# Loki and Alloy

Loki log storage and Alloy collection, both deployed through Helm.

The deploy library lists separate `loki` and `alloy` releases in `prometheus`,
controlled by this directory's `k8s/active` marker. Chart versions are pinned in
`deploy-lib.sh`; settings live in `loki-values.yaml` and `alloy-values.yaml`.

Alloy collects Kubernetes logs. Grafana's Loki datasource is configured in the
monitoring stack. Review Loki retention and storage settings before enabling
collection on a new cluster.

Check releases with `helm list -n prometheus` and inspect collector logs before
assuming that an empty Grafana query means there were no events.

See the [repository README](../README.md) for deployment selection.