Install Grafana Alloy on Windows

You can install Alloy on Windows as a standard graphical install, or as a silent install.

Standard graphical install

To do a standard graphical install of Alloy on Windows, perform the following steps.

Navigate to the latest release on GitHub.
Scroll down to the Assets section.
Download the file called alloy-installer-windows-amd64.exe.zip.
Unzip the downloaded file.
Double-click on alloy-installer-windows-amd64.exe to install Alloy.

Alloy is installed into the default directory %PROGRAMFILES64%\GrafanaLabs\Alloy.

Silent install

To do a silent install of Alloy on Windows, perform the following steps.

Navigate to the latest release on GitHub.
Scroll down to the Assets section.
Download the file called alloy-installer-windows-amd64.exe.zip.
Unzip the downloaded file.
Run the following command in PowerShell or Command Prompt:
cmd
```
<PATH_TO_INSTALLER> /S
```
Replace the following:
- <PATH_TO_INSTALLER>: The path where the unzipped installer executable is located.

Silent install options

/CONFIG=<path> Path to the configuration file. Default: $INSTDIR\config.alloy
/DISABLEREPORTING=<yes|no> Disable data collection. Default: no
/DISABLEPROFILING=<yes|no> Disable profiling endpoint. Default: no
/ENVIRONMENT="KEY=VALUE\0KEY2=VALUE2" Define environment variables for Windows Service. Default: ``

Service Configuration

Alloy uses the Windows Registry HKLM\Software\GrafanaLabs\Alloy for service configuration.

Arguments (Type REG_MULTI_SZ) Each value represents a binary argument for alloy binary.
Environment (Type REG_MULTI_SZ) Each value represents a environment value KEY=VALUE for alloy binary.

Uninstall

You can uninstall Alloy with Windows Remove Programs or %PROGRAMFILES64%\GrafanaLabs\Alloy\uninstaller.exe. Uninstalling Alloy stops the service and removes it from disk. This includes any configuration files in the installation directory.

Alloy can also be silently uninstalled by running uninstall.exe /S as Administrator.