OpenTelemetry Collector
Telemetry data collection and processing
| Category | Observability |
| Deploy | ./uis deploy otel-collector |
| Undeploy | ./uis undeploy otel-collector |
| Depends on | prometheus, loki, tempo |
| Required by | grafana |
| Helm chart | open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector (unpinned) |
| Default namespace | monitoring |
What It Does
The OpenTelemetry Collector offers a vendor-agnostic implementation to receive, process, and export telemetry data. It removes the need to run multiple agents/collectors.
Deploy
# Prerequisites — deploy dependencies first
./uis deploy prometheus
./uis deploy loki
./uis deploy tempo
# Deploy OpenTelemetry Collector
./uis deploy otel-collector
Verify
# Quick check
./uis verify otel-collector
# Manual check
kubectl get pods -n monitoring -l app.kubernetes.io/name=opentelemetry-collector
Configuration
No configuration documentation yet. Edit this section to add details about OpenTelemetry Collector settings, secrets, and customization options.
Undeploy
./uis undeploy otel-collector
Troubleshooting
No troubleshooting documentation yet. Edit this section to add common issues and their solutions.