Allow Zipkin to write to an Elasticsearch alias, without date, making ILM possible
Author: rcomanneCreated Sep 1, 2022Updated Aug 14, 2024
Labelsenhancement
Feature
Elasticsearch can manage the indices itself now via ILM, so it would make sense to let Zipkin write to an alias instead and letting Elastisearch handle rotation and retention.
Rationale
More flexibility in managing your data in ELK and the possibility to utilize Elastisearchs ILM feature.
Example Scenario
Users that have a very large set of tracing data can then choose a shorter rollover period.
Not just them, but it's just more manageable overall.
Source: openzipkin/zipkin