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Overview

Observability as Code lets you apply code management best practices to your observability resources. By representing Grafana resources as code, you can integrate them into existing infrastructure-as-code workflows and apply standard development practices.

Observability as Code provides more control over configuration. Instead of manually configuring dashboards or settings through the Grafana UI, you can:

• Write configurations in code: Define dashboards in JSON or other supported formats.
• Sync your Grafana setup to GitHub: Track changes, collaborate, and roll back updates using Git and GitHub, or other remote sources.
• Automate with CI/CD: Integrate Grafana directly into your development and deployment pipelines.
• Standardize workflows: Ensure consistency across your teams by using repeatable, codified processes for managing Grafana resources.

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