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articles/azure-monitor/app/opentelemetry-enable.md

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# Enable Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry for .NET, Node.js, Python, and Java applications
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This article describes how to enable and configure OpenTelemetry-based data collection to power the experiences within [Azure Monitor Application Insights](app-insights-overview.md#application-insights-overview). We walk through how to install the "Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Distro." The Distro [automatically collects](opentelemetry-add-modify.md#automatic-data-collection) traces, metrics, logs, and exceptions across your application and its dependencies. To learn more about collecting data using OpenTelemetry, see [Data Collection Basics](opentelemetry-overview.md) or [OpenTelemetry FAQ](#frequently-asked-questions).
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This article describes how to enable and configure OpenTelemetry-based data collection to power the experiences within [Azure Monitor Application Insights](app-insights-overview.md#application-insights-overview). We walk through how to install the *Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Distro*. The Distro [automatically collects](opentelemetry-add-modify.md#automatic-data-collection) traces, metrics, logs, and exceptions across your application and its dependencies.
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There are several advantages to using the Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Distro:
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- Reduces enablement effort
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- Supported by Microsoft
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- Brings in Azure Specific features such as:
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- Preserves traces with service components using Application Insights SDKs
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- [Microsoft Entra authentication](azure-ad-authentication.md)
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- [Offline Storage and Automatic Retries](opentelemetry-configuration.md#offline-storage-and-automatic-retries)
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- [Statsbeat](statsbeat.md)
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- [Application Insights Standard Metrics](standard-metrics.md)
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- Detect resource metadata to autopopulate [Cloud Role Name](app-map.md#understand-the-cloud-role-name-within-the-context-of-an-application-map) on Azure
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- [Live Metrics](live-stream.md) (future)
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In the spirit of OpenTelemetry, we designed the distro to be open and extensible. For example, you can add:
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- An OTLP exporter and send to a second destination simultaneously
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- Other instrumentation libraries not included in the distro
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To learn more about collecting data using OpenTelemetry, see [Data Collection Basics](opentelemetry-overview.md) or [OpenTelemetry FAQ](#frequently-asked-questions).
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## OpenTelemetry Release Status
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### Why should I use the "Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Distro"?
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Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Distro is the only currently supported way to use OpenTelemetry with Azure Monitor. There are several advantages to using the Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Distro over native OpenTelemetry from the community:
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- Reduces enablement effort
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- Supported by Microsoft
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- Brings in Azure Specific features such as:
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- Preserves traces with service components using Application Insights SDKs
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- [Microsoft Entra authentication](../app/azure-ad-authentication.md)
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- [Offline Storage and Automatic Retries](../app/opentelemetry-configuration.md#offline-storage-and-automatic-retries)
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- [Statsbeat](../app/statsbeat.md)
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- [Application Insights Standard Metrics](../app/standard-metrics.md)
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- Detect resource metadata to autopopulate [Cloud Role Name](../app/app-map.md#understand-the-cloud-role-name-within-the-context-of-an-application-map) on Azure
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- [Live Metrics](../app/live-stream.md) (future)
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In the spirit of OpenTelemetry, we designed the distro to be open and extensible. For example, you can add:
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- An OTLP exporter and send to a second destination simultaneously
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- Other instrumentation libraries not included in the distro
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Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Distro is the only currently supported way to use OpenTelemetry with Azure Monitor.
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### How can I test out the Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Distro?
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