# Bindplane Collector

### Description

Monitor the logs and metrics of the Bindplane Collector the config is applied to.

### Supported Platforms

Bindplane Collector: `v1.40.0`+

| Platform | Metrics | Logs | Traces |
| -------- | ------- | ---- | ------ |
| Linux    | ✓       | ✓    |        |
| Windows  | ✓       | ✓    |        |
| macOS    | ✓       | ✓    |        |

#### Configuration

<table><thead><tr><th width="152.953125">Field</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Collector Log Path</td><td>The absolute path to the bindplane-agent log. Default is <code>$OIQ_OTEL_COLLECTOR_HOME/log/collector.log</code>.</td></tr><tr><td>Enable File Offset Storage</td><td>When enabled, the current position into a file will be saved to disk, and reading will resume from where it left off after a collector restart.</td></tr><tr><td>Offset Storage Directory</td><td>The directory that the offset storage file will be created. Default is <code>$OIQ_OTEL_COLLECTOR_HOME/storage</code>.</td></tr><tr><td>Start At</td><td>Where in the log file to begin reading logs from. Can be <code>beginning</code> or <code>end</code>.</td></tr><tr><td>Collection Interval</td><td>Sets how often (seconds) to scrape for metrics.</td></tr><tr><td>Process Metrics</td><td>When enabled, the source will collect process metrics. Default is <code>true</code>.</td></tr><tr><td>Receiver Metrics</td><td>When enabled, the source will collect receiver metrics. Default is <code>true</code>.</td></tr><tr><td>Processor Metrics</td><td>When enabled, the source will collect processor metrics. Default is <code>true</code>.</td></tr><tr><td>Exporter Metrics</td><td>When enabled, the source will collect exporter metrics. Default is <code>true</code>.</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Example Configuration

#### Basic Configuration

For basic configuration, the defaults are used.

**Web Interface**

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**Standalone Source**

```yaml
apiVersion: bindplane.observiq.com/v1
kind: Source
metadata:
  id: bindplane-agent
  name: bindplane-agent
spec:
  type: bindplane-agent
  parameters:
    - name: log_path
      value: '$OIQ_OTEL_COLLECTOR_HOME/log/collector.log'
    - name: enable_offset_storage
      value: true
    - name: offset_storage_dir
      value: '$OIQ_OTEL_COLLECTOR_HOME/storage'
    - name: start_at
      value: 'end'
    - name: collection_interval
      value: 60
```


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