diff --git a/.chloggen/run_actuated.yaml b/.chloggen/run_actuated.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9c9f911f4fc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/run_actuated.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Use this changelog template to create an entry for release notes.
+
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: enhancement
+
+# The name of the component, or a single word describing the area of concern, (e.g. filelogreceiver)
+component: all
+
+# A brief description of the change.  Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: Add support for ARM build
+
+# Mandatory: One or more tracking issues related to the change. You can use the PR number here if no issue exists.
+issues: [12920]
+
+# (Optional) One or more lines of additional information to render under the primary note.
+# These lines will be padded with 2 spaces and then inserted directly into the document.
+# Use pipe (|) for multiline entries.
+subtext:
+
+# If your change doesn't affect end users or the exported elements of any package,
+# you should instead start your pull request title with [chore] or use the "Skip Changelog" label.
+# Optional: The change log or logs in which this entry should be included.
+# e.g. '[user]' or '[user, api]'
+# Include 'user' if the change is relevant to end users.
+# Include 'api' if there is a change to a library API.
+# Default: '[user]'
+change_logs: []
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
index 2db490c3471f..5b4ef5349296 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test.yml
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         go-version: ["1.22.0", "1.21.9"] # 1.20 is interpreted as 1.2 without quotes
+        runner: [ubuntu-latest, actuated-arm64-4cpu-4gb]
         group:
           - receiver-0
           - receiver-1
@@ -258,9 +259,16 @@ jobs:
           - cmd-0
           - cmd-1
           - other
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}
     needs: [setup-environment]
     steps:
+      - name: Set up arkade
+        uses: alexellis/setup-arkade@v3
+      - name: Install vmmeter
+        run: |
+          sudo -E arkade oci install ghcr.io/openfaasltd/vmmeter:latest --path /usr/local/bin/
+      - name: Run vmmeter
+        uses: self-actuated/vmmeter-action@v1
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
@@ -274,7 +282,7 @@ jobs:
           path: |
             ~/go/bin
             ~/go/pkg/mod
-          key: go-cache-${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
+          key: go-cache-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.runner }}-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
       - name: Install dependencies
         if: steps.go-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         run: make -j2 gomoddownload
@@ -285,7 +293,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: ~/.cache/go-build
-          key: go-test-build-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.go-version }}-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
+          key: go-test-build-${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.go-version }}-${{ matrix.runner }}-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
       - name: Run Unit Tests
         if: startsWith( matrix.go-version, '1.21' ) != true
         run: make gotest GROUP=${{ matrix.group }}
@@ -295,7 +303,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: startsWith( matrix.go-version, '1.21' ) # only upload artifact for one version
         with:
-          name: coverage-artifacts-${{ matrix.go-version }}-${{ matrix.group }}
+          name: coverage-artifacts-${{ matrix.go-version }}-${{ matrix.runner }}-${{ matrix.group }}
           path: ${{ matrix.group }}-coverage.txt
   unittest:
     if: ${{ github.actor != 'dependabot[bot]' && always() }}
diff --git a/cmd/otelcontribcol/builder-config.yaml b/cmd/otelcontribcol/builder-config.yaml
index fd50c219a473..ec05c45aaf87 100644
--- a/cmd/otelcontribcol/builder-config.yaml
+++ b/cmd/otelcontribcol/builder-config.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ extensions:
 
 exporters:
   - gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/debugexporter v0.97.1-0.20240404121116-4f1a8936d26b
+  - gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/nopexporter v0.97.1-0.20240404121116-4f1a8936d26b
   - gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/otlpexporter v0.97.1-0.20240404121116-4f1a8936d26b
   - gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/otlphttpexporter v0.97.1-0.20240404121116-4f1a8936d26b
   - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/exporter/alertmanagerexporter v0.97.0
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ processors:
   - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/processor/remotetapprocessor v0.97.0
 
 receivers:
+  - gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/receiver/nopreceiver v0.97.1-0.20240404121116-4f1a8936d26b
   - gomod: go.opentelemetry.io/collector/receiver/otlpreceiver v0.97.1-0.20240404121116-4f1a8936d26b
   - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/activedirectorydsreceiver v0.97.0
   - gomod: github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/aerospikereceiver v0.97.0
diff --git a/cmd/otelcontribcol/components.go b/cmd/otelcontribcol/components.go
index 53f8be8576c4..62cb58b6d5a4 100644
--- a/cmd/otelcontribcol/components.go
+++ b/cmd/otelcontribcol/components.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	forwardconnector "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/connector/forwardconnector"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter"
 	debugexporter "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/debugexporter"
+	nopexporter "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/nopexporter"
 	otlpexporter "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/otlpexporter"
 	otlphttpexporter "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/otlphttpexporter"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/extension"
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	batchprocessor "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/processor/batchprocessor"
 	memorylimiterprocessor "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/processor/memorylimiterprocessor"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/receiver"
+	nopreceiver "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/receiver/nopreceiver"
 	otlpreceiver "go.opentelemetry.io/collector/receiver/otlpreceiver"
 
 	countconnector "github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/connector/countconnector"
@@ -247,6 +249,7 @@ func components() (otelcol.Factories, error) {
 	}
 
 	factories.Receivers, err = receiver.MakeFactoryMap(
+		nopreceiver.NewFactory(),
 		otlpreceiver.NewFactory(),
 		activedirectorydsreceiver.NewFactory(),
 		aerospikereceiver.NewFactory(),
@@ -341,6 +344,7 @@ func components() (otelcol.Factories, error) {
 
 	factories.Exporters, err = exporter.MakeFactoryMap(
 		debugexporter.NewFactory(),
+		nopexporter.NewFactory(),
 		otlpexporter.NewFactory(),
 		otlphttpexporter.NewFactory(),
 		alertmanagerexporter.NewFactory(),
diff --git a/cmd/otelcontribcol/go.mod b/cmd/otelcontribcol/go.mod
index 7f4646458126..c54b24895882 100644
--- a/cmd/otelcontribcol/go.mod
+++ b/cmd/otelcontribcol/go.mod
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer v0.97.1-0.20240404121116-4f1a8936d26b
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter v0.97.1-0.20240404121116-4f1a8936d26b
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/debugexporter v0.97.1-0.20240404121116-4f1a8936d26b
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/nopexporter v0.97.1-0.20240404121116-4f1a8936d26b
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/otlpexporter v0.97.1-0.20240404121116-4f1a8936d26b
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/otlphttpexporter v0.97.1-0.20240404121116-4f1a8936d26b
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/extension v0.97.1-0.20240404121116-4f1a8936d26b
@@ -216,6 +217,7 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/processor/batchprocessor v0.97.1-0.20240404121116-4f1a8936d26b
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/processor/memorylimiterprocessor v0.97.1-0.20240404121116-4f1a8936d26b
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/receiver v0.97.1-0.20240404121116-4f1a8936d26b
+	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/receiver/nopreceiver v0.97.1-0.20240404121116-4f1a8936d26b
 	go.opentelemetry.io/collector/receiver/otlpreceiver v0.97.1-0.20240404121116-4f1a8936d26b
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.18.0
 )
diff --git a/cmd/otelcontribcol/go.sum b/cmd/otelcontribcol/go.sum
index 04e3cb213ef7..67f76ccdddf0 100644
--- a/cmd/otelcontribcol/go.sum
+++ b/cmd/otelcontribcol/go.sum
@@ -1700,6 +1700,8 @@ go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter v0.97.1-0.20240404121116-4f1a8936d26b h1:
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter v0.97.1-0.20240404121116-4f1a8936d26b/go.mod h1:Oq6SCLx9tQch5zeleIkhUw/e2g16+yQkyztCHsAHKNU=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/debugexporter v0.97.1-0.20240404121116-4f1a8936d26b h1:peaYUYJQuzSDBH0bbjDaFxep/qut+VY8eSa28OPOjsE=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/debugexporter v0.97.1-0.20240404121116-4f1a8936d26b/go.mod h1:bD14O9UdbCLRMllSqObkA1klraPHe0GWmw4QUBxNH2g=
+go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/nopexporter v0.97.1-0.20240404121116-4f1a8936d26b h1:rZh/w8ojf9blIcWEhE0UHTVAEsJTLtrHJpWcNO9Nm6M=
+go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/nopexporter v0.97.1-0.20240404121116-4f1a8936d26b/go.mod h1:qtQNvmDdzQZU2iPiVxcip8wnL1W13qIQSZ4wJeGR/3I=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/otlpexporter v0.97.1-0.20240404121116-4f1a8936d26b h1:jv6wp8Muswbz/iS62KGDNUZx2GSBsnL9zL2RAQDQTxw=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/otlpexporter v0.97.1-0.20240404121116-4f1a8936d26b/go.mod h1:d0SAS68CUbHU+GKOrzMlGMWCsRfn8a9Rh8AUOHxC+xk=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/exporter/otlphttpexporter v0.97.1-0.20240404121116-4f1a8936d26b h1:rkbtSTjRgfd9eR/UdSMJJr4QtMoRLGqD3AvLffcqIZg=
@@ -1726,6 +1728,8 @@ go.opentelemetry.io/collector/processor/memorylimiterprocessor v0.97.1-0.2024040
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/processor/memorylimiterprocessor v0.97.1-0.20240404121116-4f1a8936d26b/go.mod h1:JVGUkc1eFmFDBGqr94dl+dqF2FFPe7LeBeWGvJiFWmM=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/receiver v0.97.1-0.20240404121116-4f1a8936d26b h1:d9xejxpSk5O46aM1X5nUb1qGQl1ToGQJy39csqnYl7c=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/receiver v0.97.1-0.20240404121116-4f1a8936d26b/go.mod h1:oj/eoc8Wf9u82gaPeRVdHmFbJ5e3m5F1v5CFTpjiVFU=
+go.opentelemetry.io/collector/receiver/nopreceiver v0.97.1-0.20240404121116-4f1a8936d26b h1:TUyh1x/8AOYlvVT+XdEaYgXFy6o0HblIpZI4DMqUoCU=
+go.opentelemetry.io/collector/receiver/nopreceiver v0.97.1-0.20240404121116-4f1a8936d26b/go.mod h1:9jA/NNzLD6vSc7DnvjSROsyXahyAP+KvBv00NfXDvus=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/receiver/otlpreceiver v0.97.1-0.20240404121116-4f1a8936d26b h1:2BGhGCTz/u8belzwCsUyvrCUd6LOq86Imhjs9KFLSIQ=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/receiver/otlpreceiver v0.97.1-0.20240404121116-4f1a8936d26b/go.mod h1:7iMRy+V3iGQS7Jg9YyN1SzIcE3QwNOF4hD32M6SgZ9s=
 go.opentelemetry.io/collector/semconv v0.97.1-0.20240404121116-4f1a8936d26b h1:2ApIgbCJPzABy6TDKlc9b55J/zo6ixAIMPvIUC2nB9U=
diff --git a/pkg/stanza/operator/helper/time.go b/pkg/stanza/operator/helper/time.go
index f9326c73dd18..158fffc8bee7 100644
--- a/pkg/stanza/operator/helper/time.go
+++ b/pkg/stanza/operator/helper/time.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const NativeKey = "native" // provided for operator development
 // NewTimeParser creates a new time parser with default values
 func NewTimeParser() TimeParser {
 	return TimeParser{
-		LayoutType: "strptime",
+		LayoutType: StrptimeKey,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/receiver/hostmetricsreceiver/hostmetrics_receiver_test.go b/receiver/hostmetricsreceiver/hostmetrics_receiver_test.go
index 1c4e1620aaef..4523923fa6ef 100644
--- a/receiver/hostmetricsreceiver/hostmetrics_receiver_test.go
+++ b/receiver/hostmetricsreceiver/hostmetrics_receiver_test.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/receiver/hostmetricsreceiver/internal/scraper/processscraper"
 )
 
-var standardMetrics = []string{
+var armMetrics = []string{
 	"system.cpu.time",
 	"system.cpu.load_average.1m",
 	"system.cpu.load_average.5m",
@@ -54,7 +54,11 @@ var standardMetrics = []string{
 	"system.network.io",
 	"system.network.packets",
 	"system.paging.operations",
-	"system.paging.usage",
+}
+
+var archSpecificMetrics = map[string][]string{
+	"arm64": armMetrics,
+	"amd64": append(armMetrics, "system.paging.usage"),
 }
 
 var resourceMetrics = []string{
@@ -170,7 +174,7 @@ func assertIncludesExpectedMetrics(t *testing.T, got pmetric.Metrics) {
 
 	// verify the expected list of metrics returned (os dependent)
 	var expectedMetrics []string
-	expectedMetrics = append(expectedMetrics, standardMetrics...)
+	expectedMetrics = append(expectedMetrics, archSpecificMetrics[runtime.GOARCH]...)
 	expectedMetrics = append(expectedMetrics, systemSpecificMetrics[runtime.GOOS]...)
 	assert.Equal(t, len(expectedMetrics), len(returnedMetrics))
 	for _, expected := range expectedMetrics {
diff --git a/receiver/hostmetricsreceiver/internal/scraper/pagingscraper/paging_scraper_test.go b/receiver/hostmetricsreceiver/internal/scraper/pagingscraper/paging_scraper_test.go
index 81b89edcd546..ebb792c08b3e 100644
--- a/receiver/hostmetricsreceiver/internal/scraper/pagingscraper/paging_scraper_test.go
+++ b/receiver/hostmetricsreceiver/internal/scraper/pagingscraper/paging_scraper_test.go
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ func TestScrape(t *testing.T) {
 			if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
 				expectedMetrics = 3
 			}
+			// ARM runner has no swap:
+			if runtime.GOARCH == "arm64" {
+				expectedMetrics = 2
+			}
 
 			assert.Equal(t, expectedMetrics, md.MetricCount())
 
@@ -96,11 +100,12 @@ func TestScrape(t *testing.T) {
 
 			internal.AssertSameTimeStampForMetrics(t, metrics, 0, metrics.Len()-2)
 			startIndex++
-
-			assertPagingUsageMetricValid(t, metrics.At(startIndex))
-			internal.AssertSameTimeStampForMetrics(t, metrics, startIndex, metrics.Len())
-			startIndex++
-			assertPagingUtilizationMetricValid(t, metrics.At(startIndex))
+			if runtime.GOARCH != "arm64" {
+				assertPagingUsageMetricValid(t, metrics.At(startIndex))
+				internal.AssertSameTimeStampForMetrics(t, metrics, startIndex, metrics.Len())
+				startIndex++
+				assertPagingUtilizationMetricValid(t, metrics.At(startIndex))
+			}
 		})
 	}
 }