About the Splunk Add-on for OpenTelemetry Collector

Use the Splunk Add-on for OpenTelemetry Collector to collect traces and metrics for Splunk Observability Cloud.

To learn more about how Splunk Observability Cloud works with your environment to provide data, see Welcome to Splunk Observability Cloud.

This document describes two ways to install and configure the Splunk Add-on for OpenTelemetry Collector:

• Install on multiple hosts using a deployment server.
• Install directly onto one or several hosts.

You can also choose to install and configure the add-on using a customized or third-party solution, such as Ansible or Terraform. See your third-party software documentation for more information about this method.

Download the Splunk Add-on for OpenTelemetry Collector from Splunkbase.

For a summary of new features, fixed issues, and known issues, see Release Notes for the Splunk Add-on for OpenTelemetry Collector.