v0.24.0-rc.0

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This is release v0.24.0-rc.0 of the Grafana Agent.

Upgrading

Read the upgrade guide for specific instructions on upgrading from older versions.

Notable changes:

BREAKING CHANGES: This release has breaking changes. Please read entries carefully and consult the upgrade guide for specific instructions.

GRAFANA AGENT OPERATOR USERS: As of this release, Grafana Agent Operator does not support versions of Grafana Agent prior to v0.24.0.

Grafana Agent

• consulagent_sd is now supported for all target discoveries
• docker_sd is now supported for log target discovery (previously it was only available for metrics and traces)
• An experimental feature called "dynamic configuration" is now available. This allows you to configure Grafana Agent through a templating language with support for pulling data from remote systems such as S3.
• Grafana Agent now implements a remote_write endpoint at /agent/api/v1/metrics/instance/{instance}/write

Grafana Agent Operator

This release extends the GrafanaAgent CRD to allow enabling the config read API.

Changelog

The full list of changes can be viewed in the CHANGELOG.

Installation:

Grafana Agent is currently distributed in plain binary form, Docker container images, a Windows installer, and a Kubernetes install script. Choose whichever fits your use-case best.

Kubernetes

Install directions here.

Docker container:

• https://hub.docker.com/r/grafana/agent

docker pull "grafana/agent:v0.24.0-rc.0"

Windows installer

The Windows installer is provided as a release asset for x64 machines.

Binary

We provide precompiled binary executables for the most common operating systems. Choose from the assets below for your matching operating system.

Note: ppc64le builds are currently considered secondary release targets and do not have the same level of support and testing as other platforms.

Example for the linux operating system on amd64:

# download the binary
curl -O -L "https://github.com/grafana/agent/releases/download/v0.24.0-rc.0/agent-linux-amd64.zip"

# extract the binary
unzip "agent-linux-amd64.zip"

# make sure it is executable
chmod a+x "agent-linux-amd64"

agentctl

agentctl, a tool for helping you interact with the Agent, is available as a Docker image:

docker pull "grafana/agentctl:v0.24.0-rc.0"

Or as a binary. Like before, choose the assets below that matches your operating system. For example, with linux on amd64:

# download the binary
curl -O -L "https://github.com/grafana/agent/releases/download/v0.24.0-rc.0/agentctl-linux-amd64.zip"

# extract the binary
unzip "agentctl-linux-amd64.zip"

# make sure it is executable
chmod a+x "agentctl-linux-amd64"

agent-operator

agent-operator, a Kubernetes Operator for the Grafana Agent, is available only as a Docker image:

docker pull "grafana/agent-operator:v0.24.0-rc.0"

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