Distributions

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The OpenTelemetry project currently offers pre-built distributions of the Collector. The components included in the distributions can be found by in the manifest.yaml of each distribution.

Name1ComponentsLearn more
OpenTelemetry Collector Contrib DistroCollectorgithub.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-releases/blob/main/distributions/otelcol-contrib/README.md
OpenTelemetry Collector Core DistroCollectorgithub.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-releases/blob/main/distributions/otelcol/README.md
OpenTelemetry Collector eBPF Profiling DistributionCollectorgithub.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-releases/tree/main/distributions/otelcol-ebpf-profiler/README.md
OpenTelemetry Collector Kubernetes DistroCollectorgithub.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-releases/blob/main/distributions/otelcol-k8s/README.md
OpenTelemetry Collector OTLP DistroCollectorgithub.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-releases/blob/main/distributions/otelcol-otlp/README.md

Custom Distributions

Existing distributions provided by the OpenTelemetry project may not meet your needs. For example, you may want a smaller binary or need to implement custom functionality like authenticator extensions, receivers, processors, exporters or connectors. The tool used to build distributions ocb (OpenTelemetry Collector Builder) is available to build your own distributions.

Third-party Distributions

Some organizations provide a Collector distribution with additional capabilities or for improved ease of use. What follows is a list of Collector distributions maintained by third parties.

Name1ComponentsLearn more
AWS Distro for OpenTelemetry (ADOT)Collectoraws-otel.github.io/docs/getting-started/collector
Datadog Distribution of OpenTelemetry Collector (DDOT)Collectordocs.datadoghq.com/opentelemetry/setup/ddot_collector
Dynatrace Distribution of the OpenTelemetry CollectorCollectordocs.dynatrace.com/docs/shortlink/opentelemetry-collector
Elastic Distribution of OpenTelemetry CollectorCollectorela.st/edot-collector
Grafana AlloyCollectorgrafana.com/docs/alloy/latest/
Liatrio Distribution of the OpenTelemetry CollectorCollectorgithub.com/liatrio/liatrio-otel-collector
observIQ BindPlane AgentCollectorgithub.com/observIQ/bindplane-agent/tree/main/docs
RedHat RHOSDT OpenTelemetry Collector DistributionCollectorgithub.com/os-observability/redhat-opentelemetry-collector
Splunk Distribution of OpenTelemetry CollectorCollectordocs.splunk.com/observability/en/gdi/opentelemetry/opentelemetry.html
Sumo Logic Distribution for OpenTelemetry CollectorCollectorhelp.sumologic.com/docs/send-data/opentelemetry-collector/sumo-logic-opentelemetry-vs-opentelemetry-upstream-relationship/

Adding your Collector distribution

To have your Collector distribution listed, submit a PR with an entry added to the distributions list. The entry should include the following:

  • Link to the main page of your distribution
  • Link to the documentation that explains how to use the distribution
  • GitHub handle or email address as a point of contact so that we can reach out in case we have questions

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