Kubernetes Telemetry Cheat Sheet

Metrics + traces + logs for clusters

Last Updated: November 21, 2025

Signal Types

Signal Use
Metrics Dashboards
Logs Incident context
Traces Request flow

Commands

prometheus --config.file=prom.yml
Run metrics
otelcol --config=otel.yml
Collect all
loki -config.file=loki.yaml
Store logs

Advice

Use consistent naming, store enriched logs, and alert on SLO violations.

💡 Pro Tip: Label telemetry consistently, enrich traces with metadata, and correlate logs/metrics for incidents.
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