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@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ The integration also sends events from the logbook into Datadog, allowing you to
   <img src='/images/screenshots/datadog-event-stream.png' />
 </p>
 
+## Setup
+
+You need to have a Datadog agent installed in a network accessible by Home Assistant.
+
+In the [Datadog Agent configuration](https://github.com/DataDog/datadog-agent/blob/main/pkg/config/config_template.yaml#L2203-L2207), you must enable [DogStatsD](https://docs.datadoghq.com/developers/dogstatsd/) non-local traffic to allow StatsD data collection from outside `localhost`.
+
+## Configuration
+
 To use the `datadog` integration in your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file:
 
 ```yaml
@@ -42,7 +50,7 @@ port:
   default: 8125
   type: integer
 prefix:
-  description: Prefix to use.
+  description: Metric prefix to use.
   required: false
   default: "`hass`"
   type: string