This is documentation for the next version of Alloy. For the latest stable release, go to the latest version.
Run Grafana Alloy on Windows
Alloy is installed as a Windows Service. The service is configured to automatically run on startup.
To verify that Alloy is running as a Windows Service:
Open the Windows Services manager (services.msc):
Right click on the Start Menu and select Run.
Type:
services.msc
and click OK.
Scroll down to find the Alloy service and verify that the Status is Running.
View Alloy logs
When running on Windows, Alloy writes its logs to Windows Event Logs with an event source name of Alloy.
To view the logs, perform the following steps:
Open the Event Viewer:
Right click on the Start Menu and select Run.
Type
eventvwr
and click OK.
In the Event Viewer, click on Windows Logs > Application.
Search for events with the source Grafana Alloy.