Git Sync with regional replication

Deploy multiple Grafana instances across regions. Synchronize them with the same Git location to ensure consistent dashboards everywhere.

Use it for

• Geographic distribution: You deploy Grafana close to users in different regions.
• Latency reduction: Users need fast dashboard access from their location.
• Data sovereignty: You keep dashboard data in specific regions.
• High availability: You need dashboard availability across regions.
• Consistent experience: All users see the same dashboards regardless of region.

Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│           GitHub Repository                         │
│   Repository: your-org/grafana-manifests          │
│   Branch: main                                      │
│                                                     │
│   grafana-manifests/                              │
│   └── shared/                                      │
│       ├── dashboard-global.json                    │
│       ├── dashboard-metrics.json                   │
│       └── dashboard-logs.json                      │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
              ↕                           ↕
       Git Sync (shared/)         Git Sync (shared/)
              ↕                           ↕
┌────────────────────┐          ┌────────────────────┐
│  US Region         │          │  EU Region         │
│  Grafana           │          │  Grafana           │
│                    │          │                    │
│  Repository:       │          │  Repository:       │
│  - path: shared/   │          │  - path: shared/   │
└────────────────────┘          └────────────────────┘

Repository structure

In Git:

your-org/grafana-manifests
└── shared/
    ├── dashboard-global.json
    ├── dashboard-metrics.json
    └── dashboard-logs.json

In Grafana Dashboards view (all regions):

Dashboards
└── 📁 grafana-manifests/
    ├── Global Dashboard
    ├── Metrics Dashboard
    └── Logs Dashboard

• All regional instances (US, EU, etc.) show identical folder structure
• Same folder name "grafana-manifests" in every region
• Same dashboards synced from the shared/ path appear everywhere
• Users in any region see the exact same dashboards with the same titles

Configuration parameters

All regions:

• Repository: your-org/grafana-manifests
• Branch: main
• Path: shared/

How it works

1. All regional instances pull dashboards from shared/.
2. Any region’s change commits to Git.
3. Other regions pull updates during the next sync (or via webhooks).
4. Changes propagate across regions per sync interval.

Considerations

• Write conflicts: If users in different regions modify the same dashboard simultaneously, Git uses last-write-wins.
• Primary region: Consider designating one region as the primary location for making dashboard changes.
• Propagation time: Changes propagate to all regions within the configured sync interval, or instantly if webhooks are configured.
• Network reliability: Ensure all regions have reliable connectivity to the Git repository.