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Application Observability and Kubernetes Monitoring integration

If your application is deployed in Kubernetes it is recommended to deploy Grafana Alloy (formerly Grafana Agent) using the Kubernetes Monitoring helm chart and take advantage of both Application Observability and Kubernetes Monitoring solutions.

Setup

Follow the instructions provided in the Configure Kubernetes Monitoring with Grafana Kubernetes Monitoring Helm chart documentation.

OTLP receivers

Ensure the OTLP Receivers option is enabled in the Cluster Configuration tab:

OTLP endpoints

Configure the instrumentation to send telemetry data to the Grafana Alloy using one of the addresses provided in the Configure Application Instrumentation section in the Cluster Configuration tab:

Copy the relevant endpoint and edit the scripts below to export the necessary environment variables to configure your application:

gRPC:

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export OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT=<GRPC_ENDPOINT>
export OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL=grpc

HTTP:

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export OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT=<HTTP_ENDPOINT>
export OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL=http/protobuf

Language Specific Guides

Language specific guides that show how to instrument your application can be found in the production instrumentation guides.