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+receivers:
+  hostmetrics:
+    collection_interval: 5s
+    scrapers:
+      cpu:
+        metrics:
+          system.cpu.utilization:
+            enabled: true
+processors:
+  resourcedetection:
+    detectors: [env, system]
+    system:
+      hostname_sources: ["os"]
+      resource_attributes:
+        host.id:
+          enabled: true
+  batch:
+  memory_limiter:
+    check_interval: 1s
+    limit_mib: 1000
+    spike_limit_mib: 200
+exporters:
+  debug:
+    verbosity: detailed
+  otlp:
+    endpoint: ${OTLP_ENDPOINT}
+    headers:
+      api-key: ${OTLP_API_KEY}
+service:
+  pipelines:
+    metrics:
+      receivers: [hostmetrics]
+      processors: [memory_limiter, resourcedetection, batch]
+      exporters: [debug, otlp]