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      • v2.0.1 - 18/Sep/2024
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      • v2.2.0 - 09/Dec/2024
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      • v2.3.0 - 30/Jan/2025
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  • Overview
  • Installation instructions
  • Address and port
  • Default username and password
  • Troubleshooting
  • Next steps
  1. 🚀Self-hosted setup
  2. Install SUSE Observability

Initial run guide

SUSE Observability Self-hosted

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Overview

This page provides all the information you need to install and run SUSE Observability.

Installation instructions

Install SUSE Observability on Kubernetes.

Install SUSE Observability on OpenShift.

Address and port

To access the SUSE Observability UI:

  1. .

  2. Access the SUSE Observability UI at: https://localhost:8080

To access the SUSE Observability UI:

  1. .

  2. Access the SUSE Observability UI at: https://localhost:8080

Default username and password

SUSE Observability is configured by default with the following administrator account:

  • username: admin

  • password: Set during installation. This is collected by the generate_values.sh script and stored in MD5 hash format in values.yaml

SUSE Observability is configured by default with the following administrator account:

  • username: admin

  • password: Set during installation. This is collected by the generate_values.sh script and stored in MD5 hash format in values.yaml

Troubleshooting

If you run into any problems during the installation of SUSE Observability or first run, check the SUSE Observability installation troubleshooting guide.

Next steps

Once you have SUSE Observability up and running, you can get started setting up integrations

  • Install StackPacks to integrate with external systems

  • Explore your Kubernetes cluster

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