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---
title: Alloy
tags:
- service
- observability
---
# Grafana Alloy
Add Fly.io proxy observability via embedded Alloy (#123) ## Summary - Embed Grafana Alloy in the Fly.io proxy container to collect nginx JSON access logs (→ Loki) and derive request rate, latency histogram, cache status, and bandwidth metrics (→ Prometheus) - Add nginx `stub_status` endpoint for connection-level metrics (active/reading/writing/waiting) - Create two Grafana dashboards: **Docs APM** (per-service view filtered by `host="docs.eblu.me"`) and **Fly.io Proxy Health** (aggregate proxy health across all upstream services) ## Changed Files | File | Change | |------|--------| | `fly/nginx.conf` | Add JSON `log_format` + `access_log`, add `stub_status` endpoint | | `fly/Dockerfile` | COPY Alloy binary from `grafana/alloy:v1.5.1`, COPY `alloy.river` config | | `fly/alloy.river` | **New** — Alloy config: log tailing, metric extraction, remote_write | | `fly/start.sh` | Start Alloy after Tailscale, before nginx | | `argocd/manifests/grafana-config/dashboards/configmap-docs-apm.yaml` | **New** — Docs APM dashboard | | `argocd/manifests/grafana-config/dashboards/configmap-flyio.yaml` | **New** — Fly.io Proxy Health dashboard | | `argocd/manifests/grafana-config/kustomization.yaml` | Register new dashboard configmaps | | `docs/reference/services/flyio-proxy.md` | Document observability setup | ## Deployment and Testing - [ ] `mise run fly-deploy` — rebuild container with Alloy - [ ] `curl https://docs.eblu.me/` — generate traffic - [ ] `fly logs -a blumeops-proxy` — verify Alloy startup - [ ] Query Prometheus: `flyio_nginx_http_requests_total{instance="flyio-proxy"}` - [ ] Query Loki: `{instance="flyio-proxy", job="flyio-nginx"}` - [ ] `argocd app sync grafana-config` — deploy dashboards - [ ] Verify dashboards show data in Grafana - [ ] `mise run services-check` — no regressions Reviewed-on: https://forge.ops.eblu.me/eblume/blumeops/pulls/123
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Unified observability collector for metrics and logs with three deployments:
1. **Indri (host)** - System metrics and service logs from macOS host
2. **Kubernetes (DaemonSet)** - Automatic pod log collection and service health probes
Add Fly.io proxy observability via embedded Alloy (#123) ## Summary - Embed Grafana Alloy in the Fly.io proxy container to collect nginx JSON access logs (→ Loki) and derive request rate, latency histogram, cache status, and bandwidth metrics (→ Prometheus) - Add nginx `stub_status` endpoint for connection-level metrics (active/reading/writing/waiting) - Create two Grafana dashboards: **Docs APM** (per-service view filtered by `host="docs.eblu.me"`) and **Fly.io Proxy Health** (aggregate proxy health across all upstream services) ## Changed Files | File | Change | |------|--------| | `fly/nginx.conf` | Add JSON `log_format` + `access_log`, add `stub_status` endpoint | | `fly/Dockerfile` | COPY Alloy binary from `grafana/alloy:v1.5.1`, COPY `alloy.river` config | | `fly/alloy.river` | **New** — Alloy config: log tailing, metric extraction, remote_write | | `fly/start.sh` | Start Alloy after Tailscale, before nginx | | `argocd/manifests/grafana-config/dashboards/configmap-docs-apm.yaml` | **New** — Docs APM dashboard | | `argocd/manifests/grafana-config/dashboards/configmap-flyio.yaml` | **New** — Fly.io Proxy Health dashboard | | `argocd/manifests/grafana-config/kustomization.yaml` | Register new dashboard configmaps | | `docs/reference/services/flyio-proxy.md` | Document observability setup | ## Deployment and Testing - [ ] `mise run fly-deploy` — rebuild container with Alloy - [ ] `curl https://docs.eblu.me/` — generate traffic - [ ] `fly logs -a blumeops-proxy` — verify Alloy startup - [ ] Query Prometheus: `flyio_nginx_http_requests_total{instance="flyio-proxy"}` - [ ] Query Loki: `{instance="flyio-proxy", job="flyio-nginx"}` - [ ] `argocd app sync grafana-config` — deploy dashboards - [ ] Verify dashboards show data in Grafana - [ ] `mise run services-check` — no regressions Reviewed-on: https://forge.ops.eblu.me/eblume/blumeops/pulls/123
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3. **Fly.io proxy (embedded)** - nginx access log metrics and log forwarding from [[flyio-proxy]]
## Quick Reference
| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| **Indri Binary** | `~/.local/bin/alloy` |
| **Indri Config** | `~/.config/grafana-alloy/config.alloy` |
| **K8s Namespace** | `alloy` |
| **K8s Image** | `grafana/alloy:v1.8.2` |
| **ArgoCD App** | `alloy-k8s` |
Add Fly.io proxy observability via embedded Alloy (#123) ## Summary - Embed Grafana Alloy in the Fly.io proxy container to collect nginx JSON access logs (→ Loki) and derive request rate, latency histogram, cache status, and bandwidth metrics (→ Prometheus) - Add nginx `stub_status` endpoint for connection-level metrics (active/reading/writing/waiting) - Create two Grafana dashboards: **Docs APM** (per-service view filtered by `host="docs.eblu.me"`) and **Fly.io Proxy Health** (aggregate proxy health across all upstream services) ## Changed Files | File | Change | |------|--------| | `fly/nginx.conf` | Add JSON `log_format` + `access_log`, add `stub_status` endpoint | | `fly/Dockerfile` | COPY Alloy binary from `grafana/alloy:v1.5.1`, COPY `alloy.river` config | | `fly/alloy.river` | **New** — Alloy config: log tailing, metric extraction, remote_write | | `fly/start.sh` | Start Alloy after Tailscale, before nginx | | `argocd/manifests/grafana-config/dashboards/configmap-docs-apm.yaml` | **New** — Docs APM dashboard | | `argocd/manifests/grafana-config/dashboards/configmap-flyio.yaml` | **New** — Fly.io Proxy Health dashboard | | `argocd/manifests/grafana-config/kustomization.yaml` | Register new dashboard configmaps | | `docs/reference/services/flyio-proxy.md` | Document observability setup | ## Deployment and Testing - [ ] `mise run fly-deploy` — rebuild container with Alloy - [ ] `curl https://docs.eblu.me/` — generate traffic - [ ] `fly logs -a blumeops-proxy` — verify Alloy startup - [ ] Query Prometheus: `flyio_nginx_http_requests_total{instance="flyio-proxy"}` - [ ] Query Loki: `{instance="flyio-proxy", job="flyio-nginx"}` - [ ] `argocd app sync grafana-config` — deploy dashboards - [ ] Verify dashboards show data in Grafana - [ ] `mise run services-check` — no regressions Reviewed-on: https://forge.ops.eblu.me/eblume/blumeops/pulls/123
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| **Fly.io Config** | `fly/alloy.river` |
| **Fly.io Image** | `grafana/alloy:v1.5.1` (binary copied into nginx container) |
## Metrics Collected
### From Indri
- System metrics via `prometheus.exporter.unix`
- Textfile collector: `minikube.prom`, `borgmatic.prom`, `zot.prom`, `jellyfin.prom`
- Zot registry metrics from `http://localhost:5050/metrics`
- Pushed to [[prometheus]] via remote_write
### From Kubernetes
- All pod logs via `loki.source.kubernetes`
- Service health probes: miniflux, kiwix, transmission, devpi, argocd
Add Fly.io proxy observability via embedded Alloy (#123) ## Summary - Embed Grafana Alloy in the Fly.io proxy container to collect nginx JSON access logs (→ Loki) and derive request rate, latency histogram, cache status, and bandwidth metrics (→ Prometheus) - Add nginx `stub_status` endpoint for connection-level metrics (active/reading/writing/waiting) - Create two Grafana dashboards: **Docs APM** (per-service view filtered by `host="docs.eblu.me"`) and **Fly.io Proxy Health** (aggregate proxy health across all upstream services) ## Changed Files | File | Change | |------|--------| | `fly/nginx.conf` | Add JSON `log_format` + `access_log`, add `stub_status` endpoint | | `fly/Dockerfile` | COPY Alloy binary from `grafana/alloy:v1.5.1`, COPY `alloy.river` config | | `fly/alloy.river` | **New** — Alloy config: log tailing, metric extraction, remote_write | | `fly/start.sh` | Start Alloy after Tailscale, before nginx | | `argocd/manifests/grafana-config/dashboards/configmap-docs-apm.yaml` | **New** — Docs APM dashboard | | `argocd/manifests/grafana-config/dashboards/configmap-flyio.yaml` | **New** — Fly.io Proxy Health dashboard | | `argocd/manifests/grafana-config/kustomization.yaml` | Register new dashboard configmaps | | `docs/reference/services/flyio-proxy.md` | Document observability setup | ## Deployment and Testing - [ ] `mise run fly-deploy` — rebuild container with Alloy - [ ] `curl https://docs.eblu.me/` — generate traffic - [ ] `fly logs -a blumeops-proxy` — verify Alloy startup - [ ] Query Prometheus: `flyio_nginx_http_requests_total{instance="flyio-proxy"}` - [ ] Query Loki: `{instance="flyio-proxy", job="flyio-nginx"}` - [ ] `argocd app sync grafana-config` — deploy dashboards - [ ] Verify dashboards show data in Grafana - [ ] `mise run services-check` — no regressions Reviewed-on: https://forge.ops.eblu.me/eblume/blumeops/pulls/123
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### From Fly.io Proxy
- `flyio_nginx_http_requests_total` — request rate by status/method/host
- `flyio_nginx_http_request_duration_seconds` — latency histogram
- `flyio_nginx_http_response_bytes_total` — response bandwidth
- `flyio_nginx_cache_requests_total` — cache HIT/MISS/EXPIRED counts
- Pushed to [[prometheus]] via remote_write through [[caddy]]
## Logs Collected
**Brew services:** forgejo, tailscale
**mcquack LaunchAgents:** alloy, borgmatic, zot, jellyfin
Logs pushed to [[loki]] at `https://loki.tail8d86e.ts.net/loki/api/v1/push`.
Add Fly.io proxy observability via embedded Alloy (#123) ## Summary - Embed Grafana Alloy in the Fly.io proxy container to collect nginx JSON access logs (→ Loki) and derive request rate, latency histogram, cache status, and bandwidth metrics (→ Prometheus) - Add nginx `stub_status` endpoint for connection-level metrics (active/reading/writing/waiting) - Create two Grafana dashboards: **Docs APM** (per-service view filtered by `host="docs.eblu.me"`) and **Fly.io Proxy Health** (aggregate proxy health across all upstream services) ## Changed Files | File | Change | |------|--------| | `fly/nginx.conf` | Add JSON `log_format` + `access_log`, add `stub_status` endpoint | | `fly/Dockerfile` | COPY Alloy binary from `grafana/alloy:v1.5.1`, COPY `alloy.river` config | | `fly/alloy.river` | **New** — Alloy config: log tailing, metric extraction, remote_write | | `fly/start.sh` | Start Alloy after Tailscale, before nginx | | `argocd/manifests/grafana-config/dashboards/configmap-docs-apm.yaml` | **New** — Docs APM dashboard | | `argocd/manifests/grafana-config/dashboards/configmap-flyio.yaml` | **New** — Fly.io Proxy Health dashboard | | `argocd/manifests/grafana-config/kustomization.yaml` | Register new dashboard configmaps | | `docs/reference/services/flyio-proxy.md` | Document observability setup | ## Deployment and Testing - [ ] `mise run fly-deploy` — rebuild container with Alloy - [ ] `curl https://docs.eblu.me/` — generate traffic - [ ] `fly logs -a blumeops-proxy` — verify Alloy startup - [ ] Query Prometheus: `flyio_nginx_http_requests_total{instance="flyio-proxy"}` - [ ] Query Loki: `{instance="flyio-proxy", job="flyio-nginx"}` - [ ] `argocd app sync grafana-config` — deploy dashboards - [ ] Verify dashboards show data in Grafana - [ ] `mise run services-check` — no regressions Reviewed-on: https://forge.ops.eblu.me/eblume/blumeops/pulls/123
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**Fly.io proxy:** nginx JSON access logs pushed to [[loki]] at `https://loki.ops.eblu.me/loki/api/v1/push` (via [[caddy]]).
## Why Built from Source
The Homebrew bottle uses `CGO_ENABLED=0`, which breaks Tailscale MagicDNS. Building with `CGO_ENABLED=1` uses the macOS native resolver.
**Note:** This may no longer be needed now that services use `*.ops.eblu.me` URLs (routed via Caddy) instead of `*.tail8d86e.ts.net`. Should be tested in the future.
## Related
- [[prometheus]] - Metrics storage
- [[loki]] - Log storage
- [[grafana]] - Visualization