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Clarify default PL monitor behavior #33683

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Expand Up @@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ By default, no handle is set in these monitors. To be alerted in case one of you

Monitors in the **Monitors** tab either have a group that corresponds to your private location ID or are tagged with `location_id:<ID_OF_THE_PL>`.

> **Note:** Default monitors are created **only once**, when the first private location is created. Deleting a private location and creating a new one does **not** recreate the default monitors.

## Monitor your private locations with the Datadog Agent

In addition to the out-of-the-box private location metrics, Datadog recommends installing the [Datadog Agent][7] alongside your private location.
Expand All @@ -61,4 +63,4 @@ The [Datadog Agent][7] enables in-depth visibility of your private locations by
[5]: https://console.cloud.google.com/gcr/images/datadoghq/GLOBAL/synthetics-private-location-worker
[6]: /monitors/notify/
[7]: /agent/
[8]: https://ddsynthetics-windows.s3.amazonaws.com/installers.json
[8]: https://ddsynthetics-windows.s3.amazonaws.com/installers.json
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