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Configure Alloy clustering in an existing installation
You can configure Alloy to run with clustering so that individual Alloys can work together for workload distribution and high availability.
This topic describes how to add clustering to an existing installation.
Configure Alloy clustering with Helm Chart
This section guides you through enabling clustering when Alloy is installed on Kubernetes using the Alloy Helm chart.
Before you begin
- Ensure that your
values.yaml
file hascontroller.type
set tostatefulset
.
Steps
To configure clustering:
Amend your existing
values.yaml
file to addclustering.enabled=true
inside thealloy
block.yamlalloy: clustering: enabled: true
Upgrade your installation to use the new
values.yaml
file:bashhelm upgrade <RELEASE_NAME> -f values.yaml
Replace the following:
<RELEASE_NAME>
: The name of the installation you chose when you installed the Helm chart.
Use the Alloy UI to verify the cluster status:
Click Clustering in the navigation bar.
Ensure that all expected nodes appear in the resulting table.
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