Telemetry export to an OTLP collector

This example sends routerd telemetry to an OpenTelemetry collector. It is useful when testing long-running behavior, health checks, DPI, or apply latency.

The complete, validated YAML is in examples/telemetry-export.yaml.

Topology

Diagram map

No.	Meaning	Main resources
[1]	routerd process producing logs, metrics, and traces.	Telemetry/otlp
[2]	OTLP collector endpoint.	Telemetry.spec.otlp.endpoint
[3]	Backend selected by the collector configuration.	External to routerd

What this manages

Area	routerd resources
Telemetry sink	Telemetry/otlp
Service identity	serviceNamespace, attributes
Signals	logs, metrics, traces

Key config

# [1] Enable routerd telemetry export.
- apiVersion: observability.routerd.net/v1alpha1
  kind: Telemetry
  metadata:
    name: otlp
  spec:
    # [2] OTLP collector endpoint.
    otlp:
      endpoint: http://collector.example.internal:4317
      insecure: true
    serviceNamespace: routerd
    attributes:
      deployment.environment: lab
      site: example
    signals:
      - logs
      - metrics
      - traces

Checks

routerd validate --config examples/telemetry-export.yaml
routerctl describe Telemetry/otlp

Confirm data arrival from the collector or backend side. Keep the endpoint on a trusted management or observability network.