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title: "Monitor metrics and logs with Grafana Alloy | Grafana Cloud documentation"
description: "Learn how to use Grafana Alloy to monitor metrics and logs"
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# Monitor metrics and logs with Grafana Alloy

This section provides detailed examples that show you how you can use Grafana Alloy to monitor various data sources.

- [Monitor Docker containers with Grafana Alloy](/docs/grafana-cloud/send-data/alloy/monitor/monitor-docker-containers/)
- [Monitor Linux servers with Grafana Alloy](/docs/grafana-cloud/send-data/alloy/monitor/monitor-linux/)
- [Monitor Microsoft Windows servers and desktops with Grafana Alloy](/docs/grafana-cloud/send-data/alloy/monitor/monitor-windows/)
- [Monitor logs from a local file with Grafana Alloy](/docs/grafana-cloud/send-data/alloy/monitor/monitor-logs-from-file/)
- [Monitor TCP logs with Grafana Alloy](/docs/grafana-cloud/send-data/alloy/monitor/monitor-logs-over-tcp/)
- [Monitor RFC5424-compliant syslog messages with Grafana Alloy](/docs/grafana-cloud/send-data/alloy/monitor/monitor-syslog-messages/)
- [Monitor structured logs with Grafana Alloy](/docs/grafana-cloud/send-data/alloy/monitor/monitor-structured-logs/)
- [Monitor Kubernetes logs with Grafana Alloy](/docs/grafana-cloud/send-data/alloy/monitor/monitor-kubernetes-logs/)