Destination reached!
Congratulations on completing this journey! Job well done!
We hope you’ve enjoyed traveling with us as you:
- Learned why centralized log aggregation is essential for observability
- Learned about the advantages of using the Loki data source in Grafana Cloud
- Gathered the URL, credentials, and tenant ID for your Loki backend
- Added and named a new Loki data source in Grafana Cloud
- Configured the connection URL for your Loki environment
- Selected an authentication method and entered credentials
- Successfully saved and tested the data source connection
- Verified log data by running a LogQL query in Explore
More to explore (optional)
The world is your oyster! Read more about how you can extend your Loki setup:
- Derived fields — Extract new fields from logs and link to a trace backend.
- LogQL query language — Filter, parse, and aggregate your log data.
- Loki template variables — Build dynamic dashboards driven by log labels.
- Provision the Loki data source — Manage the data source with a YAML file.
- Loki best practices — Get the most out of your Loki deployment.
Related paths
Consider taking the following paths after you complete this journey: