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Adding Loki Datasource in Grafana

Follow these steps to add a Loki datasource in Grafana. This will enable you to integrate Loki for log visualization alongside your metrics. !!! note Our Lok...

Benefits of Using Loki

Loki simplifies infrastructure by excluding full-text indexing, reducing management overhead and minimizing the chances of system failures. Visualization:

Common Loki Terminologies

A log stream in Grafana Loki is a sequence of logs that share the same set of labels. These log entries are grouped together based on the metadata defined by...

Docker Driver Client

The Docker plugin for Grafana Loki enables you to send logs from Docker containers to Loki or Grafana Cloud. !!! Note Important Docker plugins are not suppor...

LogCLI Overview and Setup

logcli provides a simple and efficient command-line interface (CLI) to query logs stored in Loki. It’s especially useful for users who prefer working in term...

Loki Virtual Lab Setup Guide

You can set up a free virtual lab from Virtuallabs Online. Follow these simple steps: 1. Sign Up & Access the Grafana Virtual Lab Go to Virtuallabs Online...

Masking PII Data in Grafana LOKI

It's important to ensure that your log aggregator tools do not contain any kind of sensitive PII data. In this article, we will learn ways to mask sensitive...

Monitoring Nginx Logs

1. Loki URL: Replace <loki-host> with the hostname or IP address of your Loki server. 2. NGINX Log Path: The _path_ field should point to the location of you...

Overview of Observability

In modern IT, monitoring system health is critical, especially in multi-cloud and containerized environments. Traditional monitoring methods fall short due t...

Querying Loki Logs

There are a few ways to query loki logs: Grafana (Most Preferred) LogCli

Sending Email Alerts in Grafana

Let's first understand what a typical workflow to send email based alerts in Grafana looks like. 1. Edit the Grafana Configuration File: Locate the grafana.i...

Setup and Requirements for Grafana Loki

To successfully deploy and configure Grafana Loki, you must meet several hardware and software requirements, as well as install and configure specific depend...

What is Loki?

Loki is a horizontally scalable, highly available, multi-tenant log aggregation system inspired by Prometheus. Designed to be cost-effective and easy to use,...