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@@ -17,10 +17,13 @@ Compared to other log aggregation systems, Loki:
 
 A Loki-based logging stack consists of 3 components:
 
+- `promtail` is the agent, responsible for gathering logs and sending them to Loki.
 - `loki` is the main server, responsible for storing logs and processing queries.
-- `promtail` is the agent, responsible for gathering logs and sending them to loki.
 - [Grafana](https://github.com/grafana/grafana) for the UI.
 
+Loki is like Prometheus, but for logs: we prefer a multidimensional label-based approach to indexing, and want a single-binary, easy to operate system with no dependencies.
+Loki differs from Prometheus by focussing on logs instead of metrics, and deliverying logs via push, instead of pull.
+
 ## Getting started
 
 For instructions on getting started with Loki, see [our getting started docs](./production/README.md).