Update the README and docs

Signed-off-by: Michel Hollands <michel.hollands@gmail.com>
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# meta-monitoring-chart
This is a meta-monitoring chart for Loki.
Note that this is pre-production software at the moment.
This is a meta-monitoring chart for Loki, specifically Loki installed via the Loki helm chart.
## Local and cloud modes
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![local mode](docs/images/Meta%20monitoring%20local.png)
To enable local mode set `local.<logs|metrics|traces>.enabled` to true.
In the cloud mode the logs, metrics and/or traces are sent to Grafana Cloud.
![cloud mode](docs/images/Meta%20monitoring%20cloud.png)
To enable cloud mode set `cloud.<logs|metrics|traces>.enabled` to true. The `endpoint`, `username` and `password` settings for your Grafana Cloud logs, metrics and traces instances have to be filled in as well.
Both modes can be enabled at the same time. Cloud mode is preferred.
## Installation
For more instructions including how to update the chart go to the [installation](docs/installation.md) page.
For more instructions including how to install the chart go to the [installation](docs/installation.md) page.
## Supported features
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- Specify PII regexes that are applied to logs before they are sent to Loki (cloud or local). The capture group in the regex is replaced with *****.
- a Grafana instance is installed (when local mode is used) with the relevant datasources installed. The following dashboards are installed:
- logs dashboards
- agent dashboards
- Retention is set to 24 hours
- Alloy dashboards
Most of these features are enabled by default. See the values.yaml file for how to enable/disable them.
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- This has not been tested on Openshift yet.
- The underlying Loki, Mimir and Tempo are at the default size installed by the Helm chart. This might need changing when monitoring bigger Loki, Mimir or Tempo installations.
- MinIO is used as storage at the moment with a limited retention. At the moment this chart cannot be used for monitoring over longer periods.
- Agent self monitoring is not done at the moment.
- MinIO is used as storage for the local mode at the moment with a limited retention. At the moment this chart cannot be used for monitoring over longer periods.
## Developer help topics