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OpenTelemetry Collector

This guide configures a standalone OpenTelemetry Collector to forward OTLP data to Tracefox.

Collector Config (OTLP/HTTP)​

receivers:
  otlp:
    protocols:
      grpc:
      http:

processors:
  batch: {}

exporters:
  otlphttp/tracefox:
    endpoint: https://YOUR_TRACEFOX_INGEST_HOST
    headers:
      x-api-key: YOUR_INGEST_API_KEY

service:
  pipelines:
    traces:
      receivers: [otlp]
      processors: [batch]
      exporters: [otlphttp/tracefox]
    logs:
      receivers: [otlp]
      processors: [batch]
      exporters: [otlphttp/tracefox]
    metrics:
      receivers: [otlp]
      processors: [batch]
      exporters: [otlphttp/tracefox]

Notes​

  • Use a collector close to your workloads to reduce data loss.
  • For Kubernetes, use the dedicated Kubernetes install guide.