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/usr/bin/grafana-server

The open and composable observability and data visualization platform.

From grafana-11.3 11.3.9-r6 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-08 by running grafana-server --help (exit 0). permalink

Deprecation warning: The standalone 'grafana-server' program is deprecated and will be removed in the future. Please update all uses of 'grafana-server' to 'grafana server'
NAME:
   grafana server - run the grafana server

USAGE:
   grafana server command [command options]

COMMANDS:
   target   target specific grafana dskit services
   help, h  Shows a list of commands or help for one command

OPTIONS:
   --config value              Path to config file
   --homepath value            Path to Grafana install/home path, defaults to working directory
   --pidfile value             Path to Grafana pid file
   --packaging value           describes the way Grafana was installed (default: "unknown")
   --configOverrides value     Configuration options to override defaults as a string. e.g. cfg:default.paths.log=/dev/null
   --version, -v               print the version
   --vv                        prints current version, all dependencies and exits (default: false)
   --profile                   Turn on pprof profiling (default: false)
   --profile-addr value        Define custom address for profiling (default: "localhost")
   --profile-port value        Define custom port for profiling (default: 6060)
   --profile-block-rate value  Controls the fraction of goroutine blocking events that are reported in the blocking profile. The profiler aims to sample an average of one blocking event per rate nanoseconds spent blocked. To turn off profiling entirely, use 0 (default: 1)
   --profile-mutex-rate value  Controls the fraction of mutex contention events that are reported in the mutex profile. On average 1/rate events are reported. To turn off mutex profiling entirely, use 0 (default: 0)
   --tracing                   Turn on tracing (default: false)
   --tracing-file value        Define tracing output file (default: "trace.out")
   --help, -h                  show help
Options (15)
OptionDescriptionSource
--config valuePath to config filehelp
--homepath valuePath to Grafana install/home path, defaults to working directoryhelp
--pidfile valuePath to Grafana pid filehelp
--packaging valuedescribes the way Grafana was installed (default: "unknown")help
--configOverrides valueConfiguration options to override defaults as a string.help
--version, -vprint the versionhelp
--vvprints current version, all dependencies and exits (default: false)help
--profileTurn on pprof profiling (default: false)help
--profile-addr valueDefine custom address for profiling (default: "localhost")help
--profile-port valueDefine custom port for profiling (default: 6060)help
--profile-block-rate valueControls the fraction of goroutine blocking events that are reported in the blocking profile.help
--profile-mutex-rate valueControls the fraction of mutex contention events that are reported in the mutex profile.help
--tracingTurn on tracing (default: false)help
--tracing-file valueDefine tracing output file (default: "trace.out")help
--help, -hshow helphelp

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