otel-collector
OpenTelemetry Collector configuration guide
Expert guidance for configuring and deploying the OpenTelemetry Collector to receive, process, and export telemetry.
Rules
| Rule | Description |
|---|---|
| receivers | Receivers — OTLP, Prometheus, filelog, hostmetrics |
| exporters | Exporters — OTLP/gRPC to Dash0, debug, authentication |
| processors | Processors — memory limiter, resource detection, ordering, sending queue |
| pipelines | Pipelines — service section, per-signal configuration, connectors |
| deployment | Deployment — agent vs gateway patterns, deployment method selection |
| dash0-operator | Dash0 Kubernetes Operator — automated instrumentation, Collector management, Dash0 export |
| collector-helm-chart | Collector Helm chart — presets, modes, image selection |
| opentelemetry-operator | OpenTelemetry Operator — Collector CRD, auto-instrumentation, sidecar |
| raw-manifests | Raw Kubernetes manifests — DaemonSet, Deployment, RBAC, Docker Compose |
| sampling | Sampling — head, tail, load balancing |
| red-metrics | RED metrics — span-derived request rate, error rate, duration histograms |
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