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Deploy Grafana Alloy on Kubernetes

Alloy can be deployed on Kubernetes by using the Helm chart for Alloy.

Before you begin

• Install Helm on your computer.
• Configure a Kubernetes cluster that you can use for Alloy.
• Configure your local Kubernetes context to point at the cluster.

Deploy

To deploy Alloy on Kubernetes using Helm, run the following commands in a terminal window:

1. Add the Grafana Helm chart repository:

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   helm repo add grafana https://grafana.github.io/helm-charts

2. Update the Grafana Helm chart repository:

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   helm repo update

3. Create a namespace for Alloy:

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   kubectl create namespace <NAMESPACE>

   Replace the following:

   • <NAMESPACE>: The namespace to use for your Alloy installation, such as alloy.

4. Install Alloy:

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   helm install --namespace <NAMESPACE> <RELEASE_NAME> grafana/alloy

   Replace the following:

   • <NAMESPACE>: The namespace created in the previous step.
   • <RELEASE_NAME>: The name to use for your Alloy installation, such as alloy.

5. Verify that the Alloy pods are running:

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   kubectl get pods --namespace <NAMESPACE>

   Replace the following:

   • <NAMESPACE>: The namespace used in the previous step.

You have successfully deployed Alloy on Kubernetes, using default Helm settings.

Next steps

• Configure Alloy