Agent deployment pattern
Send signals to Collectors and then export to backends
Deploy the Collector
Patterns you can apply to deploy the OpenTelemetry Collector
The OpenTelemetry Collector consists of a single binary that you can deploy in different ways for different use cases. This section describes common deployment patterns, their use cases, and pros and cons. It also provides best practices for configuring the Collector in cross-environment and multi-backend scenarios. For deployment-related security considerations, see the Collector hosting best practices.
Additional resources
- KubeCon NA 2021 talk on OpenTelemetry Collector Deployment
Patterns
- Deployment patterns accompanying the talk
Gateway deployment pattern
Learn why and how to send signals first to a single OTLP endpoint and then to backends
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