OpenTelemetry provides open standards for interoperable tools handling telemetry data. The OpenTelemetry Collector, a flexible and extensible deployable binary, acts as a universal translator and pipeline for gathering, processing, and forwarding metrics, traces, and logs. It supports various plugins and can be tailored to different environments, including custom distributions for specific use cases. Deployable on Kubernetes, it can gather telemetry cluster-wide, with specific plugins for Kubernetes entities. The post promises a hands-on tutorial on integrating Kubernetes Cluster Logging with ClickHouse and Grafana using OpenTelemetry.
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An Introduction to the OpenTelemetry CollectorWhat is the OpenTelemetry Collector?PluginsThe Collector as a HubCollector DistributionsThe OpenTelemetry Collector on KubernetesPutting it into PracticeSort: