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23 changes: 6 additions & 17 deletions en/docs/observe-and-manage/setting-up-cloud-native-observability-on-a-vm.md
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Expand Up @@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ Follow the steps below to set up Fluent Bit and Grafana Loki:

Follow the instructions below to set up Fluent Bit:

!!! note
Recent versions of Fluent Bit (v1.5.0 and later) include the Loki output plugin by default. You can use the official Fluent Bit binaries without building from source.

1. Download [Fluent Bit](https://fluentbit.io/download/).

2. Extract the downloaded file.
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LineFormat json
LabelMapPath <Location/labelmap.json>
```

4. Follow the instructions below to build the Fluent Bit output plugin before starting Fluent Bit:

1. Clone the [grafana/loki git repository](https://github.com/grafana/loki).
2. To build the Fluent Bit plugin, execute the following command.

`make fluent-bit-plugin`

For more details, see [Fluent Bit Output Plugin readme file](https://github.com/grafana/loki/blob/main/clients/cmd/fluent-bit/README.md#fluent-bit-output-plugin).

3. Copy and save the path of the `out_loki.so` file.

5. Open a new terminal and navigate to the `<FluentBit_Home>` directory.
6. Execute the following command:

!!! tip
Replace `<location of out_loki.so file>` with the path that you copied and saved in the previous step.
4. Open a new terminal and navigate to the `<FluentBit_Home>` directory.
5. Execute the following command:

`fluent-bit -e <location of out_loki.so file> -c <fluentbit.conf file path>`
`fluent-bit -c <fluentbit.conf file path>`

When Fluent Bit is successfully installed, you will see a log message.

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