Native OpenTelemetry Export Arrives: Introducing the omotlp Output Module
With the latest merge into the rsyslog development branch, rsyslog now provides a native OpenTelemetry (OTLP/HTTP) log exporter. The new omotlp output module enables rsyslog to send logs directly to any OTLP-compliant collector without the need for sidecars or protocol translators.
This is Phase 1 of the OpenTelemetry integration. It focuses on the OTLP/HTTP JSON transport, including batching, retry semantics, TLS/mTLS, and proxy support. Additional transport variants (gRPC and HTTP/protobuf) may follow in future phases.
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