[collector] - allow for an extras configuration #246
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Changes
Adds an "extras" configuration for the collector that can be used to specify additional settings that get merged on startup. This is particularly convenient for forks of this repo where export or additional telemetry processing is desired for the fork.
The
otelcol-config-extras.yml
file needs to exist or the collector startup will fail.For significant contributions please make sure you have completed the following items:
CHANGELOG.md
updated for non-trivial changes