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Collector requirements 🔗

The Splunk Distribution of OpenTelemetry Collector supports the following operating systems.

Linux

The Collector supports the following Linux distributions and versions:

  • Amazon Linux: 2, 2023. Log collection with Fluentd is not currently supported for Amazon Linux 2023.

  • CentOS, Red Hat, or Oracle: 7, 8, 9

  • Debian: 9, 10, 11

  • SUSE: 12, 15 for version 0.34.0 or higher. Log collection with Fluentd is not currently supported.

  • Ubuntu: 16.04, 18.04, 20.04, 22.04, and 24.04

  • Rocky Linux: 8, 9

Windows

The Collector supports the following Windows versions, depending on the installation method:

Install method

Supported versions (64-bit)

Installer script

Windows 10 Pro and Home, Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022

Windows installer (MSI)

Windows 10 Pro and Home, Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022

Ansible

Windows 10 Pro and Home, Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022

Chef

Windows 10 Pro and Home, Windows Server 2019, 2022

Nomad

Windows 10 Pro and Home, Windows Server 2016, 2019

Puppet

Windows 10 Pro and Home, Windows Server 2016, 2019

Docker

Windows 10 Pro and Home, Windows Server 2019, 2022

Note

PowerShell 3.0 or higher is required.

Keep in mind the following pre-requisites, requirements, and general considerations when using the Collector:

This page was last updated on Jun 25, 2024.