# AppDynamics OTel Collector

AppDynamics OTel Collector is AppDynamics' preconfigured distribution of the OpenTelemetry Collector that ingests, processes, and exports application telemetry to AppDynamics. It is open source and self-hosted, installable on Docker Hub.

Canonical page: https://ourlocalhost.com/app/5386/appdynamics-otel-collector

## Description

AppDynamics OTel Collector is AppDynamics' preconfigured distribution of the OpenTelemetry Collector that ingests, processes, and exports application telemetry to AppDynamics. It centralises metrics, traces, and logs from your services and forwards them to AppDynamics, helping your team monitor performance and troubleshoot production issues.

## Platform availability

Available on 0 of 9 platforms.

## Health score

76/100 (Good), based on 3 of 4 factors.
- Maintained: 100 (last commit 1 day ago)
- Popular: 78 (7,651 GitHub stars)
- Easy to install: 25 (0 install platforms, install notes, Docker image)

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector
- Docker Hub: https://hub.docker.com/r/appdynamics/appd-oc-otel-collector
- Official website: https://opentelemetry.io

## Common questions

### How can AppDynamics Hybrid Agents send telemetry to an OpenTelemetry collector?

The source describes integrating OpenTelemetry with AppDynamics Hybrid Agents and pushing telemetry to an OpenTelemetry collector. It also mentions the Splunk Distribution of the OpenTelemetry Collector for exporting to Splunk Observability Cloud.

### What licensing and agent issues are raised for the AppDynamics OTel collector?

The source says the discussion covers compatibility and how licensing may work. It also asks whether AppDynamics agents are still required when using the collector for data export.

### What can be used to troubleshoot collector health and performance?

The Collector provides metrics, logs, and extensions for debugging issues. Internal telemetry can also be configured to help diagnose problems.

### What environment was described in the RHEL8 OpenTelemetry Collector Contrib discussion?

A user described exploring OTEL Contrib on RHEL8 using an AWS EC2 instance to support CollectD metrics. The user also had the non-contrib ADOT version running.

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