APM using OpenTelemetry Collector with Kubernetes

Coralogix now offers features of application performance monitoring (APM) for modern, cloud-native environments for those customers using OpenTelemetry collector with a Kubernetes processor. Our new features decorate all pillars of observability with additional information that extends beyond system availability, service performance, and response times.

New! Use our newly-expanded POD feature to view and compare all of the pods associated with a specific service. Compare metrics within a specific pod and across pods.

Prerequisites

1. Sign up for a Coralogix account. Set up your account on the Coralogix domain corresponding to the region within which you would like your data stored.

2. Access your Coralogix private key.

3. Install Kubernetes. This should include installation of the command-line tool kubectl, designed to operate on your Kubernetes cluster.

4. Install and configure Helm. We suggest you use this guide to familiarize yourself with the basics of using Helm to manage packages on your Kubernetes cluster.

Installation & Configuration

1. Install and configure OpenTelemetry to send your telemetry data to Coralogix. We strongly recommend configuring Otel to send Coralogix your logs, metrics, and tracing, so that you can enjoy the highest quality APM.

As part of your Otel setup, you will create a YAML-formatted override file which contains presets, built-in variables that automatically add processor and integration attributes. Among these variables are k8attributes for Kubernetes, which both link Otel-instrumented applications to Kubernetes and are a requirement for you to enjoy our new APM features.

2. Run Prometheus or make sure to set the following variables in your override file as part of your Otel setup:

• mode: Set this variable to deployment mode.
• receivers: You are required to collect prometheus metrics.

receivers:
- prometheus
- otlp

3. Install Prometheus node-exporter using this chart.

4. Install kube-state-metrics Helm Chart using this chart.

5. Run Fluent Bit agent.

APM on Your Coralogix Dashboard

Access our APM features on your Coralogix dashboard

1. In your Coralogix dashboard, click on the Explore tab > Tracing. Then click on the trace of interest.

2. Click on POD and HOST features, in addition to RELATED LOGS and SPAN LOGS. View them in either SPANS VIEW or DEPENDENCIES VIEW.

Support

Need help?

Our world-class customer success team is available 24/7 to walk you through your setup and answer any questions that may come up.

Feel free to reach out to us via our in-app chat or by sending us an email at [email protected].