Description
Loki now requires tsdb. The Loki configuration is wrong. Also promtail is now depreciated. We should look at also utilizing Loki and Alloy only. Another option is to use the Docker driver client using the docker Loki plugin: https://grafana.com/docs/loki/latest/send-data/docker-driver/
Highly recommend developing for Loki and Alloy. PR #266 will need rework, however if users want to continue using Promtail with Loki do so at your risk to your environment.
Grafana Alloy: https://grafana.com/docs/alloy/latest/set-up/install/docker/
Loki configuration with tsdb: https://grafana.com/docs/loki/latest/configure/examples/configuration-examples/
- Need to add a folder to start development of Loki with configuration files
- Need to add a folder to start development of Alloy with configuration files
- Anyone that has tested Alloy and Loki with Dockprom should contribute and provide comments; I have to keep creating my own configuration of Loki every time. Refer to this feat: Add Loki to collect container logs #266
Bad News Alert:
Promtail is now deprecated and will enter into Long-Term Support (LTS) beginning Feb. 13, 2025. This means that Promtail will no longer receive any new feature updates, but it will receive critical bug fixes and security fixes. Commercial support will end after the LTS phase, which we anticipate will extend for about 12 months until February 28, 2026. End-of-Life (EOL) phase for Promtail will begin once LTS ends. Promtail is expected to reach EOL on March 2, 2026, afterwards no future support or updates will be provided. All future feature development will occur in Grafana Alloy.
If you are currently using Promtail, you should plan your migration to Alloy. The Alloy migration documentation includes a migration tool for converting your Promtail configuration to an Alloy configuration with a single command.