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Getting Started

Set up a sandbox collector, connect sample workloads, and validate that telemetry flows into the search UI and MCP interface.

Prerequisites​

  • Docker or Kubernetes cluster capable of running the collector containers
  • Access to the services you want to instrument with OpenTelemetry SDKs
  • API credentials for any downstream storage backends you plan to use

Installation​

  1. Clone the deployment samples from the repository.
  2. Bring up the stack with docker compose up or apply the Helm chart.
  3. Use otelcol --config to verify the collector is listening on the expected ports.
  4. Send a test trace with the OTLP demo app and confirm it appears in the console.

When everything looks good, proceed to configuring authentication, scaling, and retention to match your production requirements.