Opentelemetry

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Comprehensive opentelemetry commands and workflows for security testing and analysis across all platforms.

Basic Commands

Command	Description
opentelemetry --version	Show opentelemetry version
opentelemetry --help	Display help information
opentelemetry init	Initialize opentelemetry in current directory
opentelemetry status	Check current status
opentelemetry list	List available options
opentelemetry info	Display system information
opentelemetry config	Show configuration settings
opentelemetry update	Update to latest version
opentelemetry start	Start opentelemetry service
opentelemetry stop	Stop opentelemetry service
opentelemetry restart	Restart opentelemetry service
opentelemetry reload	Reload configuration

Installation

Linux/Ubuntu

# Package manager installation
sudo apt update
sudo apt install opentelemetry

# Alternative installation
wget https://github.com/example/opentelemetry/releases/latest/download/opentelemetry-linux
chmod +x opentelemetry-linux
sudo mv opentelemetry-linux /usr/local/bin/opentelemetry

# Build from source
git clone https://github.com/example/opentelemetry.git
cd opentelemetry
make && sudo make install

macOS

# Homebrew installation
brew install opentelemetry

# MacPorts installation
sudo port install opentelemetry

# Manual installation
curl -L -o opentelemetry https://github.com/example/opentelemetry/releases/latest/download/opentelemetry-macos
chmod +x opentelemetry
sudo mv opentelemetry /usr/local/bin/

Windows

# Chocolatey installation
choco install opentelemetry

# Scoop installation
scoop install opentelemetry

# Winget installation
winget install opentelemetry

# Manual installation
# Download from https://github.com/example/opentelemetry/releases
# Extract and add to PATH

Configuration

Command	Description
opentelemetry config show	Display current configuration
opentelemetry config list	List all configuration options
opentelemetry config set <key> <value>	Set configuration value
opentelemetry config get <key>	Get configuration value
opentelemetry config unset <key>	Remove configuration value
opentelemetry config reset	Reset to default configuration
opentelemetry config validate	Validate configuration file
opentelemetry config export	Export configuration to file

Advanced Operations

File Operations

# Create new file/resource
opentelemetry create <name>

# Read file/resource
opentelemetry read <name>

# Update existing file/resource
opentelemetry update <name>

# Delete file/resource
opentelemetry delete <name>

# Copy file/resource
opentelemetry copy <source> <destination>

# Move file/resource
opentelemetry move <source> <destination>

# List all files/resources
opentelemetry list --all

# Search for files/resources
opentelemetry search <pattern>

Network Operations

# Connect to remote host
opentelemetry connect <host>:<port>

# Listen on specific port
opentelemetry listen --port <port>

# Send data to target
opentelemetry send --target <host> --data "<data>"

# Receive data from source
opentelemetry receive --source <host>

# Test connectivity
opentelemetry ping <host>

# Scan network range
opentelemetry scan <network>

# Monitor network traffic
opentelemetry monitor --interface <interface>

# Proxy connections
opentelemetry proxy --listen <port> --target <host>:<port>

Process Management

# Start background process
opentelemetry start --daemon

# Stop running process
opentelemetry stop --force

# Restart with new configuration
opentelemetry restart --config <file>

# Check process status
opentelemetry status --verbose

# Monitor process performance
opentelemetry monitor --metrics

# Kill all processes
opentelemetry killall

# Show running processes
opentelemetry ps

# Manage process priority
opentelemetry priority --pid <pid> --level <level>

Security Features

Authentication

# Login with username/password
opentelemetry login --user <username>

# Login with API key
opentelemetry login --api-key <key>

# Login with certificate
opentelemetry login --cert <cert_file>

# Logout current session
opentelemetry logout

# Change password
opentelemetry passwd

# Generate new API key
opentelemetry generate-key --name <key_name>

# List active sessions
opentelemetry sessions

# Revoke session
opentelemetry revoke --session <session_id>

Encryption

# Encrypt file
opentelemetry encrypt --input <file> --output <encrypted_file>

# Decrypt file
opentelemetry decrypt --input <encrypted_file> --output <file>

# Generate encryption key
opentelemetry keygen --type <type> --size <size>

# Sign file
opentelemetry sign --input <file> --key <private_key>

# Verify signature
opentelemetry verify --input <file> --signature <sig_file>

# Hash file
opentelemetry hash --algorithm <algo> --input <file>

# Generate certificate
opentelemetry cert generate --name <name> --days <days>

# Verify certificate
opentelemetry cert verify --cert <cert_file>

Monitoring and Logging

System Monitoring

# Monitor system resources
opentelemetry monitor --system

# Monitor specific process
opentelemetry monitor --pid <pid>

# Monitor network activity
opentelemetry monitor --network

# Monitor file changes
opentelemetry monitor --files <directory>

# Real-time monitoring
opentelemetry monitor --real-time --interval 1

# Generate monitoring report
opentelemetry report --type monitoring --output <file>

# Set monitoring alerts
opentelemetry alert --threshold <value> --action <action>

# View monitoring history
opentelemetry history --type monitoring

Logging

# View logs
opentelemetry logs

# View logs with filter
opentelemetry logs --filter <pattern>

# Follow logs in real-time
opentelemetry logs --follow

# Set log level
opentelemetry logs --level <level>

# Rotate logs
opentelemetry logs --rotate

# Export logs
opentelemetry logs --export <file>

# Clear logs
opentelemetry logs --clear

# Archive logs
opentelemetry logs --archive <archive_file>

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Issue: Command not found

# Check if opentelemetry is installed
which opentelemetry
opentelemetry --version

# Check PATH variable
echo $PATH

# Reinstall if necessary
sudo apt reinstall opentelemetry
# or
brew reinstall opentelemetry

Issue: Permission denied

# Run with elevated privileges
sudo opentelemetry <command>

# Check file permissions
ls -la $(which opentelemetry)

# Fix permissions
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/opentelemetry

# Check ownership
sudo chown $USER:$USER /usr/local/bin/opentelemetry

Issue: Configuration errors

# Validate configuration
opentelemetry config validate

# Reset to default configuration
opentelemetry config reset

# Check configuration file location
opentelemetry config show --file

# Backup current configuration
opentelemetry config export > backup.conf

# Restore from backup
opentelemetry config import backup.conf

Issue: Service not starting

# Check service status
opentelemetry status --detailed

# Check system logs
journalctl -u opentelemetry

# Start in debug mode
opentelemetry start --debug

# Check port availability
netstat -tulpn|grep <port>

# Kill conflicting processes
opentelemetry killall --force

Debug Commands

Command	Description
opentelemetry --debug	Enable debug output
opentelemetry --verbose	Enable verbose logging
opentelemetry --trace	Enable trace logging
opentelemetry test	Run built-in tests
opentelemetry doctor	Run system health check
opentelemetry diagnose	Generate diagnostic report
opentelemetry benchmark	Run performance benchmarks
opentelemetry validate	Validate installation and configuration

Performance Optimization

Resource Management

# Set memory limit
opentelemetry --max-memory 1G <command>

# Set CPU limit
opentelemetry --max-cpu 2 <command>

# Enable caching
opentelemetry --cache-enabled <command>

# Set cache size
opentelemetry --cache-size 100M <command>

# Clear cache
opentelemetry cache clear

# Show cache statistics
opentelemetry cache stats

# Optimize performance
opentelemetry optimize --profile <profile>

# Show performance metrics
opentelemetry metrics

Parallel Processing

# Enable parallel processing
opentelemetry --parallel <command>

# Set number of workers
opentelemetry --workers 4 <command>

# Process in batches
opentelemetry --batch-size 100 <command>

# Queue management
opentelemetry queue add <item>
opentelemetry queue process
opentelemetry queue status
opentelemetry queue clear

Integration

Scripting

#!/bin/bash
# Example script using opentelemetry

set -euo pipefail

# Configuration
CONFIG_FILE="config.yaml"
LOG_FILE="opentelemetry.log"

# Check if opentelemetry is available
if ! command -v opentelemetry &> /dev/null; then
    echo "Error: opentelemetry is not installed" >&2
    exit 1
fi

# Function to log messages
log() \\\\{
    echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - $1"|tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
\\\\}

# Main operation
main() \\\\{
    log "Starting opentelemetry operation"

    if opentelemetry --config "$CONFIG_FILE" run; then
        log "Operation completed successfully"
        exit 0
    else
        log "Operation failed with exit code $?"
        exit 1
    fi
\\\\}

# Cleanup function
cleanup() \\\\{
    log "Cleaning up"
    opentelemetry cleanup
\\\\}

# Set trap for cleanup
trap cleanup EXIT

# Run main function
main "$@"

API Integration

#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""
Python wrapper for the tool
"""

import subprocess
import json
import logging
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Dict, List, Optional

class ToolWrapper:
    def __init__(self, config_file: Optional[str] = None):
        self.config_file = config_file
        self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

    def run_command(self, args: List[str]) -> Dict:
        """Run command and return parsed output"""
        cmd = ['tool_name']

        if self.config_file:
            cmd.extend(['--config', self.config_file])

        cmd.extend(args)

        try:
            result = subprocess.run(
                cmd,
                capture_output=True,
                text=True,
                check=True
            )
            return \\\\{'stdout': result.stdout, 'stderr': result.stderr\\\\}
        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
            self.logger.error(f"Command failed: \\\\{e\\\\}")
            raise

    def status(self) -> Dict:
        """Get current status"""
        return self.run_command(['status'])

    def start(self) -> Dict:
        """Start service"""
        return self.run_command(['start'])

    def stop(self) -> Dict:
        """Stop service"""
        return self.run_command(['stop'])

# Example usage
if __name__ == "__main__":
    wrapper = ToolWrapper()
    status = wrapper.status()
    print(json.dumps(status, indent=2))

Environment Variables

Variable	Description	Default
OPENTELEMETRY_CONFIG	Configuration file path	~/.opentelemetry/config.yaml
OPENTELEMETRY_HOME	Home directory	~/.opentelemetry
OPENTELEMETRY_LOG_LEVEL	Logging level	INFO
OPENTELEMETRY_LOG_FILE	Log file path	~/.opentelemetry/logs/opentelemetry.log
OPENTELEMETRY_CACHE_DIR	Cache directory	~/.opentelemetry/cache
OPENTELEMETRY_DATA_DIR	Data directory	~/.opentelemetry/data
OPENTELEMETRY_TIMEOUT	Default timeout	30s
OPENTELEMETRY_MAX_WORKERS	Maximum workers	4

Configuration File

# ~/.opentelemetry/config.yaml
version: "1.0"

# General settings
settings:
  debug: false
  verbose: false
  log_level: "INFO"
  log_file: "~/.opentelemetry/logs/opentelemetry.log"
  timeout: 30
  max_workers: 4

# Network configuration
network:
  host: "localhost"
  port: 8080
  ssl: true
  timeout: 30
  retries: 3

# Security settings
security:
  auth_required: true
  api_key: ""
  encryption: "AES256"
  verify_ssl: true

# Performance settings
performance:
  cache_enabled: true
  cache_size: "100M"
  cache_dir: "~/.opentelemetry/cache"
  max_memory: "1G"

# Monitoring settings
monitoring:
  enabled: true
  interval: 60
  metrics_enabled: true
  alerts_enabled: true

Examples

Basic Workflow

# 1. Initialize opentelemetry
opentelemetry init

# 2. Configure basic settings
opentelemetry config set host example.com
opentelemetry config set port 8080

# 3. Start service
opentelemetry start

# 4. Check status
opentelemetry status

# 5. Perform operations
opentelemetry run --target example.com

# 6. View results
opentelemetry results

# 7. Stop service
opentelemetry stop

Advanced Workflow

# Comprehensive operation with monitoring
opentelemetry run \
  --config production.yaml \
  --parallel \
  --workers 8 \
  --verbose \
  --timeout 300 \
  --output json \
  --log-file operation.log

# Monitor in real-time
opentelemetry monitor --real-time --interval 5

# Generate report
opentelemetry report --type comprehensive --output report.html

Automation Example

#!/bin/bash
# Automated opentelemetry workflow

# Configuration
TARGETS_FILE="targets.txt"
RESULTS_DIR="results/$(date +%Y-%m-%d)"
CONFIG_FILE="automation.yaml"

# Create results directory
mkdir -p "$RESULTS_DIR"

# Process each target
while IFS= read -r target; do
    echo "Processing $target..."

    opentelemetry \
        --config "$CONFIG_FILE" \
        --output json \
        --output-file "$RESULTS_DIR/$\\\\{target\\\\}.json" \
        run "$target"

done < "$TARGETS_FILE"

# Generate summary report
opentelemetry report summary \
    --input "$RESULTS_DIR/*.json" \
    --output "$RESULTS_DIR/summary.html"

Best Practices

Security

• Always verify checksums when downloading binaries
• Use strong authentication methods (API keys, certificates)
• Regularly update to the latest version
• Follow principle of least privilege
• Enable audit logging for compliance
• Use encrypted connections when possible
• Validate all inputs and configurations
• Implement proper access controls

Performance

• Use appropriate resource limits for your environment
• Monitor system performance regularly
• Optimize configuration for your use case
• Use parallel processing when beneficial
• Implement proper caching strategies
• Regular maintenance and cleanup
• Profile performance bottlenecks
• Use efficient algorithms and data structures

Operational

• Maintain comprehensive documentation
• Implement proper backup strategies
• Use version control for configurations
• Monitor and alert on critical metrics
• Implement proper error handling
• Use automation for repetitive tasks
• Regular security audits and updates
• Plan for disaster recovery

Development

• Follow coding standards and conventions
• Write comprehensive tests
• Use continuous integration/deployment
• Implement proper logging and monitoring
• Document APIs and interfaces
• Use version control effectively
• Review code regularly
• Maintain backward compatibility

Resources

Official Documentation

• Official Website
• Documentation
• API Reference
• Installation Guide
• Configuration Reference

Community Resources

• GitHub Repository
• Issue Tracker
• Community Forum
• Discord Server
• Reddit Community
• Stack Overflow

Learning Resources

• Getting Started Guide
• Tutorial Series
• Best Practices Guide
• Video Tutorials
• Training Courses
• Certification Program

Related Tools

• Git - Complementary functionality
• Docker - Alternative solution
• Kubernetes - Integration partner

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Last updated: 2025-07-06|Edit on GitHub