Cortex uses Jaeger or OpenTelemetry to implement distributed tracing. We have found tracing invaluable for troubleshooting the behavior of Cortex in production. Jaeger Dependencies In order to send traces, you will need to set up a Jaeger deployment. A deployment includes either the Jaeger all-in-one binary or else a distributed system of agents, collectors, and queriers. If running on Kubernetes, Jaeger Kubernetes is an excellent resource. Configuration In order to configure Cortex to send t...
