# OpenTelemetry Collection Agents

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Self-Host - This page applies to self-hosted SigNoz editions.

Collection agents simplify the deployment and management of OpenTelemetry Collectors in your infrastructure. They gather telemetry data like metrics, traces, and logs from your applications and systems, then send it to SigNoz.

## Choose your environment

Select your infrastructure to see the available collection agents and installation guides.

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## Collection Agent on Docker

- [Docker](/content/docs/opentelemetry-collection-agents/docker/install/index.html)
- [Docker Swarm](/content/docs/opentelemetry-collection-agents/docker-swarm/install/index.html)

## Collection Agent on AWS ECS

- [ECS EC2 (Daemon Service)](/content/docs/opentelemetry-collection-agents/ecs/ec2/overview/index.html)
- [ECS Serverless (Sidecar)](/content/docs/opentelemetry-collection-agents/ecs/sidecar/overview/index.html)

## Collection Agent on Kubernetes

- [K8s-Infra (Helm Chart)](/content/docs/opentelemetry-collection-agents/k8s/k8s-infra/overview/index.html)
- [OpenTelemetry Operator](/content/docs/opentelemetry-collection-agents/k8s/otel-operator/overview/index.html)
- [K8s Serverless (EKS Fargate)](/content/docs/opentelemetry-collection-agents/k8s/serverless/overview/index.html)

## Collection Agent on VM

- [OpenTelemetry Binary](/content/docs/tutorial/opentelemetry-binary-usage-in-virtual-machine/index.html)

## Why use Collection Agents?

Collection agents use [OpenTelemetry Collectors](/content/docs/opentelemetry-collection-agents/opentelemetry-collector/configuration/index.html) but remove the complexity of manual configuration. Instead of building setups from scratch, you get pre-configured settings tailored for specific environments.

Each collection agent is essentially an OpenTelemetry Collector bundled with:

- **Platform-specific installation**: Detailed guides for deploying in your environment.
- **Pre-configured pipelines**: Ready-to-use receivers, processors, and exporters.
- **Optimized settings**: Configurations tuned for platforms like Kubernetes, ECS, and Fargate.

For a deeper dive into the benefits of the underlying collector, see [Why use OpenTelemetry Collector](/content/docs/opentelemetry-collection-agents/opentelemetry-collector/why-to-use-collector/index.html).

## Video Walkthrough

If you are someone who understands things better through video implementation, here is a video to help you. Check it out:

**OpenTelemetry Collector Too Complex? Try SigNoz Collection Agents**

OpenTelemetry Collector Too Complex? Try SigNoz Collection Agents - YouTube

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[OpenTelemetry Collector Too Complex? Try SigNoz Collection Agents](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5qQ0isJqOM)