OpenTelemetry destination plugin

The OpenTelemetry Output destination plugin lets you configure Chronosphere Telemetry Pipeline to send telemetry data to a wide range of data sources, such as observability platforms, analytics tools, and logging systems.

Supported telemetry types

This plugin supports these telemetry types:

LogsMetricsTraces

Configuration parameters

Use the parameters in this section to configure your plugin. The Telemetry Pipeline web interface uses the values in the Name column to describe the parameters. Items in the Key column are the YAML keys to use in pipeline configuration files.

General

NameKeyDescriptionDefault
HosthostRequired. IP address or hostname of the target HTTP Server.127.0.0.1
PortportRequired. TCP port of the target HTTP Server.80
Metrics URImetrics_uriSpecify an optional HTTP URI for the target web server listening for metrics. For example, /v1/metrics./
Logs URIlogs_uriSpecify an optional HTTP URI for the target web server listening for metrics. For example, /v1/logs./
Traces URItraces_uriSpecify an optional HTTP URI for the target web server listening for metrics. For example, /v1/traces./

Advanced

NameKeyDescriptionDefault
HeadersheaderAdd a HTTP header key/value pair. You can set multiple headers.none
Additional Prometheus Metric Labelsadd_labelAdd custom labels to all metrics exposed through the OpenTelemetry exporter. You can set multiple headers.none
HTTP ProxyproxySpecify an HTTP proxy. The expected format of this value is http://host:port.none
Log Response Payloadlog_response_payloadLog the response payload within the Core Pipeline log.false
CompresscompressSet payload compression mechanism. Accepted values: gzip, none.none

Security and TLS

NameKeyDescriptionDefault
TLStlsEnable or disable TLS/SSL support. Accepted values: true, false.false
TLS Certificate Validationtls.verifyTurn TLS/SSL certificate validation on or off. TLS must be on for this setting to be enabled.on
TLS Debug Leveltls.debugSet TLS debug verbosity level. Accepted values: 0 (No debug), 1 (Error), 2 (State change), 3 (Informational), 4 (Verbose).1
CA Certificate File Pathtls.ca_fileAbsolute path to CA certificate file.none
Certificate File Pathtls.crt_fileAbsolute path to certificate file.none
Private Key File Pathtls.key_fileAbsolute path to private key file.none
Private Key Path Passwordtls.key_passwdOptional password for tls.key_file file.none
TLS SNI Hostname Extensiontls.vhostHostname to be used for TLS SNI extension.none

Advanced Networking

NameKeyDescriptionDefault
DNS Modenet.dns.modeSelect the primary DNS connection type, which can be TCP or UDP.none
DNS Resolvernet.dns.resolverSelect the primary DNS connection type, which can be LEGACY or ASYNC.none
Prefer IPv4net.dns.prefer_ipv4Prioritize IPv4 DNS results when trying to establish a connection. Accepted values: true, false.false
Keepalivenet.keepaliveEnable or disable Keepalive support. Accepted values: true, false.true
Keepalive Idle Timeoutnet.keepalive_idle_timeoutSet maximum time allowed for an idle Keepalive connection.30s
Max Connect Timeoutnet.connect_timeoutSet maximum time allowed to establish a connection, which includes the TLS handshake.10s
Max Connect Timeout Log Errornet.connect_timeout_log_errorOn connection timeout, specify if it should log an error. When disabled, the timeout is logged as a debug message. Accepted values: true, false.true
Max Keepalive Recyclenet.keepalive_max_recycleSet maximum number of times a keepalive connection can be used before it's retired.2000
Source Addressnet.source_addressSpecify network address to bind for data traffic.none

Basic Authentication

NameKeyDescriptionDefault
HTTP Usernamehttp_userBasic auth username.none
HTTP Passwordhttp_passwdBasic auth password. Requires http_user to be set.none