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Install Grafana Alloy on macOS

You can install Alloy on macOS with Homebrew.

Note

The default prefix for Homebrew on Intel is /usr/local. The default prefix for Homebrew on Apple Silicon is /opt/Homebrew.

To verify the default prefix for Homebrew on your computer, open a terminal window and type brew --prefix.

Before you begin

Install

To install Alloy on macOS, run the following commands in a terminal window.

  1. Add the Grafana Homebrew tap:

    shell 
    brew tap grafana/grafana

  2. Install Alloy:

    shell 
    brew install grafana/grafana/alloy

Upgrade

To upgrade Alloy on macOS, run the following commands in a terminal window.

  1. Upgrade Alloy:

    shell 
    brew upgrade grafana/grafana/alloy

  2. Restart Alloy:

    shell 
    brew services restart alloy

Uninstall

To uninstall Alloy on macOS, run the following command in a terminal window:

shell 
brew uninstall grafana/grafana/alloy

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