Install Grafana Alloy

The next step is to install Grafana Alloy on your Windows system.

Alloy is a telemetry collector that sends data to Grafana Cloud. You’ll need to create or use an existing token, then run the installation command on your Windows machine.

To install Alloy, complete the following steps:

1. In the Install Alloy section, click Run Grafana Alloy to expand the installation options.

2. Create or select a token:

   You can either create a new token or use an existing one. The token authorizes Alloy to send data to your Grafana Cloud instance.

   • Create new token: Click “Create new token”, enter a meaningful name (e.g., MyWindowsServer), then click “Create token”.
   • Use existing token: Click “Use an existing token” and enter a token you’ve created before.

3. Verify that the Enable Remote Configuration toggle switch is set to off.

4. Open Command Prompt as Administrator on your Windows system, copy the installation command from Grafana Cloud, paste and run the command in Command Prompt, and wait for the installation to complete.

   When successful, you’ll see:

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   Status   Name               DisplayName
   ------   ----               -----------
   Running  Alloy              Alloy

5. After installing Alloy, click Test Alloy connection to verify the installation.

   If successful, you’ll see: Awesome! Grafana Alloy is good to go.

6. Click Proceed to install integration to continue to the next step.

Troubleshooting

Explore the following troubleshooting topics if you need help:

• Common errors when executing Alloy installation script
• Common errors when configuring Alloy for Integrations - Test Data Connection button

More to explore

• What is Grafana Alloy?
• How Grafana Alloy Works: Demo (Video)
• Grafana Alloy on GitHub