From 7b60a876dbd122a4b0802fb5a7717d08f252a190 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: lwandzura <51929958+lwandzura@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2022 13:52:16 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] add note that kapacitor is optional (#4600)

* add note that kapacitor is optional

* Update content/chronograf/v1.10/introduction/installation.md

Co-authored-by: kelseiv <47797004+kelseiv@users.noreply.github.com>

Co-authored-by: kelseiv <47797004+kelseiv@users.noreply.github.com>
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 content/chronograf/v1.10/introduction/installation.md | 4 ++++
 content/chronograf/v1.9/introduction/installation.md  | 4 ++++
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/content/chronograf/v1.10/introduction/installation.md b/content/chronograf/v1.10/introduction/installation.md
index 318805193..f88bb8967 100644
--- a/content/chronograf/v1.10/introduction/installation.md
+++ b/content/chronograf/v1.10/introduction/installation.md
@@ -94,3 +94,7 @@ and [manage Chronograf users](/chronograf/v1.10/administration/managing-chronogr
 3. Enter a name for your connection.
 4. Leave the **Username** and **Password** fields blank unless you've specifically enabled authorization in Kapacitor.
 5. Click **Connect**.
+
+{{% note %}}
+**Note:** Using [Kapacitor](/kapacitor/v1.6/) is optional and not required to use Chronograf. 
+{{% /note %}}
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diff --git a/content/chronograf/v1.9/introduction/installation.md b/content/chronograf/v1.9/introduction/installation.md
index f361ba841..e63de64ab 100644
--- a/content/chronograf/v1.9/introduction/installation.md
+++ b/content/chronograf/v1.9/introduction/installation.md
@@ -94,3 +94,7 @@ and [manage Chronograf users](/chronograf/v1.9/administration/managing-chronogra
 3. Enter a name for your connection.
 4. Leave the **Username** and **Password** fields blank unless you've specifically enabled authorization in Kapacitor.
 5. Click **Connect**.
+
+{{% note %}}
+**Note:** Using [Kapacitor](https://docs.influxdata.com/kapacitor/v1.6/) is optional.  You do not need to install Kapacitor in order to use Chronograf. 
+{{% /note %}}
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