Third-party distributions

OpenTelemetry distributions are a way of customizing OpenTelemetry components so that they’re easier to deploy and use with specific observability backends.

Any third-party can customize OpenTelemetry components with backend, vendor, or end-user specific changes. You can use OpenTelemetry components without a distribution, but a distribution might make things easier in some cases, like when a vendor has specific requirements.

The following list contains a sample of non-collector OpenTelemetry distributions and the component they customize. For OpenTelemetry Collector distributions, see Collector distributions.

Adding your distribution

To have your 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
• List the components your distribution contains
• GitHub handle or email address as a point of contact so that we can reach out in case we have questions

Keeping distribution information current

Ensure that you keep your distribution information up-to-date, otherwise we might update or remove it from the registry or ecosystem list. For details, see Keeping registry information current.