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# Install Your First Collector
Installing an OpenTelemetry Collector with Bindplane
Bindplane is built around OpenTelemetry and uses the Bindplane Collector distribution for OpenTelemetry. To learn more, check out the [GitHub](https://github.com/observIQ/bindplane-otel-collector) page.
### Installation
1. Navigate to the **Collectors** tab and select the **Install Your First Collector** button inside the Collectors table.
2. Our Collector Installation wizard will walk you through installing a collector. The first step is to select the platform you'll be installing a collector on. When you've completed the form click the **Next** button.
{% hint style="info" %}
**NOTE**
Installation for containerized collectors on Kubernetes and Openshift first requires you to specify the assigned configuration for the collector. If that's the case you must first create a configuration for that platform.
{% endhint %}
3. Now it's time to install your collector. Installation differs depending on the platform specified. In the case of Windows, macOS, or Linux installation you'll need to copy the installation command. Installed collectors will appear in the table on this page. When you're done you can view all collectors with the **Return to all Collectors** button.
Upon successfully installing the collector, it will appear in the table below the install script.
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