Elastic Agent
In previous versions, the EDOT Collector was a standalone product. From this version onwards, this OpenTelemetry collector capability is built into Elastic Agent.
Elastic Agent includes a built-in OpenTelemetry Collector: an open-source distribution of the OpenTelemetry Collector.
To install Elastic Agent with basic settings in your environment, follow the quickstart guides.
You can deploy Elastic Agent in different modes to meet your architectural needs. The two primary modes are Agent and Gateway. Depending on your Elastic deployment type, various Elastic Agent instances might be required in each mode to support the target architecture. Refer to Deployment modes for more details.
You can configure Elastic Agent to use the standard OTel Collector configuration file or values.yml file if you have deployed it using Helm.
For full details on each option, see Configuration.
Built on OpenTelemetry's modular architecture, Elastic Agent offers a curated and fully supported selection of components designed for production-grade reliability.
Refer to Components for the full list of components included in Elastic Agent.
To request a component to be added, submit a GitHub issue.
Elastic Agent inherits limitations from the contrib components it includes. Refer to Limitations for a complete list.
For details on the license, see the LICENSE.txt file.