# Create a Dynatrace Collector Dashboard for Data Ingestion Monitoring

**URL:** <https://community.dynatrace.com/t/create-a-dynatrace-collector-dashboard-for-data-ingestion-monitoring/54089>\
**Category:** OpenTelemetry\
**Tags:** opentelemetry, dashboards, kubernetes\
**Created:** [November 14, 2025, 11:13am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/create-a-dynatrace-collector-dashboard-for-data-ingestion-monitoring/54089 "2025-11-14T11:13:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![PeteBush](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cdc98d/32.png) [@PeteBush](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/PeteBush)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2025, 11:13am UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/create-a-dynatrace-collector-dashboard-for-data-ingestion-monitoring/54089/1 "2025-11-14T11:13:59Z")

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Hi I have a number of Kubernetes hosted Dynatrace Collectors running in our different environments and enabled self monitoring to keep an eye on their performance and usage. I have installed the dashboards from the hub ([OpenTelemetry Dashboards monitoring & observability | Dynatrace Hub](https://www.dynatrace.com/hub/detail/opentelemetry-dashboards/)) but notice it’s difficult to identify which collector is which as it only gives the service.instance.id to separate out the collectors.

Is there anything I can add in the dashboard to identify which Kubernetes cluster the collector is running in?

Thanks

Pete

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**Author:** ![MichalGebacki](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/dynatrace/user_avatar/community.dynatrace.com/michalgebacki/32/41585_2.png) [@MichalGebacki](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/MichalGebacki)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/create-a-dynatrace-collector-dashboard-for-data-ingestion-monitoring/54089/2 "2025-11-27T12:19:30Z")

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Hello,&nbsp;[@PeteBush](https://community.dynatrace.com/user/43974)!

Have you already taken a look at this documentation page:&nbsp;**[OpenTelemetry Collector self-monitoring](https://docs.dynatrace.com/docs/ingest-from/opentelemetry/collector/self-monitoring)**? Is it helping in any way?

Please let us know, thank you in advance!

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**Author:** ![PeteBush](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cdc98d/32.png) [@PeteBush](https://community.dynatrace.com/u/PeteBush)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2025, 12:51pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/create-a-dynatrace-collector-dashboard-for-data-ingestion-monitoring/54089/3 "2025-11-27T12:51:05Z")

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Hi&nbsp;[@Michal\_Gebacki](https://community.dynatrace.com/user/44566)&nbsp;thanks yes I managed to get the k8s enrichment working after I posted this and can now at least get the k8s.node.name the collector is running on which helps massively. Thanks for responding.

Pete