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Check out this week’s o11y newsletter with useful OpenTelemetry hands-on material, instrumentation guidance, database observability, and more:
👉 OpenTelemetry Observability Newsletter
You Should Know:
1. Installing OpenTelemetry Collector (Linux)
Download the latest OpenTelemetry Collector wget https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-releases/releases/download/v0.60.0/otelcol_0.60.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz Extract and install tar -xvf otelcol_0.60.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz sudo mv otelcol /usr/local/bin/
2. Configuring OTel for Application Tracing
Create `config.yaml`:
receivers: otlp: protocols: grpc: http: exporters: logging: loglevel: debug service: pipelines: traces: receivers: [bash] exporters: [bash]
Run the collector:
otelcol --config config.yaml
3. Instrumenting a Python App
from opentelemetry import trace
from opentelemetry.sdk.trace import TracerProvider
from opentelemetry.sdk.trace.export import BatchSpanProcessor, ConsoleSpanExporter
provider = TracerProvider()
processor = BatchSpanProcessor(ConsoleSpanExporter())
provider.add_span_processor(processor)
trace.set_tracer_provider(provider)
tracer = trace.get_tracer(<strong>name</strong>)
with tracer.start_as_current_span("main_operation"):
print("Tracing this operation!")
4. Monitoring Database Performance
Use OpenTelemetry with PostgreSQL:
Install PostgreSQL exporter pip install opentelemetry-instrumentation-psycopg2 Run instrumented script opentelemetry-instrument python your_app.py
5. Exporting Metrics to Prometheus
Update `config.yaml`:
exporters: prometheus: endpoint: "0.0.0.0:8889"
6. Kubernetes Observability
Deploy OTel Collector in K8s:
kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-helm-charts/main/charts/opentelemetry-collector/values.yaml
7. Windows Event Log Monitoring
Enable OpenTelemetry for Windows Event Logs .\otelcol-contrib.exe --config .\windows-config.yaml
What Undercode Say:
OpenTelemetry is revolutionizing observability by unifying logs, traces, and metrics. Mastering its tooling ensures robust monitoring across cloud, on-prem, and hybrid environments.
🔹 Key Commands Recap:
– `otelcol` (Linux Collector)
– `opentelemetry-instrument` (Auto-instrumentation)
– `kubectl apply` (K8s Deployment)
– PowerShell for Windows logging
🔹 Expected Output:
✔ Traces in console/logs
✔ Prometheus metrics on `:8889`
✔ Database performance insights
✔ Kubernetes pod-level observability
Prediction:
OpenTelemetry will dominate cloud-native monitoring, replacing proprietary APM tools by 2026. Enterprises adopting it early will gain a strategic advantage in incident response and system reliability.
🔗 Further Reading:
IT/Security Reporter URL:
Reported By: Mhausenblas Observability – Hackers Feeds
Extra Hub: Undercode MoN
Basic Verification: Pass ✅
