diff --git a/nixos/components/monitor/opentelemetry.nix b/nixos/components/monitor/opentelemetry.nix
index 0cc32ac..0878fa1 100644
--- a/nixos/components/monitor/opentelemetry.nix
+++ b/nixos/components/monitor/opentelemetry.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ in
       default = null;
       description = "endpoint to ship opentelementry data too";
     };
+    exporter.debug = mkOption {
+      type = nullOr (enum [ "logs" "metrics" ]);
+      default = null;
+      description = "enable debug exporter.";
+    };
     metrics.endpoint = mkOption {
       type = str;
       default = "127.0.0.1:8100";
@@ -64,6 +69,20 @@ in
       };
     })
 
+    (mkIf (config.components.monitor.opentelemetry.exporter.debug != null) {
+      services.opentelemetry-collector.settings = {
+        exporters.debug = {
+          verbosity = "detailed";
+          sampling_initial = 5;
+          sampling_thereafter = 200;
+        };
+        service.pipelines.${config.components.monitor.opentelemetry.exporter.debug} = {
+          exporters = [ "debug" ];
+        };
+
+      };
+    })
+
     # ship to next instance
     (mkIf (config.components.monitor.opentelemetry.exporter.endpoint != null) {
       services.opentelemetry-collector.settings = {
diff --git a/nixos/machines/cherry/configuration.nix b/nixos/machines/cherry/configuration.nix
index d46806c..4e16fa5 100644
--- a/nixos/machines/cherry/configuration.nix
+++ b/nixos/machines/cherry/configuration.nix
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
   components.monitor.enable = true;
   components.monitor.opentelemetry.exporter.endpoint = "10.100.0.1:4317"; # orbi
+  #components.monitor.opentelemetry.exporter.debug = "logs";
 
   home-manager.users.mainUser.home.sessionPath = [ "$HOME/.timewarrior/scripts" ];