Remote configuration of OpenTelemetry Collectors
Remotely configure your OpenTelemetry Collectors by creating Templates and Groups.
Remote configuration of OpenTelemetry Collectors is a feature that enables you to centrally manage, update, and deploy telemetry pipeline configurations across a fleet of collectors without needing direct SSH or host access, manual redeployment, or application code changes. It uses the Open Agent Management Protocol (OpAMP), an open, vendor-agnostic network protocol designed specifically for managing and monitoring large fleets of telemetry data collectors and agents.
To use remote configuration Collectors, you need to:
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enable OpAMP Supervisor to remotely configure Collectors on standalone hosts (Linux and Windows): OpAMP Supervisor runs alongside the Collectors, polls or connects to the Fleet Management OpAMP server, receives configuration updates, and applies them locally.
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enable OpAMP Bridge to remotely configure Collectors on Kubernetes: OpAMP Bridge is a process runs inside the cluster. It connects outbound to the OpAMP backend, receives configuration changes, updates the cluster
ConfigMaps, and triggers workload rollouts for Helm-managed collector deployments. -
create templates and groups: Organize collectors into logical groups such as by environment, OS, or cluster and apply reusable, versioned pipeline templates at fleet scale.