract the archive:
```
sudo mkdir -p /opt/grafana
sudo tar -xzf grafana-10.4.1-tuxcare.1.tar.gz -C /opt/grafana --strip-components=1
```
Adjust the archive filename if you downloaded a different version.

Step 3: Verify Installation

Change to the Grafana installation directory and run the binary to confirm the TuxCare ELS build is installed:
```
cd /opt/grafana
./bin/grafana-server --version
```
Start Grafana according to your deployment method (systemd, Docker, or manual) and verify that the application runs correctly.