Grafana dashboards

Venus Grafana records your system's data at ~2-second resolution and visualizes it with rich, customizable dashboards — battery, DC-PV, AC-PV and a systems overview. It runs on your own server (cloud or on-site). Point this page at your instance to jump straight into the dashboards.

Grafana address Where your Venus Grafana is running. Saved in this browser for next time.

Data loader address (Venus Influx Loader)

Pick a dashboard to open:

Embedding only works if your Grafana is served over HTTPS and has allow_embedding = true set (plus anonymous or public-dashboard access). Otherwise use the buttons above, which open Grafana in its own tab.

Set it up (one time)

You run the stack on a machine that stays on (a small cloud server, a mini-PC, or a Raspberry Pi on-site). We've packaged it for you — pre-branded and pre-configured, so it's just download, unzip, and one command. About 15 minutes with Docker.

Download the MESSX monitoring bundle

Easiest path: install Docker, paste your VRM token into the included .env, and run one command — your system is auto-detected and your live dashboards appear. (Prefer local high-res data on the LAN? That's inside too.) Includes both dashboards, the MESSX branding, and a step-by-step README.

Enable MQTT on the GX device

On the unit: Remote Console → Settings → Services → MQTT on LAN (plaintext). This lets the loader read live data.

Install Docker on your host

Install Docker Desktop (Windows/Mac) or Docker Engine (Linux/Raspberry Pi) on the always-on machine that will run the dashboards.

Start the stack

Unzip the MESSX monitoring bundle you downloaded above, open a terminal in that folder, and run docker compose up -d. This launches InfluxDB, the Venus Influx Loader, and the MESSX-branded Grafana together.

Tell the loader which systems to record

Open the loader at :8088 (default login admin / admin) and add your GX device by IP on the LAN, or connect via the VRM cloud for remote systems.

Open Grafana & point this page at it

Grafana is at :3000 (default admin / admin — change it). Put that address in the field above, and the dashboard buttons will take you straight in.

docker compose up        # start InfluxDB + Loader + Grafana
docker compose stop      # stop, keep your recorded data
docker compose pull      # fetch newer images, then `up` again

# then, in your browser:
#   http://<host>:8088   → configure which Venus devices to record
#   http://<host>:3000   → Grafana dashboards

Run it in the cloud (AWS or Azure)

Prefer to keep it running 24/7 without a machine on-site? Host the same bundle on a small cloud VM. A 2 vCPU / 2–4 GB instance is plenty (roughly $10–20 / month). The steps are the same on both clouds: create a Linux VM, open the right ports, copy the bundle up, and run one command. Budget about 20 minutes.

AWS Amazon EC2

Launch an instance

EC2 → Launch instance. Choose Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS, type t3.small (2 vCPU / 2 GB), and a 20 GB gp3 disk. Create/download a key pair for SSH.

Open the ports (security group)

Allow inbound 22 (SSH), 3000 (Grafana) and 8088 (loader) — and set the Source to My IP, not 0.0.0.0/0, so only you can reach them.

Connect & install Docker

SSH in with the key, then install Docker and unzip.

Upload the bundle & start it

Copy messx-venus-grafana.zip up, unzip, paste your VRM token into .env, and bring it up.

# on your computer — copy the bundle to the VM
scp -i my-key.pem messx-venus-grafana.zip ubuntu@<EC2-PUBLIC-IP>:~

# SSH in
ssh -i my-key.pem ubuntu@<EC2-PUBLIC-IP>

# on the VM
curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sudo sh
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y unzip
unzip messx-venus-grafana.zip -d messx && cd messx
nano .env                      # paste your VRM token, save
sudo docker compose up -d      # start it

# open in your browser
#   http://<EC2-PUBLIC-IP>:3000   → Grafana
#   http://<EC2-PUBLIC-IP>:8088   → loader

Azure Virtual Machine

Create a VM

Portal → Create a resource → Virtual machine. Image Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS, size Standard_B2s (2 vCPU / 4 GB), authentication SSH public key.

Open the ports (NSG)

Under Networking, add inbound rules for 22, 3000 and 8088. Set Source to IP Addresses and enter your own — don't leave it open to Any.

Connect & install Docker

SSH in with your key, then install Docker and unzip.

Upload the bundle & start it

Copy the bundle up, unzip, add your VRM token to .env, and bring it up.

# on your computer — copy the bundle to the VM
scp messx-venus-grafana.zip azureuser@<VM-PUBLIC-IP>:~

# SSH in
ssh azureuser@<VM-PUBLIC-IP>

# on the VM
curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sudo sh
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y unzip
unzip messx-venus-grafana.zip -d messx && cd messx
nano .env                      # paste your VRM token, save
sudo docker compose up -d      # start it

# open in your browser
#   http://<VM-PUBLIC-IP>:3000   → Grafana
#   http://<VM-PUBLIC-IP>:8088   → loader

Once it's running:

Keep it running. The bundle already sets restart: unless-stopped, so the dashboards come back automatically if the VM reboots.
Give it a name. Point a subdomain like grafana.messx.io at the VM's public IP (an A record), then paste that address into the field at the top of this page.
Lock it down for real use. The bundle includes a Caddy reverse-proxy config that puts Grafana on HTTPS (port 443) with an automatic certificate — switch to that and you can close 3000/8088 to the public. Always change the default admin / admin logins.
Watch the bill. Stop the VM when you don't need it (you keep the disk and data). A always-on B2s / t3.small runs roughly $10–20/month; egress and storage are minor on top.

Venus Grafana is open-source and not officially supported by Victron. For production, add a restart: always policy to the containers and put Grafana behind HTTPS. Want it fully managed? MESSX can host and maintain this for you — get in touch. Prefer simpler monitoring? Use the live dashboard or VRM.