OpenTelemetry Collector 0.164.0 custom builds reduce size and startup delays from unused detectors

Building a custom OpenTelemetry Collector using the OpenTelemetry Collector Builder can significantly reduce binary size and resource usage by omitting unused components and detectors. Testing reveals that unnecessary cloud resource detectors on non-matching hosts cause startup delays governed by the slowest probe or its timeout, while certain detectors like Akamai can cause immediate pipeline failure. Open article →