diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c033110b6ef9..7dbd7ee14305 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -274,6 +274,16 @@ endif
 docker-otelcontribcol:
 	COMPONENT=otelcontribcol $(MAKE) docker-component
 
+.PHONY: docker-ubuntu-component # Not intended to be used directly
+docker-ubuntu-component: check-component
+	GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 $(MAKE) $(COMPONENT)
+	cp ./bin/$(COMPONENT)_linux_amd64 ./cmd/$(COMPONENT)/$(COMPONENT)
+	docker build -f ./cmd/$(COMPONENT)/Dockerfile.ubuntu -t $(COMPONENT) ./cmd/$(COMPONENT)/
+	rm ./cmd/$(COMPONENT)/$(COMPONENT)
+
+docker-ubuntu-otelcontribcol:
+	COMPONENT=otelcontribcol $(MAKE) docker-ubuntu-component
+
 .PHONY: docker-telemetrygen
 docker-telemetrygen:
 	GOOS=linux GOARCH=$(GOARCH) $(MAKE) telemetrygen
diff --git a/cmd/otelcontribcol/Dockerfile.ubuntu b/cmd/otelcontribcol/Dockerfile.ubuntu
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..61b9be628441
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/otelcontribcol/Dockerfile.ubuntu
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Base image
+FROM ubuntu:24.04
+
+# Install necessary packages
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    ca-certificates vim net-tools tcpdump \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+# Copy the pre-built OpenTelemetry Contrib Collector binary
+COPY otelcontribcol /usr/local/bin/otelcontribcol
+
+# Expose necessary ports
+EXPOSE 4317 55680 8888
+
+# Start the collector with your config
+CMD ["/usr/bin/tail", "-f", "/dev/null"]
diff --git a/deploy.yaml b/deploy.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..42cd6b3ba848
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    app: otelcontribcol
+  name: otelcontribcol
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRole
+metadata:
+  name: otelcontribcol
+  labels:
+    app: otelcontribcol
+rules:
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - events
+  - namespaces
+  - namespaces/status
+  - nodes
+  - nodes/spec
+  - pods
+  - pods/status
+  - replicationcontrollers
+  - replicationcontrollers/status
+  - resourcequotas
+  - services
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - list
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - apps
+  resources:
+  - daemonsets
+  - deployments
+  - replicasets
+  - statefulsets
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - list
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - extensions
+  resources:
+  - daemonsets
+  - deployments
+  - replicasets
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - list
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - batch
+  resources:
+  - jobs
+  - cronjobs
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - list
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+    - autoscaling
+  resources:
+    - horizontalpodautoscalers
+  verbs:
+    - get
+    - list
+    - watch
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: otelcontribcol
+  labels:
+    app: otelcontribcol
+roleRef:
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  kind: ClusterRole
+  name: otelcontribcol
+subjects:
+- kind: ServiceAccount
+  name: otelcontribcol
+  namespace: default
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: otelcontribcol-deployment
+  labels:
+    app: otelcontribcol
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: otelcontribcol
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: otelcontribcol
+    spec:
+      serviceAccountName: otelcontribcol
+      containers:
+      - name: otelcontribcol
+        image: docker.io/mithunbs/otelcontibcol
+        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 4317
+        - containerPort: 4318
+        - containerPort: 55680
+        - containerPort: 8888
+        command: ["/usr/bin/tail"]
+        args: ["-f", "/dev/null"]
diff --git a/processor/k8sattributesprocessor/processor.go b/processor/k8sattributesprocessor/processor.go
index 425336e71a5b..2b3e4b8a38cd 100644
--- a/processor/k8sattributesprocessor/processor.go
+++ b/processor/k8sattributesprocessor/processor.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package k8sattributesprocessor // import "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetr
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
 
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/plog"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/pmetric"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/ptrace"
+	semconv "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/semconv/v1.5.0"
 	conventions "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/semconv/v1.8.0"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 
@@ -132,6 +134,8 @@ func (kp *kubernetesprocessor) processLogs(ctx context.Context, ld plog.Logs) (p
 	rl := ld.ResourceLogs()
 	for i := 0; i < rl.Len(); i++ {
 		kp.processResource(ctx, rl.At(i).Resource())
+
+		kp.processEventBody(rl.At(i))
 	}
 
 	return ld, nil
@@ -139,6 +143,23 @@ func (kp *kubernetesprocessor) processLogs(ctx context.Context, ld plog.Logs) (p
 
 // processResource adds Pod metadata tags to resource based on pod association configuration
 func (kp *kubernetesprocessor) processResource(ctx context.Context, resource pcommon.Resource) {
+	resource.Attributes().Range(func(k string, v pcommon.Value) bool {
+		kp.logger.Debug("res-attributes", zap.Any(k, v.Str()))
+		return true
+	})
+
+	if val, found := resource.Attributes().Get("type"); found && val.Str() == "event" {
+		if kind, found := resource.Attributes().Get("k8s.object.kind"); found {
+			if objectuid, found := resource.Attributes().Get("k8s.object.uid"); found {
+				if kind.Str() == "Pod" {
+					resource.Attributes().PutStr("k8s.pod.uid", objectuid.Str())
+				} else if kind.Str() == "Node" {
+					resource.Attributes().PutStr("k8s.node.uid", objectuid.Str())
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	podIdentifierValue := extractPodID(ctx, resource.Attributes(), kp.podAssociations)
 	kp.logger.Debug("evaluating pod identifier", zap.Any("value", podIdentifierValue))
 
@@ -195,6 +216,70 @@ func (kp *kubernetesprocessor) processResource(ctx context.Context, resource pco
 		}
 	}
 	kp.processopsrampResources(ctx, resource)
+	kp.addOpsrampEventResourceAttributes(ctx, resource)
+}
+
+func (kp *kubernetesprocessor) processEventBody(resourceLogs plog.ResourceLogs) {
+	if val, found := resourceLogs.Resource().Attributes().Get("type"); found && val.Str() == "event" {
+
+		bodyMap := map[string]string{}
+
+		resourceLogs.Resource().Attributes().Range(func(k string, v pcommon.Value) bool {
+			bodyMap[k] = v.Str()
+			return true
+		})
+
+		ilss := resourceLogs.ScopeLogs()
+		for j := 0; j < ilss.Len(); j++ {
+			ils := ilss.At(j)
+			logs := ils.LogRecords()
+			for k := 0; k < logs.Len(); k++ {
+				lr := logs.At(k)
+
+				lr.Attributes().Range(func(k string, v pcommon.Value) bool {
+					bodyMap[k] = v.Str()
+					return true
+				})
+
+				bodyMap["message"] = lr.Body().AsString()
+
+				body, err := json.Marshal(bodyMap)
+				if err != nil {
+					kp.logger.Error("Failed to marshal attributes as body ")
+				}
+
+				lr.Body().SetStr(string(body))
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (kp *kubernetesprocessor) addOpsrampEventResourceAttributes(ctx context.Context, resource pcommon.Resource) {
+
+	if val, found := resource.Attributes().Get("type"); found && val.Str() == "event" {
+		resource.Attributes().PutStr("source", "kubernetes")
+		resource.Attributes().PutStr("level", "Unknown")
+		resource.Attributes().PutStr("cluster_name", kp.redisConfig.ClusterName)
+		resource.Attributes().PutStr("host", kp.redisConfig.ClusterName)
+		resource.Attributes().PutStr("resourceUUID", kp.redisConfig.ClusterUid)
+
+		if val, found := resource.Attributes().Get("k8s.namespace.name"); found {
+			resource.Attributes().PutStr("namespace", val.Str())
+		}
+
+		host := ""
+		if val, found := resource.Attributes().Get(semconv.AttributeK8SNodeName); found {
+			host = val.Str()
+			if host != "" {
+				//overwrite node opsramp resource UUID in resourceUUID
+				resource.Attributes().PutStr("host", host)
+
+				if resourceUuid := kp.GetResourceUuidUsingResourceNodeMoid(ctx, resource); resourceUuid != "" {
+					resource.Attributes().PutStr("resourceUUID", resourceUuid)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 // processResource adds Pod metadata tags to resource based on pod association configuration
@@ -203,8 +288,15 @@ func (kp *kubernetesprocessor) processopsrampResources(ctx context.Context, reso
 	var resourceUuid string
 
 	for _, addon := range kp.addons {
-		//fmt.Println(">>>>>> Addons Added key : ", addon.Key, " Value ", addon.Value)
-		resource.Attributes().PutStr(addon.Key, addon.Value)
+		// If receiver has already added some attributes with some value, then we do not overwrite here.
+		// For ex. type = event is already added for kube events. We should not overwrite it with type = RESOURCE.
+		kp.logger.Debug("addon", zap.Any("key", addon.Key))
+
+		if _, found := resource.Attributes().Get(addon.Key); !found {
+			kp.logger.Debug("addon not found adding it", zap.Any("key", addon.Key))
+
+			resource.Attributes().PutStr(addon.Key, addon.Value)
+		}
 	}
 
 	if _, found = resource.Attributes().Get("k8s.pod.uid"); found {
diff --git a/receiver/k8seventsreceiver/config.go b/receiver/k8seventsreceiver/config.go
index 96ba451fef24..574bac489617 100644
--- a/receiver/k8seventsreceiver/config.go
+++ b/receiver/k8seventsreceiver/config.go
@@ -4,11 +4,20 @@
 package k8seventsreceiver // import "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/k8seventsreceiver"
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+
 	k8s "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/internal/k8sconfig"
 )
 
+type EventType string
+
+const (
+	EventTypeNormal  EventType = "Normal"
+	EventTypeWarning EventType = "Warning"
+)
+
 // Config defines configuration for kubernetes events receiver.
 type Config struct {
 	k8sconfig.APIConfig `mapstructure:",squash"`
@@ -16,11 +25,33 @@ type Config struct {
 	// List of ‘namespaces’ to collect events from.
 	Namespaces []string `mapstructure:"namespaces"`
 
+	// List of ‘eventtypes’ to filter.
+	EventTypes []EventType `mapstructure:"event_types,omitempty"`
+
+	// Include only the specified involved objects. ObjectKind to List of Reasons.
+	IncludeInvolvedObject map[string]InvolvedObjectProperties `mapstructure:"include_involved_objects,omitempty"`
+
 	// For mocking
 	makeClient func(apiConf k8sconfig.APIConfig) (k8s.Interface, error)
 }
 
+type InvolvedObjectProperties struct {
+	// Include only the specified reasons. If its empty, list events of all reasons.
+	IncludeReasons []string `mapstructure:"include_reasons,omitempty"`
+
+	//Can be enhanced to take in object names with reg ex etc.
+}
+
 func (cfg *Config) Validate() error {
+
+	for _, eventType := range cfg.EventTypes {
+		switch eventType {
+		case EventTypeNormal, EventTypeWarning:
+		default:
+			return fmt.Errorf("invalid event_type %s, must be one of %s or %s", eventType, EventTypeNormal, EventTypeWarning)
+		}
+	}
+
 	return cfg.APIConfig.Validate()
 }
 
diff --git a/receiver/k8seventsreceiver/k8s_event_to_logdata.go b/receiver/k8seventsreceiver/k8s_event_to_logdata.go
index 31d2b4cdbb11..376ec3f25c1f 100644
--- a/receiver/k8seventsreceiver/k8s_event_to_logdata.go
+++ b/receiver/k8seventsreceiver/k8s_event_to_logdata.go
@@ -38,7 +38,13 @@ func k8sEventToLogData(logger *zap.Logger, ev *corev1.Event) plog.Logs {
 	resourceAttrs := rl.Resource().Attributes()
 	resourceAttrs.EnsureCapacity(totalResourceAttributes)
 
-	resourceAttrs.PutStr(semconv.AttributeK8SNodeName, ev.Source.Host)
+	eventHost := ""
+	if ev.ReportingInstance != "" {
+		eventHost = ev.ReportingInstance
+	} else if ev.Source.Host != "" {
+		eventHost = ev.Source.Host
+	}
+	resourceAttrs.PutStr(semconv.AttributeK8SNodeName, eventHost)
 
 	// Attributes related to the object causing the event.
 	resourceAttrs.PutStr("k8s.object.kind", ev.InvolvedObject.Kind)
@@ -48,6 +54,8 @@ func k8sEventToLogData(logger *zap.Logger, ev *corev1.Event) plog.Logs {
 	resourceAttrs.PutStr("k8s.object.api_version", ev.InvolvedObject.APIVersion)
 	resourceAttrs.PutStr("k8s.object.resource_version", ev.InvolvedObject.ResourceVersion)
 
+	resourceAttrs.PutStr("type", "event") // This should come from config. To be enhanced.
+
 	lr.SetTimestamp(pcommon.NewTimestampFromTime(getEventTimestamp(ev)))
 
 	// The Message field contains description about the event,
diff --git a/receiver/k8seventsreceiver/receiver.go b/receiver/k8seventsreceiver/receiver.go
index cb6c99aab2be..c3b648db2fdd 100644
--- a/receiver/k8seventsreceiver/receiver.go
+++ b/receiver/k8seventsreceiver/receiver.go
@@ -135,7 +135,56 @@ func (kr *k8seventsReceiver) startWatchingNamespace(
 // event flood can be avoided upon startup.
 func (kr *k8seventsReceiver) allowEvent(ev *corev1.Event) bool {
 	eventTimestamp := getEventTimestamp(ev)
-	return !eventTimestamp.Before(kr.startTime)
+	if eventTimestamp.Before(kr.startTime) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if len(kr.config.EventTypes) != 0 {
+
+		found := false
+		for _, configuredEventType := range kr.config.EventTypes {
+			if ev.Type == string(configuredEventType) {
+				found = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if !found {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	existsInSlice := func(key string, slice []string) bool {
+		found := false
+		for _, k := range slice {
+			if key == k {
+				found = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		return found
+	}
+
+	if len(kr.config.IncludeInvolvedObject) != 0 {
+		if prop, exists := kr.config.IncludeInvolvedObject[ev.InvolvedObject.Kind]; !exists {
+			if prop, exists := kr.config.IncludeInvolvedObject["Other"]; !exists {
+				return false
+			} else {
+				if len(prop.IncludeReasons) != 0 {
+					if !existsInSlice(ev.Reason, prop.IncludeReasons) {
+						return false
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		} else {
+			if len(prop.IncludeReasons) != 0 {
+				if !existsInSlice(ev.Reason, prop.IncludeReasons) {
+					return false
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return true
 }
 
 // Return the EventTimestamp based on the populated k8s event timestamps.