diff --git a/DistTestCore/Http.cs b/DistTestCore/Http.cs
index 391dbc7..866a640 100644
--- a/DistTestCore/Http.cs
+++ b/DistTestCore/Http.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using Logging;
+using IdentityModel.Client;
+using Logging;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using System.Net.Http.Headers;
 using System.Net.Http.Json;
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ namespace DistTestCore
                 var url = GetUrl() + route;
                 using var content = JsonContent.Create(body);
                 Log(url, JsonConvert.SerializeObject(body));
+                client.SetBasicAuthentication("admin", "admin");
                 var result = Time.Wait(client.PostAsync(url, content));
                 var str = Time.Wait(result.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
                 Log(url, str);
diff --git a/DistTestCore/Metrics/GrafanaContainerRecipe.cs b/DistTestCore/Metrics/GrafanaContainerRecipe.cs
index 12af581..b873fa8 100644
--- a/DistTestCore/Metrics/GrafanaContainerRecipe.cs
+++ b/DistTestCore/Metrics/GrafanaContainerRecipe.cs
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ namespace DistTestCore.Metrics
             //  enabled = true
             //GF_<SectionName>_<KeyName>__FILE
 
-            AddEnvVar("GF_AUTH_ANONYMOUS_ENABLED", "true");
-            AddEnvVar("GF_AUTH_DISABLE_LOGIN_FORM", "true");
+            //AddEnvVar("GF_AUTH_ANONYMOUS_ENABLED", "true");
+            //AddEnvVar("GF_AUTH_DISABLE_LOGIN_FORM", "true");
 
             //[auth]
             //disable_login_form = true
diff --git a/DistTestCore/PrometheusStarter.cs b/DistTestCore/PrometheusStarter.cs
index 862907d..4e27952 100644
--- a/DistTestCore/PrometheusStarter.cs
+++ b/DistTestCore/PrometheusStarter.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 using DistTestCore.Codex;
 using DistTestCore.Metrics;
 using KubernetesWorkflow;
+using Logging;
+using System;
+using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.Net.Http.Headers;
 using System.Text;
+using Utils;
+using static System.Net.Mime.MediaTypeNames;
+using static System.Net.WebRequestMethods;
 
 namespace DistTestCore
 {
@@ -22,15 +29,99 @@ namespace DistTestCore
             var runningContainers = workflow.Start(1, Location.Unspecified, new PrometheusContainerRecipe(), startupConfig);
             if (runningContainers.Containers.Length != 1) throw new InvalidOperationException("Expected only 1 Prometheus container to be created.");
 
+            var pc = runningContainers.Containers.First().ClusterExternalAddress;
+            var prometheusUrl = pc.Host + ":" + pc.Port; 
+
             workflow = lifecycle.WorkflowCreator.CreateWorkflow();
             var grafanaContainers = workflow.Start(1, Location.Unspecified, new GrafanaContainerRecipe(), startupConfig);
             if (grafanaContainers.Containers.Length != 1) throw new InvalidOperationException("should be 1");
 
+            Thread.Sleep(3000);
+
+            var c = grafanaContainers.Containers.First().ClusterExternalAddress;
+
+
+
+            //{
+            //    //setup reusable http client
+            //    HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
+            //    Uri baseUri = new Uri(c.Host + ":" + c.Port);
+            //    client.BaseAddress = baseUri;
+            //    client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Clear();
+            //    client.DefaultRequestHeaders.ConnectionClose = true;
+
+            //    //Post body content
+            //    var values = new List<KeyValuePair<string, string>>();
+            //    values.Add(new KeyValuePair<string, string>("grant_type", "client_credentials"));
+            //    var content = new FormUrlEncodedContent(values);
+
+            //    var authenticationString = $"admin:admin";
+            //    var base64EncodedAuthenticationString = Convert.ToBase64String(System.Text.ASCIIEncoding.ASCII.GetBytes(authenticationString));
+
+            //    var requestMessage = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, "/oauth2/token");
+            //    requestMessage.Headers.Authorization = new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Basic", base64EncodedAuthenticationString);
+            //    requestMessage.Content = content;
+
+            //    //make the request
+            //    var responsea = Time.Wait(client.SendAsync(requestMessage));
+            //    responsea.EnsureSuccessStatusCode();
+            //    string responseBody = Time.Wait(responsea.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());
+            //    Console.WriteLine(responseBody);
+
+            //}
+
+            //POST / api / datasources HTTP / 1.1
+            //Accept: application / json
+            //Content - Type: application / json
+            //Authorization: Bearer eyJrIjoiT0tTcG1pUlY2RnVKZTFVaDFsNFZXdE9ZWmNrMkZYbk
+
+            var http = new Http(new NullLog(), new DefaultTimeSet(), c, "api/");
+            var response = http.HttpPostJson("datasources", new GrafanaDataSource
+            {
+                name = "CodexPrometheus",
+                type = "prometheus",
+                url = prometheusUrl,
+                access = "proxy",
+                basicAuth = false,
+                jsonData = new GrafanaDataSourceJsonData
+                {
+                    httpMethod = "POST"
+                }
+            });
+
+
+    // [{ "id":1,"uid":"c89eaad3-9184-429f-ac94-8ba0b1824dbb","orgId":1,
+    // "name":"Prometheus","type":"prometheus","typeName":"Prometheus",
+    // "typeLogoUrl":"public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/img/prometheus_logo.svg",
+    // "access":"proxy","url":"http://kubernetes.docker.internal:31234","user":"","database":"",
+    // "basicAuth":false,"isDefault":true,"jsonData":{ "httpMethod":"POST"},"readOnly":false}]
+
+
+            var grafanaUrl = c.Host + ":" + c.Port;
+            System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("C:\\Users\\Ben\\AppData\\Local\\Programs\\Opera\\opera.exe", grafanaUrl);
+
             LogEnd("Metrics server started.");
 
+
+
             return runningContainers;
         }
 
+        public class GrafanaDataSource
+        {
+            public string name { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+            public string type { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+            public string url { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+            public string access { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+            public bool basicAuth { get; set; }
+            public GrafanaDataSourceJsonData jsonData { get; set; } = new();
+        }
+
+        public class GrafanaDataSourceJsonData
+        {
+            public string httpMethod { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+        }
+
         private string GeneratePrometheusConfig(RunningContainer[] nodes)
         {
             var config = "";