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Co-authored-by: Christopher Moyer <35463610+chri2547@users.noreply.github.com>

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## Configure the data source
**To access the data source configuration page:**
To configure basic settings for the data source, complete the following steps:
1. Hover the cursor over the **Configuration** (gear) icon.
1. Select **Data Sources**.
1. Select the Loki data source.
1. Click **Connections** in the left-side menu.
1. Under Your connections, click **Data sources**.
1. Enter `Loki` in the search bar.
1. Select **Loki**.
Set the data source's basic configuration options carefully:
The **Settings** tab of the data source is displayed.
| Name | Description |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Name** | Sets the name you use to refer to the data source in panels and queries. |
| **Default** | Sets the data source that's pre-selected for new panels. |
| **URL** | Sets the HTTP protocol, IP, and port of your Loki instance, such as `http://localhost:3100`. |
| **Allowed cookies** | Defines which cookies are forwarded to the data source. Grafana Proxy deletes all other cookies. |
| **Maximum lines** | Sets the upper limit for the number of log lines returned by Loki. Defaults to 1,000. Lower this limit if your browser is sluggish when displaying logs in Explore. |
1. Set the data source's basic configuration options:
| Name | Description |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Name** | Sets the name you use to refer to the data source in panels and queries. |
| **Default** | Sets the data source that's pre-selected for new panels. |
| **URL** | Sets the HTTP protocol, IP, and port of your Loki instance, such as `http://localhost:3100`. |
| **Allowed cookies** | Defines which cookies are forwarded to the data source. Grafana Proxy deletes all other cookies. |
| **Maximum lines** | Sets the upper limit for the number of log lines returned by Loki. Defaults to 1,000. Lower this limit if your browser is sluggish when displaying logs in Explore. |
> **Note:** To troubleshoot configuration and other issues, check the log file located at `/var/log/grafana/grafana.log` on Unix systems, or in `<grafana_install_dir>/data/log` on other platforms and manual installations.