From 1177c0c8ae1989d09bcc4e6801d34d80087f6851 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hart Simha Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2021 11:19:06 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Docs: Improve doc note about configuration from brew (#32659) * Improve doc note about configuration from brew When installed from homebrew, custom.ini isn't read. Instead, the grafana.ini file used by the brew service[1] will need to be edited directly. [1] https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/blob/9520636eb9fc9d434b533645ef1c96eebd2cc43c/Formula/grafana.rb#L54 * Update docs/sources/administration/configuration.md Co-authored-by: achatterjee-grafana <70489351+achatterjee-grafana@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: achatterjee-grafana <70489351+achatterjee-grafana@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: achatterjee-grafana --- docs/sources/administration/configuration.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/sources/administration/configuration.md b/docs/sources/administration/configuration.md index 09260857992..8216dc135c3 100644 --- a/docs/sources/administration/configuration.md +++ b/docs/sources/administration/configuration.md @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Refer to [Configure a Grafana Docker image]({{< relref "configure-docker.md" >}} ### macOS -By default, the configuration file is located at `/usr/local/etc/grafana/grafana.ini`. To configure Grafana, add a configuration file named `custom.ini` to the `conf` folder to override any of the settings defined in `conf/defaults.ini`. +By default, the configuration file is located at `/usr/local/etc/grafana/grafana.ini`. For a Grafana instance installed using Homebrew, edit the `grafana.ini` file directly. Otherwise, add a configuration file named `custom.ini` to the `conf` folder to override any of the settings defined in `conf/defaults.ini`. ## Comments in .ini Files