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OpenTelemetry Collector

### Overview
HostSpace Kubernetes Engine (HKE) is an enterprise-grade Kubernetes orchestration platform that focuses on automated scaling, monitoring, and high availability. This documentation covers the integration and configuration of the OpenTelemetry Collector in HKE for efficient observability.

### Key Features/Components
- **OpenTelemetry Collector**: Collects, processes, and exports telemetry data
- **HostSpace Kubernetes Engine (HKE)**: Orchestrates containers for scalability and high availability

### Step-by-step Instructions or Configuration Details
1. **Deploy OpenTelemetry Collector**:
   ```yaml
   apiVersion: v1
   kind: ConfigMap
   metadata:
     name: otel-collector-config
   data:
     config.yaml: |
       receivers:
         otlp:
       exporters:
         logging:

Configure Collector to Export to HostSpace HKE:

apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
  name: otel-collector
spec:
  ports:
    - protocol: TCP
      port: 4317
      targetPort: 4317
  selector:
    app: otel-collector

Best Practices and Recommendations

Use Kubernetes resources efficiently to optimize performance
Regularly update the OpenTelemetry Collector for the latest features and security patches

kubectl get pods - View running pods
kubectl describe pod <pod_name> - Describe a specific pod

Common Pitfalls and Solutions