# \[MongoDB\] Grafana dashboard(s)

**URL:** <https://forums.percona.com/t/mongodb-grafana-dashboard-s/12013>\
**Category:** MongoDB\
**Tags:** grafana\
**Created:** [September 2, 2021, 5:03am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/mongodb-grafana-dashboard-s/12013 "2021-09-02T05:03:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![sfhl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@sfhl](https://forums.percona.com/u/sfhl)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 5:03am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/mongodb-grafana-dashboard-s/12013/1 "2021-09-02T05:03:08Z")

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Hi there,

sorry for bothering, but i have a question regarding mongodb\_exporter and dashboards.  
I assumed that this may be used without anything else in between, simply by installing & configuring the exporter and using the exported metrics via grafana.  
Sadly if i try to use a dashbaord, for example: [https://github.com/percona/grafana-dashboards/blob/main/dashboards/MongoDB\_Instance\_Summary.json](https://github.com/percona/grafana-dashboards/blob/main/dashboards/MongoDB_Instance_Summary.json)  
there always is only dummy data (random walk).  
I already tried changing the datasource before improting and also replacing `instance` in `service_name`.

Am i simply wrong that this can be used in this way, or am i missing anything?  
Grafana version: 8.1.2  
mongodb-exporter version: 0.20.5  
dashboard version(s)/branch: master, but also tried v2.19.0

Maybe somebody may give me a hint/advice?

Thanks in advance!

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**Author:** ![Vadim\_Yalovets](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/vadim_yalovets/32/43_2.png) [@Vadim\_Yalovets](https://forums.percona.com/u/Vadim_Yalovets)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 5:46am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/mongodb-grafana-dashboard-s/12013/2 "2021-09-02T05:46:10Z")

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Hi @sfhl,

You may use this [script](https://github.com/percona/grafana-dashboards/raw/main/misc/convert-dash-from-PMM.py). It converts a PMM dashboard so it can be used in an external Prometheus + Grafana installation. It doesn’t need any input from you.

 ![image1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/percona1/original/2X/3/392a425be8e8d01a9df25eb70245460a73fe96bd.png)

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**Author:** ![sfhl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@sfhl](https://forums.percona.com/u/sfhl)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 6:13am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/mongodb-grafana-dashboard-s/12013/3 "2021-09-02T06:13:20Z")

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Hi @Vadim_Yalovets,  
thanks for the quick reply!  
I’ll give it a try and report back.

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**Author:** ![sfhl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@sfhl](https://forums.percona.com/u/sfhl)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2021, 8:08am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/mongodb-grafana-dashboard-s/12013/4 "2021-09-02T08:08:26Z")

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Hi there,  
works like a charm, thanks again @Vadim_Yalovets!  
kind regards