> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs-xcor.paloaltonetworks.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# CXDOT Collector

> Use the CXDOT Collector to send telemetry data to Cortex XCOR.

The Cortex XCOR Distribution of OpenTelemetry (CXDOT) Collector is a unified
telemetry collector that sends logs, metrics, and traces to Palo Alto Networks
Cortex XCOR.

## Install

Install the CXDOT Collector in your environment.

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  <Card horizontal icon="boxes" title="Kubernetes" href="/ingest/xcor/collector/install/kubernetes">
    <p>
      Install the CXDOT Collector in a Kubernetes cluster.
    </p>
  </Card>

  <Card horizontal icon="terminal" title="Linux" href="/ingest/xcor/collector/install/linux">
    <p>
      Install the CXDOT Collector on Linux.
    </p>
  </Card>

  <Card horizontal icon="monitor" title="Windows" href="/ingest/xcor/collector/install/windows">
    <p>
      Install the CXDOT Collector on Windows.
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## Configure the CXDOT Collector

After you install the CXDOT Collector, configure its behavior.

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  <Card horizontal icon="send" title="Enable telemetry egress" href="/ingest/xcor/collector/configure/telemetry-egress">
    <p>
      Control which types of telemetry data the CXDOT Collector sends to Cortex XCOR.
    </p>
  </Card>

  <Card horizontal icon="plug" title="Enable Integrations" href="/ingest/xcor/collector/configure/integrations">
    <p>
      Use CXDOT Collector integrations to collect telemetry from tools and services.
    </p>
  </Card>
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## Discover targets

Use the CXDOT Collector to discover telemetry sources in your environment.

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  <Card horizontal icon="telescope" title="Discover Kubernetes targets" href="/ingest/xcor/collector/discover/kubernetes">
    <p>
      Find supported metric scrape targets from Kubernetes workloads.
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  </Card>
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## Related topics

- [Debug the CXDOT Collector](/ingest/xcor/collector/debug.md)
- [CXDOT Collector integrations](/ingest/xcor/integrations/collector.md)
- [Install the CXDOT Collector on Windows](/ingest/xcor/collector/install/windows.md)
- [Install the CXDOT Collector on Linux](/ingest/xcor/collector/install/linux.md)
- [Kubernetes architecture of the CXDOT Collector](/ingest/xcor/collector/install/kubernetes/architecture.md)


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