Select macOS platform architecture

Your first step on this journey is to detemine your Mac’s architecture, so that the correct Alloy package can be installed.

  1. Log in to your Grafana Cloud account or select your stack.

  2. Click the Grafana icon in the top-left corner of the screen.

    The left-side menu appears.

  3. Click Connections > Add new connection in the left-side menu.

  4. Search for and select the macOS tile.

  5. Use the following table to determine which architecture to select.

    ArchitectureSelect
    Mac with Apple M series processorArm64
    Mac with Intel processorAmd64
  6. Select the architecture.

  7. If you are unsure of your Mac’s architecture, perform the following steps:

    1. On the Mac, open the Terminal.

    2. Run the following command:

      uname -m

    If this command returns x86_64, you have an Intel Mac: select Amd64.

    If the command returns arm64, select Arm64.

    Did you know?

    Grafana Cloud uses the values you select to generate the commands you use to install Grafana Alloy on your machine.

  8. Select the Homebrew installation method.


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