Configure Database Observability

After initial setup, you may need to choose a deployment method, tune collection, add more databases, or validate telemetry. This section covers setup and configuration topics for production deployments.

What you can do

Configure Alloy from the Configuration page: Generate Alloy configuration and deploy it with Fleet Management or manual configuration.
Tune Alloy collection: Adjust collector settings for performance and data volume.
Monitor multiple databases: Configure monitoring for multiple database instances with deployment patterns.
Verify telemetry status: Validate that your databases are correctly configured and sending telemetry.

Configuration workflow

Choose a setup method: Generate Alloy configuration from the Configuration page, then deploy it with Fleet Management or manual configuration.
Start with defaults: The default collection settings work for most environments.
Tune collection: Adjust intervals and limits based on your scale.
Add databases: Configure monitoring for additional databases.
Verify telemetry: Validate that each database is sending data correctly.

Explore next steps

Configure Alloy from the Configuration page
Generate and deploy Database Observability Alloy configuration from the Grafana Cloud Configuration page.
Tune Alloy collection
Adjust Grafana Alloy collector settings for optimal performance and data volume.
Monitor multiple databases
Configure Database Observability to monitor multiple database instances with deployment patterns and labeling strategies.
Verify telemetry status
Use the Configuration page to validate that Database Observability is correctly receiving telemetry from your MySQL and PostgreSQL databases.