opensafely-core / opensafely-core/backend-server
use the otel-collector on tpp backend to buffer jobrunner telemetry
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Description
- we already have an otel-collector on the tpp-backend which collects system metrics & sends them to otel-gateway (the otel-collector on dokku4)
- traces/spans from job-runner currently go directly to otel-gateway, but they can be buffered in process in job-runner & the buffer contents can be lost if job-runner is restarted
- we should send the trace data from job-runner to the otel-collector to forward on to otel-gateway
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Research direction
Start by locating the tpp-backend otel-collector configuration and the job-runner trace export configuration, then trace how data reaches the otel-gateway. Confirm the collector can receive job-runner traces and forward them onward; done means job-runner telemetry uses that path and no longer sends directly to the gateway.
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Assessment
- Domain
- infrastructure, observability
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100