diff --git a/content/en/opentelemetry/integrations/mysql_metrics.md b/content/en/opentelemetry/integrations/mysql_metrics.md
index 8a00a9c9c6193..cef754a8678fe 100644
--- a/content/en/opentelemetry/integrations/mysql_metrics.md
+++ b/content/en/opentelemetry/integrations/mysql_metrics.md
@@ -19,10 +19,93 @@ For more information, see the OpenTelemetry project documentation for the [MySQL
 To collect MySQL metrics with OpenTelemetry for use with Datadog:
 
 1. Configure the [MySQL receiver][1] in your OpenTelemetry Collector configuration.
-2. Ensure the OpenTelemetry Collector is [configured to export to Datadog][5].
+2. Optionally, configure the [host metrics receiver][6] if your OpenTelemetry Collector is running on the same server as your MySQL database.
+3. Optionally, configure the [file log receiver][7] if your OpenTelemetry Collector is running on the same server as your MySQL database.
+4. Ensure the OpenTelemetry Collector is [configured to export to Datadog][5].
+
+### MySQL Receiver
+
+```yaml:
+receivers:
+  mysql:
+    endpoint: "<HOST>:<PORT>"
+    username: "<USERNAME>"
+    password: "<PASSWORD>"
+    collection_interval: 10s
+    metrics:
+      mysql.connection.count:
+        enabled: true
+      mysql.connection.errors:
+        enabled: true
+      mysql.commands:
+        enabled: true
+      mysql.query.slow.count:
+        enabled: true
+
+processors:
+  transform/metrics:
+    metric_statements:
+      - context: resource
+        statements:
+          - set(attributes["datadog.host.name"], <"HOST">)
+      - convert_sum_to_gauge() where metric.name == "mysql.locks"
+
+  cumulativetodelta: {}
+
+  deltatorate:
+    metrics:
+      - mysql.connection.count
+      - mysql.commands
+      - mysql.operations
+      - mysql.query.slow.count
+      - mysql.connection.errors
+      - system.network.io
+
+```
 
 See the [MySQL receiver documentation][1] for detailed configuration options and requirements.
 
+### Host metrics receiver
+
+```yaml
+receivers:
+  hostmetrics:
+    scrapers:
+      load:
+      cpu:
+        metrics:
+         system.cpu.utilization:
+           enabled: true
+      memory:
+      network:
+```
+
+### File log receiver
+
+```yaml
+receivers:
+  filelog:
+    include:
+      - <PATH_TO_YOUR_MYSQL_ERROR_LOG>
+      - <PATH_TO_YOUR_MYSQL_LOG_FILE>
+    operators:
+      - type: json_parser
+        parse_from: body
+        timestamp:
+          parse_from: attributes.timestamp
+          layout: "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ"
+
+processors:
+  transform/logs:
+    log_statements:
+      - context: resource
+        statements:
+          - set(attributes["datadog.host.name"], <"HOST>)
+          - set(attributes["datadog.log.source"], "mysql")
+
+  batch: {}
+```
+
 ## Data collected
 
 {{< mapping-table resource="mysql.csv">}}
@@ -37,3 +120,5 @@ See [OpenTelemetry Metrics Mapping][2] for more information.
 [2]: /opentelemetry/guide/metrics_mapping/
 [4]: https://app.datadoghq.com/dash/integration/12/mysql---overview
 [5]: /opentelemetry/setup/collector_exporter/
+[6]: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/tree/main/receiver/hostmetricsreceiver
+[7]: http://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/tree/main/receiver/filelogreceiver