OpenTelemetry Workshop

OTel with Chronosphere easy! Here's how.

• Prerequisites
• Lab1 - Collection
• Lab2 - Instrumentation

Prerequisites

1. Prepare your local environment

1.1. Install dependencies

You will need a Kubernetes cluster to deploy the workshop applications. You will need a laptop or VM with the following software installed (use the links for installation instructions):

• git
• docker
• kubectl
• helm

Verify your installations by running these commands in your terminal:

• git --version (expected output: 2.32.1 or higher)
• docker --version (expected output: 20.10.12 or higher)
• kubectl version (expected output: 1.27 or higher)
• helm version (expected output: 3.1 or higher)

1.2. Clone this repo

You will need to clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/chronosphereio/otel-workshop.git

1.3. Confirm internet access

Your laptop or VM will need outbound public internet access to these hosts, protocols, and ports:

Hostname	Protocol	Port
*.docker.com	HTTPS	443
*.docker.io	HTTPS	443
*.github.com	HTTPS	443
*.chronosphere.io	HTTPS	443

1.4. Obtain environment variables

You will be provided the tenant org name and token. You will need to set the following environment variables with the provided values.

Environment Variable	Description
CHRONOSPHERE_ORG_NAME	Tenant Organization Name
CHRONOSPHERE_API_TOKEN	Provide by your contact at Chronosphere