Networking Requirements

Bindplane Server can run fully offline, but certain optional features such as version detection, analytics, or LLM integrations require network connectivity to specific endpoints.

No outbound internet connectivity is required for running Bindplane Server (Self-Hosted).

However, several optional features and integrations may require access to external endpoints.

Feature	Outbound Internet Connection Required	Description
Bindplane Server	No	Operates fully offline
Collector Version Detection	Optional	Checks for new BDOT releases
Analytics	Optional	Sends anonymized usage metrics
Generative AI Features	Optional	Enables LLM-powered functionality

Collector Version Detection

Bindplane periodically checks for new versions of the Bindplane Collector (BDOT). Depending on your deployment type and version, it uses the following endpoints:

Deployment Type	Version / Date	Default Endpoint	Notes
Bindplane Cloud	Since 2025-08-12	https://bdot.bindplane.com	Current default
Bindplane Self-Hosted	Since v1.94.0	https://bdot.bindplane.com	Can be reconfigured to use GitHub
Earlier versions	Before 2025-08-12 (Cloud) or v1.94.0 (Self-Hosted)	GitHub only	Deprecated behavior

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API Endpoints

NOTE

For self-hosted Bindplane, the UI can be accessed with your browser on port 3001. The URL will be http://<IP_ADDRESS>:3001, with IP Address being that of the Bindplane Server. To log in, use the credentials you specified when running the init command.

Bindplane provides an Open API spec with programmatic access to all Bindplane functionality.

• REST API — http://<IP_ADDRESS>:3001/v1/<endpoint>

• OpAMP — wss://<IP_ADDRESS>:3001/v1/opamp

GitHub Endpoints (for legacy or custom configurations)

• https://api.github.com/

• https://github.com/observIQ/bindplane-otel-collector/

• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/observIQ/bindplane-otel-collector/

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Analytics

If analytics are enabled, Bindplane Server may send anonymized usage metrics to https://api.segment.io/

NOTE

Analytics are optional and can be fully disabled in the Bindplane configuration file.

Generative AI Features (Private Preview)

If LLM-powered features are enabled, Bindplane Server may need to connect to one or more of the following endpoints depending on the selected provider:

Provider	Endpoint
Anthropic (Claude)	https://api.anthropic.com
OpenAI (GPT)	https://api.openai.com
Google Gemini	https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com

NOTE

These features are disabled by default and require explicit configuration and valid API credentials.