remove suggestion to process internal telemetry through collector (#5749

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Signed-off-by: Alex Boten <[email protected]>

content/en/docs/collector/internal-telemetry.md

@@ -25,9 +25,26 @@ You can configure how internal metrics are generated and exposed by the
 Collector. By default, the Collector generates basic metrics about itself and
 exposes them using the OpenTelemetry Go
 [Prometheus exporter](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/tree/main/exporters/prometheus)
-for scraping at `http://127.0.0.1:8888/metrics`. You can expose the endpoint to
-one specific or all network interfaces when needed. For containerized
-environments, you might want to expose this port on a public interface.
+for scraping at `http://127.0.0.1:8888/metrics`.
+
+The Collector can push its internal metrics to an OTLP backend via the following
+configuration:
+
+```yaml
+service:
+  telemetry:
+    metrics:
+      readers:
+        - periodic:
+            exporter:
+              otlp:
+                protocol: grpc/protobuf
+                endpoint: http://localhost:14317
+```
+
+Alternatively, you can expose the Prometheus endpoint to one specific or all
+network interfaces when needed. For containerized environments, you might want
+to expose this port on a public interface.
 
 Set the Prometheus config under `service::telemetry::metrics`:
 
@@ -151,69 +168,6 @@ Note that the `tracer_provider` section there corresponds to `traces` here.
 [kitchen-sink-config]:
   https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-configuration/blob/main/examples/kitchen-sink.yaml
 
-### Self-monitoring
-
-The Collector can be configured to push its own telemetry to an
-[OTLP receiver](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector/tree/main/receiver/otlpreceiver)
-and send the data through configured pipelines. In the following example, the
-Collector is configured to push metrics, traces, and logs every 10s using OTLP
-gRPC to `localhost:14317`:
-
-```yaml
-receivers:
-  otlp/internal:
-    protocols:
-      grpc:
-        endpoint: localhost:14317
-exporters:
-  debug:
-service:
-  pipelines:
-    metrics:
-      receivers: [otlp/internal]
-      exporters: [debug]
-    traces:
-      receivers: [otlp/internal]
-      exporters: [debug]
-  telemetry:
-    metrics:
-      readers:
-        - periodic:
-            interval: 10000
-            exporter:
-              otlp:
-                protocol: grpc/protobuf
-                endpoint: http://localhost:14317
-    traces:
-      processors:
-        - batch:
-            exporter:
-              otlp:
-                protocol: grpc/protobuf
-                endpoint: http://localhost:14317
-    logs:
-      processors:
-        - batch:
-            exporter:
-              otlp:
-                protocol: grpc/protobuf
-                endpoint: http://localhost:14317
-```
-
-{{% alert title="Caution" color="warning" %}}
-
-When self-monitoring, the Collector collects its own telemetry and sends it to
-the desired backend for analysis. This can be a risky practice. If the Collector
-is underperforming, its self-monitoring capability could be impacted. As a
-result, the self-monitored telemetry might not reach the backend in time for
-critical analysis.
-
-Moreover, sending internal telemetry through the Collector's own pipelines can
-create a continuous loop of spans, metric points, or logs, putting undue strain
-on the Collector's performance. This setup should not be used in production.
-
-{{% /alert %}}
-
 ## Types of internal telemetry
 
 The OpenTelemetry Collector aims to be a model of observable service by clearly