# Render integration

## Start logging in 2 minutes

1. Go to [Render dashboard -> Observability](https://dashboard.render.com/observability) → `Log Streams` → `Add Log Stream`.
2. Paste the values below into the fields.  
3. Click on `Save Changes` and you're done. 🎉

```plain
[label Log Stream configuration]
Log Endpoint: $INGESTING_HOST_VEC:6514
Token:        $SOURCE_TOKEN
```

You should see your logs in [Better Stack → Live tail](https://telemetry.betterstack.com/team/0/tail ";_blank").

![Screenshot 2023-07-14 at 11.43.02.png](https://imagedelivery.net/xZXo0QFi-1_4Zimer-T0XQ/56c15932-47b4-4b61-f6bf-af2f08cc8100/md2x =1224x1058)

## Send Render metrics to Better Stack

### Create OpenTelemetry source

1. Go to [Sources](https://telemetry.betterstack.com/team/0/sources) -> **Connect source**.

2. Name the source and select **OpenTelemetry**.
3. Click "Connect source".

4. Copy the **Source token** and **Ingesting host** from the page.

### Set up metrics in Render

1. Go to [Render dashboard -> Observability](https://dashboard.render.com/observability).

2. Under **Metrics Stream**, click **Add Destination**.

3. Select **Better Stack**.

4. Paste the Better Stack **Source token** and **Ingesting host**.

[warning]
#### Noticed your Render source isn't eligible to be used with a dashboard?

Since Render metrics include a unique `render.` prefix, they won't automatically map to our general OpenTelemetry dashboard. Build a [custom dashboard](https://betterstack.com/docs/logs/dashboards/getting-started/) instead.
[/warning]

## Need help?

Please let us know at hello@betterstack.com.  
We're happy to help! 🙏