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# Grafana Docker image
## Running your Grafana container
This topic contains instructions for installing Grafana using the Docker image.
Start your container binding the external port `3000`.
## Run the Grafana Docker container
Start the Docker container by binding Grafana to external port `3000`.
```bash
docker run -d --name=grafana -p 3000:3000 grafana/grafana
```
Try it out, default admin user is admin/admin.
## How to use the container
Try it out, default admin user credentials are admin/admin.
Further documentation can be found at http://docs.grafana.org/installation/docker/
Further documentation can be found at http://docs.grafana.org/installation/docker/.
## Changelog
### v6.4.0-pre1
* Switch base image from ubuntu:18.04 to alpine:3.10
* Switched base image from Ubuntu:18.04 to Alpine:3.10.
### v6.3.0-beta2
* Switch base image from ubuntu:latest to ubuntu:18.04
* Switched base image from Ubuntu:latest to Ubuntu:18.04.
### v6.3.0-beta1
* Switch base image to ubuntu:latest from debian:stretch to avoid security issues.
* Switched base image to Ubuntu:latest from Debian:stretch to avoid security issues.
### v5.4.3
* Build and publish docker images for armv7 and arm64 #14617, thx @johanneswuerbach
* Added ability to build and publish Docker images for armv7 and arm64, #14617, thx @johanneswuerbach.
### v5.3.2
* adds curl back into the docker image for utility. #13794
* Added Curl back into the Docker image for utility, #13794.
### v5.3.0-beta1
* Make it possible to set a specific plugin url #12861, thx ClementGautier
* Made it possible to set a specific plugin URL, #12861, thx ClementGautier.
### v5.1.5, v5.2.0-beta2
* Fix: config keys ending with _FILE are not respected [#170](https://github.com/grafana/grafana-docker/issues/170)
* Fixed: config keys ending with _FILE are not respected [#170](https://github.com/grafana/grafana-docker/issues/170).
### v5.2.0-beta1
* Support for Docker Secrets
* Added support for Docker secrets.
### v5.1.0
* Major restructuring of the container
* Usage of `chown` removed
* File permissions incompatibility with previous versions
* user id changed from 104 to 472
* group id changed from 107 to 472
* Runs as the grafana user by default (instead of root)
* All default volumes removed
* Major restructuring of the container.
* Removed usage of `chown`.
* Fixed file permissions incompatibility with previous versions.
* user id changed from 104 to 472.
* group id changed from 107 to 472.
* Runs as the Grafana user by default (instead of root).
* Removed all default volumes.
### v4.2.0
* Plugins are now installed into ${GF_PATHS_PLUGINS}
* Building the container now requires a full url to the deb package instead of just version
* Fixes bug caused by installing multiple plugins
* Plugins are now installed into ${GF_PATHS_PLUGINS}.
* Building the container now requires a full URL to the Debian package instead of just the version.
* Fixed bug caused by installing multiple plugins.
### v4.0.0-beta2
* Plugins dir (`/var/lib/grafana/plugins`) is no longer a separate volume
* Plugins dir (`/var/lib/grafana/plugins`) is no longer a separate volume.
### v3.1.1
* Make it possible to install specific plugin version https://github.com/grafana/grafana-docker/issues/59#issuecomment-260584026
* Made it possible to install specific plugin version https://github.com/grafana/grafana-docker/issues/59#issuecomment-260584026.
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