Grafana + Apex

[BZOFIQ]

Oh man! You just reminded me that I paid for that raspberry pi 4 and it never arrived!
I'll try to buy it somewhere else to set it up and do the write up.

It's ok, just do a step by step for Synology users :)

 

[Nanogeek815]

Yeah, I should have given more context. Ypu're right, Grafana is a software tool. It uses an external database (InfluxDB in my case) and a service (Telegraf) to pull data from Apex or other sensors. I currently have Apex + Awair (to monitor CO2) + SmartThings sensors for temperature and humidity.
Apex has memory space limitations so it stores measurements every 10 minutes. With Grafana/InfluxDB you choose the resolution. I have it set to every 10 seconds and you can trim/summarize old data if you start running out of space.
The software is free open source but it needs some hardware to run. I use a NAS (Network Drive) but it can be deployed in a Raspberry Pi or an old computer.
I also have some odd readings from Apex (salinity and pH). The salinity is working better after Neptune replaced it and I'm actively looking for a solution for my pH probe. I think its best to have multiple independent ways to test the same parameters and compare them. In this case I have my Apex probes and the readings from the Hanna Checkers.
You just gave me an idea to plot both sources of PH and both Sources of salinity to see the differences over time and notice when one starts to drift.

Can Telegraf pull data from Apex and store in DynamoDB (AWS)? Also, how did you pull the data from Apex (Telegraf How To?)?

 

[BZOFIQ]

BIG Bump - This is now my priority!

I have 3 APEXes I want to rake data from, Synology in place - need help!

Now is not the time to get shy @MikeTheNewbie

 

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Glad to see I’m not the only one geeking out in our hobbies. Ive been doing something similar, but with Prometheus, Grafana and a custom exporter to get the data. I have everything running on an old Mac Mini from 2017 with Rocky 9 as the OS.

 

[BZOFIQ]

Glad to see I’m not the only one geeking out in our hobbies. Ive been doing something similar, but with Prometheus, Grafana and a custom exporter to get the data. I have everything running on an old Mac Mini from 2017 with Rocky 9 as the OS.

Would be even better if somebody wrote a detailed step by step for Synology.

 

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Would be even better if somebody wrote a detailed step by step for Synology.

Wish I could help you there, but Im not familiar with Synology products. Ive always gone QNAP. If interested I could publish my work and write up instructions on getting it all to run on a Raspberry Pi or other linux system.

 

[BZOFIQ]

Wish I could help you there, but Im not familiar with Synology products. Ive always gone QNAP. If interested I could publish my work and write up instructions on getting it all to run on a Raspberry Pi or other linux system.

QNAP, Synology.... I can install Ubuntu on a PC. Hoping you can help.

 

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QNAP, Synology.... I can install Ubuntu on a PC. Hoping you can help.

Ok. Give me a few days to put together an article. Ill reach back out once its ready.

 

[BZOFIQ]

Ok. Give me a few days to put together an article. Ill reach back out once its ready.

That would be amazing!

 

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Ok. Give me a few days to put together an article. Ill reach back out once its ready.

Wanted to drop a note and say I havent forgotten about yall... I had to clean up a lot of my ghetto code since it was originally only meant for personal use and make some changes so that its in a shareable state.

Documentation is just about done. I also created installer scripts for Prometheus, Grafana, and the Neptune_Exporter to take a lot of the command line headache away for those not familar with Linux at the command line. This way only minor configurations need to be done manually if any. Currently the repo is private until I have a chance to validate the installers work as they should. Im hoping have them all tested by this weekend using a freshly installed Linux OS.

 

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Ok. Give me a few days to put together an article. Ill reach back out once its ready.

Hi @Betex and @BZOFIQ. Ive uploaded into the DIY section "Neptune Exporter | Prometheus | Grafana" but its pending approval. See if you can get to it here https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/neptune-exporter-prometheus-grafana.1030/

 

[ethipelagic]

This is so cool! Very well done!

I’ve dabbled with Grafana and InfluxDB as Home Assistant addons but not really understood what I’m doing and settled for Home Assistant graphs instead. Both are good but your solution looks much more detailed!

I do have a Synology NAS though so will give it another bash.

 

[BZOFIQ]

Hi @Betex and @BZOFIQ. Ive uploaded into the DIY section "Neptune Exporter | Prometheus | Grafana" but its pending approval. See if you can get to it here https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/neptune-exporter-prometheus-grafana.1030/

Oh man !!!

@image321.jpg Thanks for doing all the work.

I came looking for updates and apparently I missed it.:eek:

Now the link doesn't work. Can we get this re-uploaded so that I can attempt on my end?