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canonical: https://grafana.com/docs/alloy/latest/reference/config-blocks/
description: Learn about configuration blocks
title: Configuration blocks
weight: 200
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# Configuration blocks

Configuration blocks are optional top-level blocks that can be used to configure various parts of the {{< param "PRODUCT_NAME" >}} process.
Unlabeled configuration blocks can only be defined once.

Configuration blocks are _not_ components, so they have no exports.

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