Grafana Beyla

Docs: https://grafana.com/docs/beyla/latest/

Zero-code HTTP / gRPC / DB instrumentation via eBPF. Emits OTLP traces + Prometheus metrics.

Prerequisites

• Linux kernel 5.8+ with BTF enabled (ls /sys/kernel/btf/vmlinux must exist)
• Root or CAP_SYS_ADMIN (or privileged: true in Kubernetes + hostPID: true)
• x86_64 or ARM64
• An OTLP receiver (Tempo, Alloy, OTel Collector) reachable from Beyla

Common Workflows

1. Instrument a single binary with Docker