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ehazlett/kentik-grafana-app — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-18 · repo last pushed 2022-07-22

Audience · ops devopsComplexity · 3/5DormantSetup · moderate

TL;DR

A Grafana plugin that connects to Kentik's network analytics engine, letting you visualize network traffic like bandwidth and bottlenecks alongside your other system dashboards.

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  root((Kentik Grafana app))
    What it does
      Bridges Grafana and Kentik
      Queries flow data
      Builds traffic dashboards
    Tech stack
      Grafana
      Kentik Detect API
      Docker
    Use cases
      Bandwidth visualization
      Traffic anomaly investigation
      Network and app correlation
    Audience
      Network operations teams
      Infrastructure engineers
    Setup
      Needs Kentik API key
      Devices registered with Kentik

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Build a Grafana dashboard showing network traffic grouped by source, destination, or application.

REASON 2

Correlate a network traffic anomaly with application performance issues in one unified view.

REASON 3

Track peak traffic, 95th percentile, and average bandwidth statistics for troubleshooting.

REASON 4

See network health alongside other system metrics instead of switching between separate tools.

What's in the stack?

GrafanaKentikDocker

How it stacks up

ehazlett/kentik-grafana-app0verflowme/alarm-clock0verflowme/seclists
Language—CSS—
Last pushed2022-07-222022-10-032020-05-03
MaintenanceDormantDormantDormant
Setup difficultymoderateeasyeasy
Complexity3/52/51/5
Audienceops devopsvibe coderops devops

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How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 1h+

Requires an active Kentik account with an API key and network devices already registered with Kentik Detect.

Yoink these prompts

Prompt 1
Show me how to install this Kentik plugin into an existing Grafana instance using the built-in plugin installer.
Prompt 2
Help me set up a Grafana dashboard using this plugin that groups traffic by geography and application.
Prompt 3
Explain what I need configured in my Kentik Detect account before this plugin can query traffic data.
Prompt 4
Walk me through deploying Grafana with this Kentik plugin using Docker.

Frequently asked questions

wtf is kentik-grafana-app?

A Grafana plugin that connects to Kentik's network analytics engine, letting you visualize network traffic like bandwidth and bottlenecks alongside your other system dashboards.

Is kentik-grafana-app actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2022-07-22).

How hard is kentik-grafana-app to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 1h+ to a first successful run.

Who is kentik-grafana-app for?

Mainly ops devops.

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