---
title: Elastic Agent configuration
description: Default configurations of the {{agent}} in different environments and scenarios, as well as examples of {{agent}} configuration for different custom use cases.
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3776/reference/edot-collector/config
products:
  - Elastic Agent
  - Elastic Agent
  - Elastic Cloud Serverless
  - Elastic Observability
applies_to:
  - Serverless Observability projects: Generally available
  - Elastic Stack: Generally available
  - Elastic Agent: Generally available
---

# Elastic Agent configuration
The following pages provide insights into the default configurations of the Elastic Agent in different environments and scenarios, as well as examples of Elastic Agent configuration for different custom use cases.
- [Default configuration - Standalone Elastic Agent](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3776/reference/edot-collector/config/default-config-standalone)
- [Default configuration - Elastic Agent on Kubernetes](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3776/reference/edot-collector/config/default-config-k8s)
- [Configure metrics collection](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3776/reference/edot-collector/config/configure-metrics-collection)
- [Configure logs collection](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3776/reference/edot-collector/config/configure-logs-collection)
- [Configure profiles collection](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3776/reference/edot-collector/config/configure-profiles-collection)
- [Monitor internal metrics](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3776/reference/edot-collector/config/monitor-internal-metrics)
- [Authentication methods](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3776/reference/edot-collector/config/authentication-methods)
- [Configure tracing collection](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3776/reference/edot-collector/config/configure-tracing-collection)
- [Custom data stream routing](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3776/reference/edot-collector/config/custom-data-streams)