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Version: v2.0.2

OpenTelemetry Collector Setup

Overview​

The OpenTelemetry Collector receives metrics from your Aztec node and exports them to Prometheus for storage and analysis.

Prerequisites​

  • A running Aztec node with Docker Compose
  • Basic understanding of Docker networking

Setup Steps​

Step 1: Create Configuration File​

Create an otel-collector-config.yml file in the same directory of your existing docker-compose.yml:

receivers:
  otlp:
    protocols:
      http:
        endpoint: 0.0.0.0:4318
      grpc:
        endpoint: 0.0.0.0:4317

exporters:
  prometheus:
    endpoint: "0.0.0.0:8889"
    metric_expiration: 5m

processors:
  batch:

service:
  pipelines:
    metrics:
      receivers: [otlp]
      exporters:
        - prometheus

This configuration:

  • Receives metrics via OTLP (OpenTelemetry Protocol) on ports 4317 (gRPC) and 4318 (HTTP)
  • Exports metrics to Prometheus format on port 8889
  • Uses batch processing for efficiency

Step 2: Add OTEL Collector to Docker Compose​

Add the following to your existing docker-compose.yml file:

services:
  # ... existing services ...
  otel-collector:
    image: otel/opentelemetry-collector
    container_name: aztec-otel
    ports:
      - 8888:8888  # OTEL collector metrics endpoint
      - 8889:8889  # Prometheus exporter endpoint
      - 4317:4317  # OTLP gRPC receiver
      - 4318:4318  # OTLP HTTP receiver
    volumes:
      - ./otel-collector-config.yaml:/etc/otel-collector-config.yaml
    command: >-
      --config=/etc/otel-collector-config.yaml
    networks:
      - aztec
    restart: always

Step 3: Configure Node to Export Metrics​

Update your Aztec node's environment variables to export metrics to the OTEL collector.

Step 3a: Add to .env file

Add these variables to your .env file:

OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_ENDPOINT=http://otel-collector:4318/v1/metrics

Step 3b: Update docker-compose.yml

Add these environment variables to your node's service in docker-compose.yml:

services:
  aztec-node:  # or aztec-sequencer, prover-node, etc.
    # ... existing configuration ...
    environment:
      # ... existing environment variables ...
      OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_ENDPOINT: ${OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_METRICS_ENDPOINT}

Network configuration: As your node and OTEL collector are in the same Docker Compose file and share the aztec network, you can use the service name otel-collector in the endpoint URL (as shown above).

Step 4: Start Services​

# Start or restart all services
docker compose up -d

Step 5: Verify Metrics Collection​

Check that metrics are being collected:

# View OTEL collector logs
docker compose logs -f otel-collector

# Query Prometheus endpoint
curl http://localhost:8889/metrics

You should see metrics in Prometheus format.

Next Steps​