No Collector
Why and how to send signals directly from app to backends
Deployment
Patterns you can apply to run the OpenTelemetry collector
The OpenTelemetry collector consists of a single binary which you can use in different ways, for different use cases. This section describes deployment patterns, their use cases along with pros and cons and best practices for collector configurations for cross-environment and multi-backend deployments.
Other information
- GitHub repo OpenTelemetry Collector Deployment Patterns
- YouTube video OpenTelemetry Collector Deployment Patterns
Decentralized
Why and how to send signals to collectors and from there to backends
Centralized
Why and how to send signals to a single OTLP end-point and from there to backends
Best Practices
How to configure collectors for various use cases
Last modified February 12, 2023: splits up content (d860861)