Building a Custom OpenTelemetry Collector Distribution

Learn how to build a custom OpenTelemetry Collector to optimize performance, enhance security, and tailor your observability pipeline for production.

OpenTelemetry
OpenTelemetry Collector
Guides · Better Stack ·  Updated on October 15, 2024

Redacting Sensitive Data with the OpenTelemetry Collector

Learn how to use OpenTelemetry Collector processors to redact sensitive data from logs, traces, and metrics, ensuring secure and compliant telemetry at scale

OpenTelemetry
OTTL
OpenTelemetry Collector
Guides · Better Stack ·  Updated on September 20, 2024

Monitoring Go Apps with OpenTelemetry Metrics

Learn how to set up OpenTelemetry metrics in a Go application, track key metrics, and send data to a backend for analysis and visualization

OpenTelemetry
Go
Metrics
Monitoring
OpenTelemetry Collector
Guides · Better Stack ·  Updated on November 20, 2024

Monitoring and Debugging the OpenTelemetry Collector

Learn how to effectively monitor and debug the OpenTelemetry Collector, ensuring your observability pipeline remains reliable when you need it most.

OpenTelemetry
OpenTelemetry Collector
Observability
Guides · Better Stack ·  Updated on February 28, 2025

Understanding the OpenTelemetry Transform Language

Learn how to use the OpenTelemetry Transform Language (OTTL) to master telemetry transformations within the OpenTelemetry Collector.

OpenTelemetry
OTTL
OpenTelemetry Collector
Guides · Better Stack ·  Updated on November 20, 2024

Sampling in OpenTelemetry: A Beginner's Guide

In distributed tracing, sampling is the process of selectively capturing and analyzing a subset of traces instead of recording every request that flows through a system. This approach is essential ...

OpenTelemetry
Sampling
OpenTelemetry Collector
Guides · Better Stack ·  Updated on February 26, 2025