# Install grafana-alloy

OpenTelemetry Collector distribution with programmable pipelines. Version 1.16.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-08.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:grafana-alloy
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install grafana-alloy
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#grafana-alloy
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gr/grafana-alloy/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S grafana-alloy
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: grafana-alloy from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

### Windows

- Chocolatey (92%):

```sh
choco install grafana-alloy
```

  Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: grafana-alloy from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','gpg4win-vanilla'

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:grafana-alloy
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/grafana-alloy>
- **Version:** 1.16.3
- **Source summary:** OpenTelemetry Collector distribution with programmable pipelines
- **Homepage:** <https://grafana.com/oss/alloy-opentelemetry-collector/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/grafana/alloy>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://grafana.com/docs/alloy/latest>
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/grafana/alloy/archive/refs/tags/v1.16.3.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-08T15:58:38Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Build Dependencies

- go
- node

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Service: declared
- Caveats: Alloy configuration directory is $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/etc/grafana-alloy
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 1.16.3
- Package-manager updated: 2026-06-08
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/grafana/alloy
- Upstream latest detected: v1.16.3 (current)

## 安全说明

formula declares a Homebrew service.

- **Geiger risk:** orange / medium
- formula declares a Homebrew service

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** grafana-alloy
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Conflicts With:** alloy-analyzer
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - grafana-alloy: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gr/grafana-alloy/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- pacman - grafana-alloy - 1.13.2-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: grafana-alloy from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | OpenTelemetry Collector distribution with programmable pipelines | https://grafana.com/oss/alloy-opentelemetry-collector/
- Chocolatey - grafana-alloy: normalized package name match | Chocolatey community package catalog: grafana-alloy from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','gpg4win-vanilla'


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## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph