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# BDOT Collector Architecture

Deploying a Bindplane Distribution for OpenTelemetry (BDOT) Collector with Docker Compose is based on the Linux installation.

#### Docker Compose Service

The BDOT Collector is deployed as a service in a Docker Compose network.

**Supported Integrations**

Just as with the Linux, Mac, and Windows installation, all integrations are supported.

* [Sources](/integrations/sources.md)
* [Destinations](/integrations/destinations.md)
* [Processors](/integrations/processors.md)

{% hint style="info" %}
**NOTE**

Please note certain sources require special setup to work correctly, and may not always behave as expected. If you encounter any strange behavior, please let us know in our [Slack Community](https://www.launchpass.com/bindplane/free)!
{% endhint %}

**Configuration**

The BDOT Collector makes use of `storage` and `config` directories when mounted.

```
> config
    manager.yaml
> storage
    config.yaml
    logging.yaml
  docker-compose.yaml
```

Volume mounts:

```yaml
volumes:
    - ./config:/etc/otel/config
    - ./storage:/etc/otel/storage
```

### Limitations

#### Collector Version Upgrade

Container-based collectors are bound to the version which is specified in Docker. To change to a new version, you can re-deploy the collectors by editing the version in Docker Compose, and redeploying the collector.


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