OpenTelemetry metrics

You can configure monitoring and alerting using OpenTelemetry so that you're aware of potential issues before they negatively impact application performance or availability.

OpenTelemetry metrics are the foundation for monitoring GitHub Enterprise Server, available from version 3.18 onward. This monitoring stack provides enhanced observability and management capabilities compared to the legacy collectd system.

New installations of version 3.19 and later use OpenTelemetry metrics by default. On version 3.18, and on instances upgraded from earlier releases, collectd metrics are still gathered by default and remain supported in this release. Collectd is retired in version 3.23, and upgrading to 3.23 disables it. Migration to OpenTelemetry is recommended before upgrading instances that still use collectd. See Migrating from collectd to OpenTelemetry.

About OpenTelemetry metrics

OpenTelemetry metrics provide a comprehensive monitoring solution for GitHub Enterprise Server instances, offering enhanced observability and management capabilities.

Migrating from collectd to OpenTelemetry

This guide describes the migration of a GitHub Enterprise Server instance from collectd to the OpenTelemetry metrics stack.

Configuring OpenTelemetry for your instance

Learn how to configure OpenTelemetry metrics collection on your GitHub Enterprise Server instance for enhanced monitoring and observability.

Advanced dashboards of OpenTelemetry metrics

After enabling OpenTelemetry metrics collection on your GitHub Enterprise Server instance, you have access to additional dashboards with enhanced visualization and monitoring capabilities.

Using Grafana to analyze OpenTelemetry metrics

Monitor the health and performance of your instance using dashboards and metrics provided by the OpenTelemetry metrics stack.

Setting up external monitoring with OpenTelemetry

Configure external monitoring systems to collect and analyze OpenTelemetry metrics from your GitHub Enterprise Server instance.