Install the Collector with Kubernetes

Kubernetes

The following command deploys an agent as a daemonset and a single gateway instance:

kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector/v0.139.0/examples/k8s/otel-config.yaml

The previous example is meant to serve as a starting point, to be extended and customized before actual production usage. For production-ready customization and installation, see OpenTelemetry Helm Charts.

You can also use the OpenTelemetry Operator to provision and maintain an OpenTelemetry Collector instance, with features such as automatic upgrade handling, Service configuration based on the OpenTelemetry configuration, automatic sidecar injection into deployments, and more.

For guidance on how to use the Collector with Kubernetes, see Kubernetes Getting Started.