Grafana with Let's Encrypt in a Docker Swarm

Install Docker Swarm by following my guide.

Configure Traefik and create secrets for storing the passwords on the Docker Swarm manager node before applying the configuration.

Traefik configuration.

Create a secret for storing the password for Grafana database using the command:

printf "YourPassword" | docker secret create grafana-postgres-password -

Create a secret for storing the password for Grafana administrator using the command:

printf "YourPassword" | docker secret create grafana-application-password -

Create a secret for storing the password for Grafana email account using the command:

printf "YourPassword" | docker secret create grafana-email-password -

Clear passwords from bash history using the command:

history -c && history -w

Create a secret for storing the Grafana configuration using the command:

docker secret create ldap.toml /path/to/ldap.toml

Run grafana-restore-application-data.sh on the Docker Swarm worker node where the container for backups is running to restore application data if needed.

Run docker stack ps grafana | grep grafana_backup | awk 'NR > 0 {print $4}' on the Docker Swarm manager node to find on which node container for backups is running.

Deploy Grafana in a Docker Swarm using the command:

docker stack deploy -c grafana-traefik-letsencrypt-docker-swarm.yml grafana

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