How an OpenTelemetry collector works
How OpenTelemetry collectors receive, process, and export logs
Generating an OTel collector configuration file
Configuring an OpenTelemetry Collector can be complex. Log Management provides an interface where you can select configuration snippets for your data sources and edit them to match your setup. You then download the ready-to-use result.
Manual collector configuration
Configure an OpenTelemetry collector to collect multiple log sources from one host
Troubleshooting your installation
Troubleshoot OpenTelemetry collector installation and log collection issues