<commit_before>---
title: Configuring Chronograf
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    name: Configuring Chronograf
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    parent: Administration
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## Requirements

Chronograf is the user interface and data visualization component of the InfluxData [TICK stack](https://www.influxdata.com/products/) and is is designed to be used together with InfluxDB, Telegraf, and Kapacitor, but the minimum requirements are:

* InfluxDB
  - available and running
  - authentication is enabled (`auth-enabled` option)
  - admin user has been created and is available
* Kapacitor
  - optional, but needed to create and use alerts in Chronograf

> ***Note:*** Run through the [Getting Started](/chronograf/v1.4/introduction/getting-started) tutorial for a quick start on configuring InfluxDB, Kapacitor, and Telegraf for use with Chronograf.


## Starting the Chronograf service<commit_msg>Update configuration.md<commit_after>---
title: Configuring Chronograf
menu:
  chronograf_1_4:
    name: Configuring Chronograf
    weight: 20
    parent: Administration
---

## Requirements

Chronograf is the user interface and data visualization component of the InfluxData [TICK stack](https://www.influxdata.com/products/) and is designed to be used together with InfluxDB, Telegraf, and Kapacitor, but the minimum requirements are:

* InfluxDB
  - available and running
  - authentication is enabled (`auth-enabled` option)
  - admin user has been created and is available
* Kapacitor
  - optional, but needed to create and use alerts in Chronograf

> ***Note:*** Run through the [Getting Started](/chronograf/v1.4/introduction/getting-started) tutorial for a quick start on configuring InfluxDB, Kapacitor, and Telegraf for use with Chronograf.


## Starting the Chronograf service
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