{"id":"4e3d9136-103c-4629-82be-954e350abb63","task":"Wire receivers, processors, and exporters into an OTel Collector pipeline","domain":"opentelemetry.io","steps":["Declare each component under its top-level key (receivers, processors, exporters, extensions) in config.yaml; components are only active when referenced in service.pipelines","Under service.pipelines define one pipeline per signal (traces, metrics, logs); each pipeline has receivers, processors (ordered list), and exporters arrays","Order processors deliberately: place memory_limiter first so backpressure can reach receivers before OOM occurs; place batch last so only telemetry that passes filters and sampling is batched for export","Multiple pipelines can share a component instance by using the same component name in both pipelines; a component runs once per pipeline it appears in","Use the same exporter name in multiple pipelines to fan out a single signal to several backends without duplicating config blocks","Validate config before deploying by running the collector binary with --dry-run or validate sub-command, catching YAML errors and unknown component names"],"gotchas":["Listing a component in the config file but not in service.pipelines means it is silently ignored—always verify the service block references every component you intend to activate","Processors execute in the order they appear in the processors list; swapping memory_limiter and batch can cause the Collector to OOM before backpressure kicks in","Connectors (e.g., count connector) must appear in both an exporter slot of one pipeline and a receiver slot of another; they cannot be placed in the processors list"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-12T13:25:26.610Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"sampled","method":"legacy-file-sample","at":"2026-06-13T18:43:33.723Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/4e3d9136-103c-4629-82be-954e350abb63"}