Configure Grafana Cloud OTLP endpoint

In this milestone, you configure the OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP) endpoint in Grafana Cloud and generate the credentials that Beyla needs to send telemetry data.

To configure the OTLP endpoint and generate credentials, complete the following steps:

1. Sign in to your Grafana Cloud environment.

2. Select a Stack and locate the OpenTelemetry card and click Configure.

   The OpenTelemetry configuration page opens with connection details.

3. In the Password / API token section, click Generate now.

4. Follow the prompts to create a new API token.

   For example, enter a descriptive name like beyla-otlp-token and select the appropriate permissions.

5. Save the token.

   You won’t be able to view it again.

6. On the OpenTelemetry configuration page, locate the Environment Variables section.

7. Click Copy to copy the environment variables.

   The variables include OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL, OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT, and OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS.

8. Save these variables in a secure location.

   You use these variables in the next milestone.

In the next milestone, you instrument and test your application using Beyla and Docker.