otel-collector

# OpenTelemetry Collector configuration guide Expert guidance for configuring and deploying the OpenTelemetry Collector to receive, process, and export telemetry. ## Rules | Rule | Description | |------|-------------| | [receivers](./rules/receivers.md) | Receivers — OTLP, Prometheus, filelog, hostmetrics | | [exporters](./rules/exporters.md) | Exporters — OTLP/gRPC to Dash0, debug, authentication | | [processors](./rules/processors.md) | Processors — memory limiter, resource detection, ordering, sending queue | | [pipelines](./rules/pipelines.md) | Pipelines — service section, per-signal configuration, connectors | | [deployment](./rules/deployment.md) | Deployment — agent vs gateway patterns, deployment method selection | | [dash0-operator](./rules/deployment/dash0-operator.md) | Dash0 Kubernetes Operator — automated instrumentation, Collector management, Dash0 export | | [collector-helm-chart](./rules/deployment/collector-helm-chart.md) | Collector Helm chart — presets, modes, image selection | | [opentelemetry-operator](./rules/deployment/opentelemetry-operator.md) | OpenTelemetry Operator — Collector CRD, auto-instrumentation, sidecar | | [raw-manifests](./rules/deployment/raw-manifests.md) | Raw Kubernetes manifests — DaemonSet, Deployment, RBAC, Docker Compose | | [sampling](./rules/sampling.md) | Sampling — head, tail, load balancing | | [red-metrics](./rules/red-metrics.md) | RED metrics — span-derived request rate, error rate, duration histograms | | [custom-dist...