This tool acts as a single agent or gateway for collecting, processing, and exporting observability data like metrics, traces, and logs.
The OpenTelemetry Collector is a standalone service that collects, processes, and exports various types of telemetry data (metrics, traces, logs) to different backends. It's configured through a `config.yaml` file where you define data pipelines using receivers, processors, and exporters. Developers can also extend its functionality by writing custom components within its Go module structure.
This tool acts as a single agent or gateway for collecting, processing, and exporting observability data like metrics, traces, and logs.
Site reliability engineers, developers, and operations teams managing distributed systems and observability pipelines should use this.
