The resource detection processor can be used to detect resource information from the host, in a
format that conforms to the OpenTelemetry resource semantic conventions, and append or override the resource value in telemetry data with this information.
| Metrics | Logs | Traces | Bindplane Collector |
|---|---|---|---|
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | v1.40.0+ |
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Detector | Detector(s) to use for resource detection. Available detectors include aks, azure, consul, ec2, eks, gcp, k8snode, openshift, and system. |
| Override | Whether or not to overwrite existing resource attributes. |
| Timeout | Time duration after which a resource detector request will timeout. |
| Hostname Source | When the system detector is in use, specifies the source used to detect the system hostname. Options include os, dns, cname, and lookup. |
| EC2 Tags | Specifies a list of regex's to match to EC2 instance tag keys that will be added as resource attributes to processed data. |
| K8s Node Environment Variable | The K8s node environment variable that has the node name to retrieve metadata for. Defaults to "KUBE_NODE_NAME" because the Bindplane Collector has this automatically set. |
| Consul Address | The address of the Consul server. If unset, the environment variable "CONSUL_HTTP_ADDR" will be used if it exists. |
| Consul Authentication | The type of authentication to use with Consul. One of 'Token' or 'Token File' is required if Consul's ACL System is enabled. Options are "None", "Token", or "Token File". |
| Consul Token | Token is used to provide a per-request ACL token which overrides the collector's default token. If unset, the environment variable "CONSUL_HTTP_TOKEN" will be used if it exists. |
| Consul Token File | Token File is a file containing the current token to use for this client. If provided, it is read once at startup and never again. If unset, the environment variable "CONSUL_HTTP_TOKEN_FILE" will be used if it exists. |
| Consul Datacenter | Optional Consul Datacenter to use. If not provided, the default collector datacenter is used. |
| Consul Namespace | Optional namespace to attach to each Consul request. If unset, the environment variable "CONSUL_NAMESPACE" will be used if it exists. |
| Consul Metadata Labels | Allowlist of Consul Metadata keys to use as resource attributes. |
