Install the Collector

You can deploy the OpenTelemetry Collector on a wide variety of operating systems and architectures. The following instructions show how to download and install the latest stable version of the Collector.

If you aren’t familiar with the deployment models, components, and repositories applicable to the OpenTelemetry Collector, first review the Data Collection and Deployment Methods page.

Build from source

You can build the latest version of the Collector based on the local operating system using the following commands:

git clone https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector.git
cd opentelemetry-collector
make install-tools
make otelcorecol