Hi everyone, I’m new to Grafana and Alloy configurations, and I need help with two specific issues related to adding static labels and IP addresses, as well as migrating my setup from Windows and Linux systems to Alloy. 1) Adding Three Labels to Alloy Configuration I need to add three important labels to my Alloy configuration: Location (static value) Rack (static value) IP Address (ideally from syslog, but if not possible, I’d like to know how to add it manually or fetch it from the system directly) Currently, these values are critical for both my Windows and Linux systems, and they work with the following Grafana Agent configuration for Windows: global: scrape_interval: 30s external_labels: location: "{LOCATION}" rack: "{RACK}" unit: "{UNIT}" wal_directory: /tmp/grafana-agent-wal Now, I want to migrate to Alloy, and I’m looking for guidance on how to add these two static values (Location and Rack) along with the IP Address in Alloy. If fetching the IP address from syslog is not feasible, what are the best alternatives for adding it on both Linux and Windows systems? 2) Will This Configuration Work for Windows? I’m unsure if the same configuration that works on Linux will work for Windows. Will this same config work on Windows? If yes, how can I smoothly migrate my current setup from Grafana Agent to Alloy for both Windows and Linux systems? Key Points: Adding Location, Rack, and IP Address is critical to my setup. I need guidance on migrating from Grafana Agent to Alloy for both Windows and Linux systems. 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