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# Getting Started with OpenTelemetry at Datadog

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##### Try "Understanding OpenTelemetry" in the Learning Center

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## Overview{% #overview %}

OpenTelemetry is an open source framework that provides standardized tools for collecting observability data from your applications. Datadog fully supports OpenTelemetry, allowing you to send your metrics, traces, and logs for powerful analysis and monitoring.

For a new OpenTelemetry Collector configuration, start with the recommended OTLP HTTP exporter and `span_metrics` connector setup. The additional tutorials use the Datadog Exporter and Datadog Connector to demonstrate OpenTelemetry concepts and sample applications.

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  ### Set up the OpenTelemetry Collector
Configure the OpenTelemetry Collector to send telemetry to Datadog with the recommended OTLP HTTP exporter and`span_metrics`connector setup.](https://docs.datadoghq.com/opentelemetry/setup/collector_exporter.md)
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  ### Explore a Datadog Exporter example
Follow a step-by-step tutorial using a Datadog-provided Java application and the Datadog Exporter.](https://docs.datadoghq.com/opentelemetry/getting_started/datadog_example.md)
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  ### Set up the Official OpenTelemetry Demo
Deploy the community-maintained microservices demo application. This is a more comprehensive example that showcases a realistic, multi-service environment with traces, metrics, and logs.](https://docs.datadoghq.com/opentelemetry/getting_started/otel_demo_to_datadog.md)
 
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Additional helpful documentation, links, and articles:

- [Instrument Your Applications](https://docs.datadoghq.com/opentelemetry/instrument.md)
- [Send Data to Datadog](https://docs.datadoghq.com/opentelemetry/setup.md)
- [OpenTelemetry Guides](https://docs.datadoghq.com/opentelemetry/guide.md)
- [Use OpenTelemetry-native observability with Datadog from ingestion to investigation](https://www.datadoghq.com/blog/native-otel-with-datadog/)