docs/vmagent.md: add prometheus remote_write proxy use case

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## vmagent
`vmagent` is a tiny but brave agent, which helps you collecting metrics from various sources
and storing them to [VictoriaMetrics](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics).
and storing them to [VictoriaMetrics](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics)
or any other Prometheus-compatible storage system that supports `remote_write` protocol.
<img alt="vmagent" src="vmagent.png">
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Note that each destination can receive its own subset of the collected data thanks to per-destination relabeling via `-remoteWrite.urlRelabelConfig`.
#### Prometheus remote_write proxy
`vmagent` may be used as a proxy for Prometheus data sent via Prometheus `remote_write` protocol. It can accept data via `remote_write` API
at `/api/v1/write` endpoint, apply relabeling and filtering and then proxy it to another `remote_write` systems.
The `vmagent` can be configured to encrypt the incoming `remote_write` requests with `-tls*` command-line flags.
Additionally, Basic Auth can be enabled for the incoming `remote_write` requests with `-httpAuth.*` command-line flags.
### How to collect metrics in Prometheus format

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## vmagent
`vmagent` is a tiny but brave agent, which helps you collecting metrics from various sources
and storing them to [VictoriaMetrics](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics).
and storing them to [VictoriaMetrics](https://github.com/VictoriaMetrics/VictoriaMetrics)
or any other Prometheus-compatible storage system that supports `remote_write` protocol.
<img alt="vmagent" src="vmagent.png">
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Note that each destination can receive its own subset of the collected data thanks to per-destination relabeling via `-remoteWrite.urlRelabelConfig`.
#### Prometheus remote_write proxy
`vmagent` may be used as a proxy for Prometheus data sent via Prometheus `remote_write` protocol. It can accept data via `remote_write` API
at `/api/v1/write` endpoint, apply relabeling and filtering and then proxy it to another `remote_write` systems.
The `vmagent` can be configured to encrypt the incoming `remote_write` requests with `-tls*` command-line flags.
Additionally, Basic Auth can be enabled for the incoming `remote_write` requests with `-httpAuth.*` command-line flags.
### How to collect metrics in Prometheus format