Start Otel Collector Service

Create a namespace for the OpenTelemetry Collector:

{{< text bash >}} $ kubectl create namespace observability {{< /text >}}

Deploy the OpenTelemetry Collector. You can use [this example configuration]({{< github_blob >}}/samples/open-telemetry/otel.yaml) as a starting point.

{{< text bash >}} $ kubectl apply -f @samples/open-telemetry/otel.yaml@ -n observability {{< /text >}}