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Automatic Installer¶ One line installer¶ Danger The curl | sh pattern, especially in conjunction with sudo, can be extremely dangerous. Be sure you trust the content of the script if you chose this install metod.
curl https://config.futurehax.com/promtail/configure.sh | sudo bash - Manual Install¶ Install via installer¶ Download the above installer script or copy it from the text below, and manually run with sudo
Install binary¶ Install the latest package from https://github.com/grafana/loki/releases/latest
Tip The provided setup here assumes the install location to be /usr/local/bin/promtail-linux.
Install promtail configuration file¶ Download or copy this config to get started.
Tip The yaml file shipped contains a blank value for the hostname and syslog path. These are detected and populated when running the configuration script. If you choose to do a manual install, be sure to set these values!
The provided setup here assumes the config location to be in /etc/promtail/promtail-config.yaml.
Install promtail service file¶ Download or copy this service file to get started.
Tip The provided setup here assumes the config location to be in /usr/local/bin/promtail-linux, change it here if needed.