config.yaml

receivers:
  examplereceiver:

processors:
  memory_limiter:
    # empty config

  memory_limiter/with-settings:
    # check_interval is the time between measurements of memory usage for the
    # purposes of avoiding going over the limits. Defaults to zero, so no
    # checks will be performed. Values below 1 second are not recommended since
    # it can result in unnecessary CPU consumption.
    check_interval: 5s

    # Maximum amount of memory, in MiB, targeted to be allocated by the process heap.
    # Note that typically the total memory usage of process will be about 50MiB higher
    # than this value.
    limit_mib: 4000

    # The maximum, in MiB, spike expected between the measurements of memory usage.
    spike_limit_mib: 500

    # BallastSizeMiB is the size, in MiB, of the ballast size being used by the process.
    # This must match the value of mem-ballast-size-mib command line option (if used)
    # otherwise the memory limiter will not work correctly.
    ballast_size_mib: 2000

exporters:
  exampleexporter:

service:
  pipelines:
    traces:
      receivers: [examplereceiver]
      processors: [memory_limiter/with-settings]
      exporters: [exampleexporter]