Varken

Varken (by DirtyCajunRice/samwiseg0) is a standalone command-line utility to aggregate data from the Plex ecosystem into InfluxDB. Examples use Grafana for a frontend.

1. Run the cloudbox varken feature to install varken/influxdb/telegraf/grafana:

   cd ~/community
   sudo ansible-playbook community.yml --tags varken

2. Add your Maxmind API key to varken.ini:

   nano /opt/varken/varken.ini

3. Restart Varken:

   docker restart varken

4. Visit grafana https://grafana.domain.com - default login is admin and your default CB password.

5. Add data source InfluxDB named InfluxDB:

   HTTP: URL = http://influxdb:8086

   InfluxDB Details: Database = varken

   Save & Test

6. Add data source InfluxDB named Telegraf:

   HTTP: URL = http://influxdb:8086

   InfluxDB Details: Database = telegraf

   Save & Test

7. Grafana Example from Organizrr Discord (imported via Dashboards > Manage > Import) :

   from: GilbN -- Plex dashboard for Grafana @Grafana-Group for anyone using Varken (https://github.com/Boerderij/Varken) Thought I'd share the dashboard I made (with the help of Rox and Tron): https://grafana.com/dashboards/9558 You will need to add the piechart and worldmap plugins for the dashboard to work. Use the variables to set the different data sources.

   To Install PieChart/WorldMap: cd /opt/grafana/plugins && git clone https://github.com/grafana/piechart-panel.git && git clone https://github.com/grafana/worldmap-panel.git && docker restart grafana

   

8. Grafana Examples from Varken Discord:

   Varken Official Supported Dashboards: https://grafana.com/dashboards?search=varken%20%5Bofficial%5D

   Online Users Table Example (Tautulli): https://gist.github.com/samwiseg0/91223c1e089d78a3ae6294c23d81e977

   World Map w/ geoIP

   

   Device Type Pie Chart: https://gist.github.com/samwiseg0/fab103fdf4b176a11517e478ce7c216f

   Basic Panel Structure