How to use pprof extension for profiling

[mmynk]

Component(s)

extension/pprof

Describe the issue you're reporting

I am trying to use the pprof extension in an OpenTelemetry collector.

I have added the following to my config otelcol.yaml:

extensions:
  pprof:
  pprof/1:
    endpoint: "127.0.0.1:1777"
    block_profile_fraction: 3
    mutex_profile_fraction: 5
    save_to_file: "cpu.pprof"

However, I am not seeing anything at that endpoint. Also the following command errors out:

$ go tool pprof http://localhost:1777/debug/pprof/profile\?seconds\=30

Fetching profile over HTTP from http://localhost:1777/debug/pprof/profile?seconds=30
http://localhost:1777/debug/pprof/profile?seconds=30: Get "http://localhost:1777/debug/pprof/profile?seconds=30": dial tcp 127.0.0.1:1777: connect: connection refused
failed to fetch any source profiles

I am sure I am missing something but being inexperienced with using profilers, I am not sure what. Do I need to ListenAndServe manually? Would appreciate any guidance.

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[mmynk]

/label help-wanted @MovieStoreGuy

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