Netdata OTel setup

This skill configures Netdata's built-in otel.plugin to receive OpenTelemetry data from collectors, SDKs, or instrumented applications over OTLP/gRPC.

When to use this skill

• The user wants Netdata to ingest metrics or logs sent via OTLP.
• The user is editing otel.yaml or placing files in /etc/netdata/otel.d/.
• An OTLP client reports that it cannot connect to the Netdata endpoint.
• Metrics arrive but render as generic unmapped charts and the user wants named dimensions.
• The user needs to turn on TLS on the OTLP receiver, or enable mTLS with a client CA.
• The user is debugging log ingestion and journal rotation.

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