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Bridging Alloy and OpenTelemetry: the OTel engine is now in Public Preview
Grafana Alloy v1.21.0 now supports an OpenTelemetry-compatible engine in public preview, allowing direct use of standard OTel Collector YAML configurations.
What: The new engine in Grafana Alloy allows users to run OTel Collector configurations natively. It supports remote fleet management and can be toggled via environment variable.
Why it matters: This integration bridges Grafana's vendor-specific configuration model with the broader, standard OpenTelemetry ecosystem, simplifying migrations for teams already invested in OTel.
Takeaway: Test your existing OTel Collector YAML files in Alloy by setting the appropriate environment variable to toggle the engine.
Decoder
- Grafana Alloy: A vendor-neutral distribution of the OpenTelemetry Collector that allows for complex pipelines and telemetry collection.
- OpenTelemetry Collector: A vendor-agnostic proxy that receives, processes, and exports telemetry data (logs, metrics, traces).
Original article
Grafana Alloy's OpenTelemetry engine is now in Public Preview as of Alloy v1.21.0. It runs standard OpenTelemetry Collector YAML configuration and supports Fleet Management for remote configuration. Users can run the OTel engine alongside the default engine or switch between them using an environment variable.
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