# grafana/docker-otel-lgtm

An OpenTelemetry backend in a Docker container image

Repository: https://github.com/grafana/docker-otel-lgtm
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/docker-otel-lgtm
Language: Shell
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: grafana, opentelemetry, prometheus, loki, opentelemetry-collector, pyroscope, tempo
Last push: 2026-08-25T07:08:20+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 90/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 86, longevity 76
- inputs: {"age_days": 1072, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 12, "gap_med": 7.0, "n_releases_24m": 69}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2001, forks 210 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:04.324342+00:00)

## What it is
A Docker image bundling an OpenTelemetry backend: OpenTelemetry Collector, Prometheus, Tempo, Loki, Pyroscope, and Grafana in one container, with optional eBPF auto-instrumentation via OBI. It is intended for development, demo, and testing environments rather than production.

## Use cases
- run a local opentelemetry backend for development
- test otel instrumentation without setting up a full observability stack
- demo metrics traces and logs in grafana from a single container
- auto-instrument http and grpc services with ebpf
- collect metrics traces logs and profiles in one place for testing

## When to choose
- you need a quick all-in-one OpenTelemetry backend for local development, demos, or integration tests
- you want to experiment with Grafana LGTM stack components without configuring each one
- you want zero-code-change auto-instrumentation via eBPF in a test environment

## When to avoid
- you need a production-ready, scalable observability backend
- you require high availability or persistent long-term telemetry storage
- you already run a managed solution like Grafana Cloud

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: monitoring, tracing, logging
- domain: monitoring, developer-tools
- platform: windows, self-hosted
- tags: opentelemetry, grafana, prometheus, tempo, loki, pyroscope, ebpf, telemetry-backend, development-environment, devops, containers, docker, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- grafana/docker-otel-lgtm (main) score 90

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:04.324342+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:02:06.341633+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/grafana/docker-otel-lgtm (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:04.324342+00:00, sha b94c4783829a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.