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Application Real-Time Monitoring Service:Create a Grafana workspace

Last Updated:Aug 27, 2026

In the Managed Service for Grafana console, you can create a workspace and integrate it with different Grafana versions to monitor your cloud resource metrics in real time. This helps you quickly identify and resolve issues and improve your team's operational efficiency.

Create a workspace

  1. Log on to the ARMS console. In the left-side navigation pane, choose Managed Service for Grafana > Workspace Management.

  2. On the Overview page, click Create Workspace.

  3. On the buy page, configure the following parameters and click Create Now.

    Parameter

    Description

    Workspace Name

    Enter a name for the Grafana workspace.

    Admin Password

    Set the admin password.

    Region

    Select the region where the workspace resides.

    Version

    The edition of Managed Service for Grafana. For information about the billing of each edition of Managed Service for Grafana, see Billing rules.

    Grafana Version

    Select the version of Managed Service for Grafana.

    Number of Accounts

    Select the number of accounts. For information about the billing of each edition of Managed Service for Grafana, see Billing rules.

    Duration

    Select a subscription duration.

    Auto-renewal

    If you enable auto-renewal, billing automatically starts after the trial use expires. For information about the billing of each edition of Managed Service for Grafana, see Billing rules.

    Resource Group

    The resource group used to manage resources of your Alibaba Cloud account. Then, you can centrally manage permissions, deploy resources, or monitor resources.

    Tag

    Specify the Tag Key and Tag Value fields to facilitate workspace management.

  4. After you complete the payment, you can view the created workspace and its expiration date on the Workspace Management page.

Manage a workspace

On the Workspace Management page, you can:

  • Click the ID of a workspace or Manage in the Actions column to view or modify its basic information, parameters, and data sources.

  • Click the Access URL for a workspace to go to its Grafana page.

    Note

    On the Grafana logon page, you can sign in with the Admin account and the password you set when you created the workspace. Alternatively, click Sign in with Alibaba Cloud to use your current Alibaba Cloud account.

  • Click Renew in the Actions column for a workspace to extend its subscription.

  • Click Upgrade or Downgrade in the Actions column for a workspace to change its edition.