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# Local Dashboard Integration
If you have a local dashboard installation such as Grafana and wish to use Hosted Graphite as a data source, you can accomplish this in a few easy steps.
### Allow permission to access your Hosted Graphite data with an Access Key
In the Hosted Graphite App menu, click on **Access** and select **Access Keys**. Click on **Add Access Key** in the upper right-hand corner. Give your Access Key a name and select **Graphite** (this will give the external application access to the Graphite data).
Create graphite access key
Copy the Access Key URL and read more details about Access Keys [here](/account-management/access-keys.md).
### Add the Hosted Graphite Data Source to a local Grafana Instance
In the Grafana Dashboard menu, navigate to Connections => Data Sources and select **Graphite**.
Name your new data source and paste the Access Key in the URL box, (e.g: ), then click **Save & Test:**
Local Grafana configuration
***Note**: Checking the default box will make the Hosted Graphite data source the primary data source when building new panels.*
More information about Graphite Data Sources is documented [here](http://docs.grafana.org/features/datasources/graphite/).
### Select your new Data Source and Render Hosted Graphite Metrics
Create a new dashboard panel in your local Grafana environment, select your new Hosted Graphite data source, and enter a metric query: