docs: rewrite README with structured overview and quick start guide

Replaces the minimal project description with a comprehensive README
including a component overview table, quick start instructions, common
Ansible operations, and links to detailed documentation. Aligns with
Red Panda Approval™ standards.

ansible/loki/config.yml.j2

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+auth_enabled: false
+
+server:
+  http_listen_port: {{ loki_port }}
+  grpc_listen_port: {{ loki_grpc_port }}
+
+common:
+  path_prefix: {{ loki_data_dir }}
+  storage:
+    filesystem:
+      chunks_directory: {{ loki_data_dir }}/chunks
+      rules_directory: {{ loki_data_dir }}/rules
+  replication_factor: 1
+  ring:
+    instance_addr: 127.0.0.1
+    kvstore:
+      store: inmemory
+
+query_range:
+  results_cache:
+    cache:
+      embedded_cache:
+        enabled: true
+        max_size_mb: 100
+
+schema_config:
+  configs:
+    - from: 2024-04-01
+      object_store: filesystem
+      store: tsdb
+      schema: v13
+      index:
+        prefix: index_
+        period: 24h
+
+ruler:
+  alertmanager_url: http://{{ alertmanager_host }}:{{ alertmanager_port }}
+
+# Red Panda Approved Configuration
+analytics:
+  reporting_enabled: false

ansible/loki/deploy.yml

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+---
+- name: Deploy Loki to Prospero
+  hosts: ubuntu
+  become: true
+  tasks:
+  - name: Check if host has loki service
+    ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+      has_loki_service: "{{'loki' in services}}"
+
+  - name: Skip hosts without loki service
+    ansible.builtin.meta: end_host
+    when: not has_loki_service
+
+  - name: Add Grafana repository
+    ansible.builtin.deb822_repository:
+      name: grafana
+      types: [deb]
+      uris: https://apt.grafana.com
+      suites: [stable]
+      components: [main]
+      signed_by: https://apt.grafana.com/gpg.key
+      state: present
+
+  - name: Install Loki
+    become: true
+    ansible.builtin.apt:
+      name:
+        - loki
+      state: present
+      update_cache: true
+
+  - name: Create loki group
+    become: true
+    ansible.builtin.group:
+      name: "{{loki_group}}"
+
+  - name: Create loki user
+    become: true
+    ansible.builtin.user:
+      name: "{{loki_user}}"
+      comment: "{{loki_user}}"
+      group: "{{loki_group}}"
+      system: true
+
+  - name: Add group loki to ansible_user
+    become: true
+    ansible.builtin.user:
+      name: "{{ansible_user}}"
+      groups: "{{loki_group}}"
+      append: true
+
+  - name: Create loki directories
+    become: true
+    ansible.builtin.file:
+      path: "{{item}}"
+      owner: "{{loki_user}}"
+      group: "{{loki_group}}"
+      state: directory
+      mode: '750'
+    loop:
+      - "{{loki_data_dir}}"
+      - "{{loki_config_dir}}"
+
+  - name: Template Loki configuration
+    become: true
+    ansible.builtin.template:
+      src: "{{loki_config_file}}.j2"
+      dest: "{{loki_config_dir}}/{{loki_config_file}}"
+      owner: "{{loki_user}}"
+      group: "{{loki_group}}"
+      mode: '550'
+    notify: restart loki
+
+  - name: Reset SSH connection to apply group changes
+    meta: reset_connection
+
+  - name: Enable and start Loki service
+    become: true
+    ansible.builtin.systemd:
+      name: loki
+      enabled: true
+      state: started
+
+  handlers:
+  - name: restart loki
+    become: true
+    ansible.builtin.systemd:
+      name: loki
+      state: restarted