Collectors & Agents
Linux & Windows Host Collector
Collect host CPU, memory, disk, filesystem, network, and system log telemetry using the stock OpenTelemetry Collector configured for Owlpane.
Environment variables
export OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT="https://ingest.owlpane.com"
export OWLPANE_INGEST_KEY="owl_ing_your_key_here"
export OTEL_SERVICE_NAME="host-collector"
export OWLPANE_ENVIRONMENT="production"Minimal otel-collector-config.yaml
receivers:
hostmetrics:
collection_interval: 30s
scrapers:
cpu: {}
memory: {}
disk: {}
filesystem: {}
load: {}
network: {}
paging: {}
processes: {}
processors:
batch: {}
resourcedetection:
detectors: [env, system]
exporters:
otlphttp/owlpane:
endpoint: "${env:OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT}"
headers:
Authorization: "Bearer ${env:OWLPANE_INGEST_KEY}"
service:
pipelines:
metrics:
receivers: [hostmetrics]
processors: [resourcedetection, batch]
exporters: [otlphttp/owlpane]Verify it arrived
Open Observability → Explorer (/observability/explorer) and query a system.* metric, or confirm the host appears with recent ingest totals under Usage.
Recommended Dashboards
Open Dashboards → Library (/observability/dashboards/library) and install the hostmetrics or Windows dashboard pack.
Related
- Kubernetes Helm agent for in-cluster collection (values reference: Helm values)
- IoT edge gateway for device fleets
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Kubernetes Helm Agent
Deploy the Owlpane agent with Helm (OCI chart) to collect pod logs, kubelet/container metrics, Kubernetes events, and cluster OTLP traces.
Runtime telemetry (agent)
Auto-instrumentation and OTLP metrics for Observability → Runtimes from Kubernetes workloads via the Owlpane Helm agent.