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

Field	Description
Collector Log Path	The absolute path to the bindplane-agent log. Default is $OIQ_OTEL_COLLECTOR_HOME/log/collector.log.
Enable File Offset Storage	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.
Offset Storage Directory	The directory that the offset storage file will be created. Default is $OIQ_OTEL_COLLECTOR_HOME/storage.
Start At	Where in the log file to begin reading logs from. Can be beginning or end.
Collection Interval	Sets how often (seconds) to scrape for metrics.
Process Metrics	When enabled, the source will collect process metrics. Default is true.
Receiver Metrics	When enabled, the source will collect receiver metrics. Default is true.
Processor Metrics	When enabled, the source will collect processor metrics. Default is true.
Exporter Metrics	When enabled, the source will collect exporter metrics. Default is true.

Example Configuration

Basic Configuration

For basic configuration, the defaults are used.

Web Interface

Standalone Source

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