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OpenTelemetry Collector Contrib Repository - Community Components
This repository contains various community-contributed components and extensions for the OpenTelemetry Collector, including receivers, processors, exporters, and extensions, enabling users to customize their observability data pipelines.
Project Introduction
Summary
The OpenTelemetry Collector Contrib repository hosts a rich collection of components developed by the community, extending the capabilities of the core OpenTelemetry Collector. It's the primary place to find non-core receivers, processors, exporters, and extensions.
Problem Solved
The core OpenTelemetry Collector aims to be lightweight and stable. This contrib repository allows for a broader range of community-driven integrations and experiments with various data sources, processing needs, and backend systems without burdening the core distribution.
Core Features
Diverse Receivers
Provides implementations for collecting telemetry data from various sources like databases, cloud services, and specific applications.
Flexible Processors
Offers components to transform, filter, or process telemetry data streams before exporting.
Extensive Exporters
Includes integrations to send telemetry data to a wide range of backend systems and platforms.
Additional Extensions
Adds supplementary functionality to the Collector, such as health checks or service discovery.
Tech Stack
Usage Scenarios
Users utilize the components within this repository to build powerful and flexible observability data pipelines for various scenarios:
Collecting Data from Specific Sources
Details
Deploy a contrib receiver (e.g., `filelog`, `sqlserver`) to ingest logs or metrics from specific applications or databases not covered by core receivers.
User Value
Gain visibility into systems requiring specialized collection methods using ready-made components.
Exporting Telemetry to Various Backends
Details
Configure a contrib exporter (e.g., `datadog`, `splunkhec`) to send collected telemetry data to a chosen commercial or open-source backend.
User Value
Integrate OpenTelemetry into existing monitoring and analysis platforms without custom export logic.
Processing and Transforming Telemetry Data
Details
Apply a contrib processor (e.g., `attributes`, `batch`) to transform or filter data streams, such as redacting sensitive information or aggregating metrics.
User Value
Clean, enrich, or modify data in flight to meet specific analysis or compliance requirements.
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