kubectl otel is a Kubernetes CLI plugin which will generate OpenTelemetry traces for any kubectl ...
command you run and output them to a tracing storage backend of your choice.
For example, this command will time how long it takes to apply the deploy.yaml
file and send the trace to a backend.
kubectl otel apply -f deploy.yaml
You could also alias it so the tracing is seamless:
alias ko='kubectl otel'
ko apply -f deployment.yaml
Prerequisites
- Currently only supports Linux and MacOS
- You must have a standalone binary of tracepusher in your path (ie. you are able to run
tracepusher
from the command line and see output) - You must have an OpenTelemetry collector somewhere so the spans can be sent there
Installation
krew listing - coming soon (hopefully)
For now:
- Download kubectl-otel
- Make it executable: chmod +x kubectl-otel
- Move it to anywhere in your path (eg.
/usr/local/bin
):sudo mv kubectl-otel /usr/local/bin
Try it out: kubectl otel version
should execute kubectl version
and trace the time (expected to be quick eg. 0 seconds).
Code on GitHub
This plugin is fully open sourced on GitHub. Drop by, submit an enhancement PR and give the repo a ⭐
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