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Configure Grafana Alloy

You can configure Alloy after it’s installed. The default configuration file location for Alloy is:

  • Linux: /etc/alloy/config.alloy
  • macOS: $(brew --prefix)/etc/alloy/config.alloy
  • Windows: %ProgramFiles%\GrafanaLabs\Alloy\config.alloy

This section includes information that helps you configure Alloy.

  • Configure clustering
  • Configure Grafana Alloy on Kubernetes
  • Use Grafana Alloy as a proxy or aggregation layer
  • Configure Grafana Alloy on Linux
  • Configure Grafana Alloy on macOS
  • Configure Grafana Alloy on Windows
  • Load configuration from remote sources

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