# Tail sampling with OpenTelemetry using Kubernetes Copy as Markdown[Open in ChatGPT](https://chatgpt.com/?q=Read%20https%3A%2F%2Fcoralogix.com%2Fdocs%2Fopentelemetry%2Fkubernetes-observability%2Ftail-sampling-with-opentelemetry-using-kubernetes.md%20and%20help%20me%20with%20my%20question%20about%20this%20Coralogix%20documentation%20page.)[Open in Claude](https://claude.ai/new?q=Read%20https%3A%2F%2Fcoralogix.com%2Fdocs%2Fopentelemetry%2Fkubernetes-observability%2Ftail-sampling-with-opentelemetry-using-kubernetes.md%20and%20help%20me%20with%20my%20question%20about%20this%20Coralogix%20documentation%20page.) This tutorial demonstrates how to configure a Kubernetes cluster, deploy OpenTelemetry to collect logs, metrics, and traces, and enable trace sampling. We will cover an example of enabling a tail sample for the Opentelemetry Demo Application and a more precise example using the small trace-generating application. ## Prerequisites[​](#prerequisites "Direct link to Prerequisites") * A Kubernetes cluster * Helm installed * Coralogix [Send-Your-Data API key](https://coralogix.com/docs/docs/user-guides/account-management/api-keys/send-your-data-api-key/.md) ## How it Works[​](#how-it-works "Direct link to How it Works") [![](/docs/assets/images/docker-flow-daig-1-7f76968413b868fed4c5569833e82d37.webp)](https://coralogix.com/docs/docs/assets/images/docker-flow-daig-1-7f76968413b868fed4c5569833e82d37.webp) The Kubernetes OpenTelemetry Integration consists of the following components: * **OpenTelemetry Agent**. The Agent is deployed to each node within the Cluster and collects telemetry data from the applications running on that node. The agent is configured to send the telemetry data to the OpenTelemetry Gateway. The agent ensures that traces with the same ID are sent to the same gateway. This allows tail sampling to be performed on the traces correctly, even if they span multiple applications and nodes. * **OpenTelemetry Gateway**. The Gateway is responsible for receiving telemetry data from the agents and forwarding it to the Coralogix backend. The Gateway is also responsible for load balancing the telemetry data to the Coralogix backend. ## Install the Coralogix OpenTelemetry Integration[​](#install-the-coralogix-opentelemetry-integration "Direct link to Install the Coralogix OpenTelemetry Integration") This integration uses the [Coralogix OpenTelemetry Helm Chart](https://github.com/coralogix/telemetry-shippers/tree/master/otel-integration/k8s-helm). While this document focuses on tail sampling for traces, deploying this chart also deploys the infrastructure to collect logs, metrics, and traces from your Kubernetes cluster and pods. **STEP 1**. Add the Coralogix Helm repository. ``` helm repo add coralogix-charts-virtual https://cgx.jfrog.io/artifactory/coralogix-charts-virtual ``` **STEP 2**. Copy the `tail-sampling-values.yaml` file found [here](https://github.com/coralogix/telemetry-shippers/blob/master/otel-integration/k8s-helm/tail-sampling-values.yaml) and update the relevant fields with your values. ``` global: domain: "" clusterName: "" defaultApplicationName: "otel" defaultSubsystemName: "integration" logLevel: "warn" collectionInterval: "30s" opentelemetry-agent: enabled: true mode: daemonset presets: loadBalancing: enabled: true routingKey: "traceID" hostname: coralogix-opentelemetry-gateway config: service: pipelines: traces: exporters: - loadbalancing opentelemetry-gateway: enabled: true replicaCount: 3 config: processors: tail_sampling: decision_wait: 10s num_traces: 100 expected_new_traces_per_sec: 10 policies: [ { name: errors-policy, type: status_code, status_code: {status_codes: [ERROR]} }, { name: randomized-policy, type: probabilistic, probabilistic: {sampling_percentage: 10} }, ] opentelemetry-cluster-collector: enabled: true opentelemetry-agent-windows: enabled: false coralogix-ebpf-agent: enabled: false ``` **STEP 3**. Add your Coralogix [Send-Your-Data API key](https://coralogix.com/docs/docs/user-guides/account-management/api-keys/send-your-data-api-key/.md) to the `tail-sampling-values.yaml` file. ``` kubectl create secret generic coralogix-keys --from-literal 'PRIVATE_KEY=' ``` **STEP 4**. Install the `otel-integration`. ``` kubectl get pods NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE coralogix-opentelemetry-agent-86qdb 1/1 Running 0 7h59m coralogix-opentelemetry-gateway-65dfbb5567-6rk4j 1/1 Running 0 7h59m coralogix-opentelemetry-gateway-65dfbb5567-g7m5l 1/1 Running 0 7h59m coralogix-opentelemetry-gateway-65dfbb5567-zbprd 1/1 Running 0 7h59m ``` You should end up with as many opentelemetry-agent pods as you have nodes in your cluster, and 3 opentelemetry-gateway pods. ## Install Test Application Environment[​](#install-test-application-environment "Direct link to Install Test Application Environment") In the next section, we will describe the process for installing 2 application environments, the OpenTelemetry Demo Application and a Small Trace Generating. You do not need to install both these examples. ### Install OpenTelemetry Demo[​](#install-opentelemetry-demo "Direct link to Install OpenTelemetry Demo") **STEP 1**. Add the Hlem chart for the OpenTelemetry Demo Application. ``` helm repo add open-telemetry https://open-telemetry.github.io/opentelemetry-helm-charts ``` **STEP 2**. Create a `values.yaml` file and add the following: ``` default: env: - name: OTEL_SERVICE_NAME valueFrom: fieldRef: apiVersion: v1 fieldPath: "metadata.labels['app.kubernetes.io/component']" - name: OTEL_COLLECTOR_NAME value: '{{ include "otel-demo.name" . }}-otelcol' - name: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT value: http://$(OTEL_COLLECTOR_NAME):4317 - name: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_TEMPORALITY_PREFERENCE value: cumulative - name: OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES value: service.name=$(OTEL_SERVICE_NAME),service.namespace=opentelemetry-demo envOverrides: - name: OTEL_COLLECTOR_NAME valueFrom: fieldRef: apiVersion: v1 fieldPath: spec.nodeName - name: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT value: http://$(OTEL_COLLECTOR_NAME):4317 serviceAccount: create: true annotations: {} name: "" opentelemetry-collector: enabled: false jaeger: enabled: false prometheus: enabled: false grafana: enabled: false ``` This will configure the OpenTelemetry Demo Application to send traces to the Coralogix OpenTelemetry Agent running on the node. **STEP 3**. Install the Opentelemetry Demo Application. ``` helm install otel-demo open-telemetry/opentelemetry-demo -f values.yaml NAME: my-otel-demo LAST DEPLOYED: Mon Feb 19 23:29:16 2024 NAMESPACE: default STATUS: deployed REVISION: 1 TEST SUITE: None NOTES: ``` ### Install the Small Trace-Generating Application[​](#install-the-small-trace-generating-application "Direct link to Install the Small Trace-Generating Application") This application is a small trace-generating application. We will demonstrate how to connect it to the Coralogix OpenTelemetry Agent to enable tail sampling. **STEP 1**. Create a file `go-traces-demo.yaml` and add the following: ``` apiVersion: apps/v1 kind: Deployment metadata: name: go-otel-traces-demo spec: selector: matchLabels: app: go-otel-traces-demo replicas: 1 template: metadata: labels: app: go-otel-traces-demo spec: containers: - name: go-otel-traces-demo image: public.ecr.aws/c1s3k2h4/go-otel-traces-demo:latest imagePullPolicy: Always env: - name: NODE_IP valueFrom: fieldRef: fieldPath: status.hostIP - name: CX_ENDPOINT value: $(NODE_IP):4317 ``` **STEP 2**. Apply the Kuberenetes deployment. ``` kubectl apply -f go-traces-demo.yaml ``` ## Validation[​](#validation "Direct link to Validation") View your telemetry data in your Coralogix dashboard. Traces should arrive from the tail-sampling load balancer. [![](/docs/assets/images/console-2-7b6d614fdc36d25be1b21e23d197b5a9.jpg)](https://coralogix.com/docs/docs/assets/images/console-2-7b6d614fdc36d25be1b21e23d197b5a9.jpg) ## Additional Resources[​](#additional-resources "Direct link to Additional Resources") | | | | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Documentation | [Introduction to Tail Sampling with Coralogix & OpenTelemetry](https://coralogix.com/docs/docs/opentelemetry/tail-sampling/tail-sampling-with-coralogix-and-opentelemetry/.md) |