Promtail does not persist data, and instead reads log files and streams the data to a log aggregation system.
### Istio Configuration
Istio is disabled in the promtail chart by default and can be enabled by setting the following values in the bigbang chart:
```yaml
istio:
enabled:true
```
These values get passed into the promtail chart [here](https://repo1.dso.mil/platform-one/big-bang/apps/sandbox/promtail/-/blob/main/chart/values.yaml#L428).
## High Availability
By default, Promtail runs as a `daemonset` with a pod on each node.
## Single Sign on (SSO)
None. This service doesn't have a web interface.
## Licensing
Promtail utilizes an [AGPLv3 License](https://github.com/grafana/loki/blob/main/LICENSE) for it's code and binaries.