grafana-aws-cost-explorer-backend

Grafana Backend for AWS Cost Explorer using AWS Cost Explorer Library

Features:

• Cost Explorer API Query Cache to reduce costs
• YTD (Year to Date costs)
• MTD (Month to Date costs)
• Last Month costs
• Today Costs

Backend Configuration

Config File

Details for AWS configuration here

Git clone https://github.com/dnavarrom/grafana-aws-cost-explorer-backend

cd grafana-aws-cost-explorer-backend

nano ./config/default.js

# Edit the following AWS variables

accessKeyId: <Your AWS Key>
secretAccessKey: <Your AWS Secret Key>

# Edit backend Security Settings

enabled : "false" <default false (disabled)>
secret : "thepassword"

# Optional cache settings

ttl : seconds to refresh cache (call aws api)
checkperiod : the same
deleteOnExpire : to delete cache when refresh

#run server

node index.js

Test locally

curl localhost:8090
It works!!

Grafana Datasource Configuration

• Install Simple Json Datasource Plugin
• Configure New Datasource using Server Access (if you want to use browser based access, change AUTH.enabled = false in the backend config file)

Grafana Dashboard Configuration

Sample Dashboard can be downloaded here

• Last Month Costs Widget uses Last Month Aggregated Query - Table Type

• Month to Date uses Month to date Aggregated Query - Table type

• Year to date uses Timeseries

Todo:

• Enable Tag Filtering (¿using variables?)
• Implement annotations
• Create docker image
• Create AWS Cloud Formation script