4. Installation #
Deployment on Linux, Docker, and Kubernetes.
Deployment options #
Alloy is designed to adapt to any environment:
- Linux (Binary/Systemd): Ideal for classic virtual machines (VMs). Installed via APT/YUM repositories.
- Docker: An official image is available for quick deployment in simple containerized environments.
- Kubernetes: Grafana offers an official Helm Chart that allows deploying Alloy as a DaemonSet (for collecting node logs and metrics) or Deployment/StatefulSet (for OTLP ingestion or clustering).
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Grafana Alloy
An open-source, vendor-neutral telemetry collector designed to replace Grafana Agent, fully compatible with OpenTelemetry (OTel).
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