Help Shape OpenTelemetry in Checkmk!

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Hello Community! :wave:

We invite you to take part in a new community project and help us build the best OpenTelemetry metrics support for Checkmk.

Some time ago, we shared our plans to support OpenTelemetry metrics as part of expanding Checkmk’s application monitoring. Now, we’ve started implementing it in an experimental fashion.

At this stage, we have integrated an OpenTelemetry collector into our installers. It can be started with the Checkmk site, receive OpenTelemetry metrics via OTLP, and scrape Prometheus metric endpoints. We want to share our progress with you, continuously update you on developments, and refine the integration based on real-world feedback—so that it works for the people who will actually use it: you.

The process involves joining recurring meetings where we will present the latest developments and discuss your feedback.

We believe that working together will not only improve the result but also make the process more valuable for everyone involved.

The first meeting, including a demo of the current implementation, will take place on March 26th at 2 PM (Berlin time) on Zoom.

If you cannot make it, we will share a recording of the similar demo later – the call itself will not be recorded to create a comfortable atmosphere during the call.

Looking forward to seeing you there and hearing your thoughts!
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Upd: We would like to be transparent and make our work on this project safe and open. For that, we have to clarify some legal aspects:

  • This is an experimental feature and not officially supported yet, so please use it at your own risk and only in the environment where you would be comfortable to do so
  • OpenTelemetry collector is only for testing and evaluation purposes
  • Your suggestions for new functions or improvements suggestions may be used unconditionally and without restriction. In particular, there are no confidentiality obligations for such suggestions – so please, make sure you only share the data you are free and comfortable to share
  • Checkmk current GTC and EULA apply. Please take note of Checkmk Privacy Policy.
  • See 11.13 of the GTC and section 7 of the EULA for the specific terms and conditions for pre-release software and respective feedback usage rights.
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Dear everyone!
Thank you for everyone who joined us yesterday! It was a great discussion which created several points for internal discussion.

And we still gather feedback! If for some reason you were unable to join the call yesterday but would still like to participate, share your perspective on this new feature, please see the recording below and let us know what you think about the OTel collector in the replies in this thread or in direct messages to @Niklas or me :slight_smile:

Recording of the demo

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