Select Linux distribution
Your first step on this journey is to select the Linux distribution and architecture you are using.
Did you know? Grafana Cloud uses the values you select to generate the commands you use to install Grafana Alloy on your machine.
To select the distribution:
- Click Connections > Add new connection in the left-side menu.
Filter the connections by typing Linux Server in the search.
Click the Linux Server tile.
Use the following table to select the operating system:
Select the operating system that matches your Linux distribution.
Select the architecture that matches your system (Amd64 for x86_64, Arm64 for aarch64).
If you are unsure of the architecture, run uname -m in your Linux terminal. If it returns x86_64, select Amd64. If it returns aarch64, select Arm64. If the command returns anything else, your system isn’t supported by Grafana Alloy.