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content/en/docs/2024.9/getting-started/cloud/add-observability-to-innovation/Grafana/install-promtail/configure-promtail.md

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### Set the positions.yaml File Path
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1. Open the `promtail-local-config.yaml` configuration file, which is located in the folder alongside the `promtail-windows-amd64.exe` file.
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1. Set the `filename` in the `positions` section to the location where you want the `positions.yaml` file to be created on Promtail startup.
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1. Set the `filename` in the `positions` section to the location where you want the `positions.yaml` file to be created on Promtail startup, e.g. `C:/Program Data/Cortex/Observability/Promtail/Positions.yaml`.
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1. Create all the folders of the path specified in the previous step.
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1. Save the file.
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content/en/docs/2024.9/getting-started/on-premise/add-observability-to-innovation/Grafana/install-promtail/configure-promtail.md

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### Set the positions.yaml File Path
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1. Open the `promtail-local-config.yaml` configuration file, which is located in the folder alongside the `promtail-windows-amd64.exe` file.
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1. Set the `filename` in the `positions` section to the location where you want the `positions.yaml` file to be created on Promtail startup.
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1. Set the `filename` in the `positions` section to the location where you want the `positions.yaml` file to be created on Promtail startup, e.g. `C:/Program Data/Cortex/Observability/Promtail/Positions.yaml`.
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1. Create all the folders of the path specified in the previous step.
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1. Save the file.
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