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What installing an integration adds

What installing an integration adds

When you install an integration, Grafana Cloud sets up three things for that technology:

  • Alloy configuration: Preconfigured snippets that set up data collection
  • Dashboard folder: Prebuilt dashboards for the integration
  • Alert rules: Default alert rules grouped in their own namespace

It uninstalls cleanly

An integration’s dashboards and alert rules live in their own folder and namespace. When you uninstall the integration, Grafana Cloud removes them cleanly, including any custom dashboards and alerts you saved in those default locations. To keep your own work, save it in a separate folder so it persists.

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Installing an integration sets up three things for that technology.

You get three things. First, Grafana Alloy configuration snippets tailored to the integration, so collection is set up for you. Second, a folder of prebuilt dashboards designed for that technology. Third, a set of default alert rules grouped in their own namespace.

Because these live in known locations, they’re also easy to remove. When you uninstall an integration, its dashboard folder and alert rule namespace are deleted, along with anything custom you saved in those default spots.

If you want to keep your own dashboards or alerts, save them in a separate folder so they aren’t removed with the integration.

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