This is release v0.24.0 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:
docker pull "grafana/agent:v0.24.0"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/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"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/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"