OpenTelemetry (OTLP)

Description

This OTLP destination configures an OTLP exporter to send metrics, logs, and traces to an endpoint.

Supported Types

Logs	Metrics	Traces	Bindplane Collector
✓	✓	✓	v1.36.0+

Configuration Table

Field	Description
Hostname	Hostname or IP address where the exporter will send OTLP data.
Port	TCP port to which the exporter is going to send OTLP data.
Protocol	The OTLP protocol to use when sending OTLP telemetry. Can be gRPC or HTTP.
Compression	Compression algorithm to use when sending data to the OTLP server. Ensure that the server supports the compression algorithm selected. Kinds of compression depend on Protocol.
Additional Headers	Add additional headers to be attached to each request.
Enable TLS	Whether or not to use TLS.
Skip TLS Certificate Verification	Enable to skip TLS certificate verification.
TLS Certificate Authority File	Certificate authority used to validate TLS certificates.
Server Name Override	Optional virtual hostname. Indicates the name of the server requested by the client. This option is generally not required. Read more here.
Mutual TLS	Whether or not to use mutual TLS authentication.
Mutual TLS Client Certificate File	A TLS certificate used for client authentication.
Mutual TLS Client Private Key File	A TLS private key used for client authentication.

Supported Retry and Queuing Settings

This destination supports the retry settings, the sending queue settings, and the persistent queue settings.

Sending Queue	Persistent Queue	Retry on Failure
✓	✓	✓

Example Configuration

In this configuration, we specify the hostname of the OTLP server telemetry is going to be sent to, as well as what protocol will be used.

Web Interface

Standalone Destination

apiVersion: bindplane.observiq.com/v1
kind: Destination
metadata:
  id: otlp
  name: otlp
spec:
  type: otlp
  parameters:
    - name: hostname
      value: '0.0.0.0'
    - name: protocol
      value: 'grpc'
    - name: grpc_port
      value: '4317'
    - name: enable_tls
      value: 'false'