Start the Collector

  1. Ensure that the downloaded collector binary has execution privileges.
  2. Run the following commands to start sending data to the common ingestion stream.
    ./appdotelcol_* --config otel-config.yaml
To validate that your configuration is working properly, review your OpenTelemetry Collector logs. The output from the console log should not have any errors.

You can also set up a logging exporter to monitor the Collector. See Logging Exporter for more information.

After deploying and configuring the OpenTelemetry Collector, you must Configure Resource Attributes.