> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.odigos.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Quickwit

> Configuring the Quickwit backend (Self-Hosted)

### Getting Started

<img src="https://d15jtxgb40qetw.cloudfront.net/quickwit.svg" alt="quickwit" className="not-prose h-20" />

You'll find more details here: [https://quickwit.io/docs/log-management/otel-service](https://quickwit.io/docs/log-management/otel-service)

### Configuring Destination Fields

<Accordion title="Supported Signals:">
  ✅ Traces
  ❌ Metrics
  ✅ Logs
  ❌ Profiles
</Accordion>

* **QUICKWIT\_URL** `string` : Quickwit OTLP gRPC Endpoint. The unencrypted gRPC endpoint of the Quickwit OTLP receiver (indexer component). The default Quickwit gRPC port if not changed is `7281`
  * This field is required
  * Example: `quickwit.example.com:7281`

### Adding Destination to Odigos

There are two primary methods for configuring destinations in Odigos:

##### **Using the UI**

<Steps>
  <Step>
    Use the [Odigos CLI](https://docs.odigos.io/cli/odigos_ui) to access the UI

    ```bash theme={null}
    odigos ui
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Click on `Add Destination`, select `Quickwit` and follow the on-screen instructions
  </Step>
</Steps>

##### **Using Kubernetes manifests**

<Steps>
  <Step>
    Save the YAML below to a file (e.g. `quickwit.yaml`)

    ```yaml theme={null}
    apiVersion: odigos.io/v1alpha1
    kind: Destination
    metadata:
      name: quickwit-example
      namespace: odigos-system
    spec:
      data:
        QUICKWIT_URL: <Quickwit OTLP gRPC Endpoint>
      destinationName: quickwit
      signals:
      - TRACES
      - LOGS
      type: quickwit
    ```
  </Step>

  <Step>
    Apply the YAML using `kubectl`

    ```bash theme={null}
    kubectl apply -f quickwit.yaml
    ```
  </Step>
</Steps>