Select private data source connect installation method
Your first step on this journey is to select how you want to install the PDC agent.
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Grafana Cloud uses the values you select to generate the commands you use to install the PDC agent.
To select the PDC installation method, complete the following steps:
Sign in to your Grafana Cloud account.
In your Grafana Cloud stack, click Connections > Private data source connect in the left-side menu.
Select one of the following installation methods:
Installation method Use when Kubernetes The data source you want to monitor is in a Kubernetes environment. Docker The data source you want to monitor is in a Docker container. Binary You aren’t using a container management system. This option requires that you download and install the PDC binaries.
In the next step, you’ll generate a signing token that lets the private data source connect agent to authenticate with your Grafana Cloud instance.