Soracom Lagoon
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Lagoon 3 is the current version of Lagoon, as Lagoon 2 has reached end of life. Lagoon is based on Grafana v9.3, an Open-source Software (OSS).
What's New in Soracom Lagoon 3
Lagoon 3 brings a number of new features with a focus on collaboration, reusability and improved alerting. See a full list below:
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Public Dashboards | Allows you to share a dashboard containing the latest data with any third-party. |
| Library Panels | You can save panels used across multiple dashboards in Library Panels for reusability. |
| Variables | Using Variables, you can switch the data displayed on a panel, or repeatedly display the same format of panels or rows. |
| Alerts | The new Grafana Alert is now available, providing centralised alert management. |
Comparing Soracom Lagoon 2 and Lagoon 3
There have been a number of changes with Lagoon 3 and here we will compare the key differences between Lagoon 2 and Lagoon 3.
Logging In
The URL for logging into the Soracom Lagoon console has changed between Lagoon 2 and Lagoon 3. See the table below for the latest URLs for your coverage type:
| Coverage | Lagoon 2 | Lagoon 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Global | Lagoon 2 has reached end of life | https://g.lagoon.soracom.io/ or https://g-v3.lagoon.soracom.io/ |
| Japan | Lagoon 2 has reached end of life | https://jp.lagoon.soracom.io/ or https://jp-v3.lagoon.soracom.io/ |
Alerts
In Lagoon 2, Alerts could only be created from the Graph panel Alert tab, but in Lagoon 3, Alerts can be created and managed more centrally from the Alerts page as well as from within the new Time series panel.
Panels
Several new panels have been added to Lagoon 3. Please see the table below for a breakdown.
| Panel Type | Lagoon 2 | Lagoon 3 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graph | — | Lagoon 3 replaces the Graph panel with a Time series panel. | |
| Time series | — | Displays data points in a time series format. | |
| Bar chart | — | Represents data with rectangular bars. | |
| Stat | Displays a single summary statistic. | ||
| Gauge | Represents data as a gauge or dial. | ||
| Bar gauge | A combination of bar chart and gauge. | ||
| Table | Displays data in a tabular format. | ||
| Pie chart | Displays data Referred to as Pie chart v2 in Lagoon 2. | ||
| State timeline | — | Displays state changes over time. | |
| Heatmap | Represents data as a heatmap. | ||
| Status history | — | Shows the history of status changes. | |
| Histogram | — | Represents the distribution of data. | |
| Text | Displays static or dynamic text. | ||
| Alert list | Lists alerts from a data source. | ||
| Dashboard list | Lists dashboards from a folder or tag. | ||
| News | — | Displays news or announcements. | |
| Annotation list | — | Lists annotations from a dashboard. | |
| Candlestick | — | Represents data with candlestick charts. | |
| Canvas | — | A flexible drawing region. | |
| Geomap | — | Displays data on a geographical map. | |
| Clock | Displays the current time. | ||
| Logs | — | Displays log data. | |
| Node Graph | — | Visualizes data in a node graph format. | |
| Soracom Dynamic Image Panel | Displays dynamic images based on data. | ||
| Soracom Image Panel | Displays static images. | ||
| Soracom Map Panel | Displays data on a map. | ||
| Soracom X/Y Image | Displays images based on X/Y coordinates. | ||
| Traces | — | Displays trace data. | |
| XY Chart | — | Represents data on an XY chart. |
: Available. —: Not available.
Snapshots
Snapshots in Lagoon 2 had an Automatically Update option which is no longer available in Lagoon 3 Snapshots. Please use Public Dashboards instead.
Custom Logo
The Lagoon Pro plan provides an option to set a custom logo which is visible in the sidebar of the Lagoon Console.