https://github.com/elastic/elastic-otel-dotnet

Elastic OpenTelemetry .NET Distribution
https://github.com/elastic/elastic-otel-dotnet

edot elastic logging metrics monitoring observability opentelemetry opentelemetry-dotnet otel sdk tracing

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Elastic OpenTelemetry .NET Distribution

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/elastic/elastic-otel-dotnet
• Owner: elastic
• License: apache-2.0
• Created: 2023-09-27T13:40:19.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2025-12-23T12:16:30.000Z (6 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-12-25T01:52:16.262Z (6 months ago)
• Topics: edot, elastic, logging, metrics, monitoring, observability, opentelemetry, opentelemetry-dotnet, otel, sdk, tracing
• Language: C#
• Homepage:
• Size: 1.81 MB
• Stars: 30
• Watchers: 6
• Forks: 8
• Open Issues: 61
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
  • License: LICENSE.txt
  • Codeowners: .github/CODEOWNERS
  • Notice: NOTICE.txt

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# Elastic Distribution of OpenTelemetry .NET

The Elastic Distribution of OpenTelemetry .NET (EDOT .NET) provides an extension of the [OpenTelemetry SDK for .NET](https://opentelemetry.io/docs/languages/net).

EDOT .NET makes it easier to get started using OpenTelemetry in your .NET applications through strictly OpenTelemetry native means while also providing a smooth 

and rich out-of-the-box experience with [Elastic Observability](https://www.elastic.co/observability).

We welcome your feedback! You can reach us by [opening a GitHub issue](https://github.com/elastic/elastic-otel-dotnet/issues) or starting a discussion thread

on the [Elastic Discuss forum](https://discuss.elastic.co/tags/c/observability/apm/58/dotnet).

> [!NOTE]

> For more details about OpenTelemetry distributions in general, visit the [OpenTelemetry documentation](https://opentelemetry.io/docs/concepts/distributions).

With EDOT .NET, you have access to all the features of the [OpenTelemetry SDK for .NET](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet) plus:

* Access to SDK enhancements and bug fixes contributed by the Elastic team _before_ the changes are available upstream in OpenTelemetry repositories.

* Elastic-specific processors that ensure optimal compatibility when exporting OpenTelemetry signal data to an Elastic backend like an Elastic Observability deployment.

* Preconfigured collection of tracing and metrics signals, applying [opinionated defaults](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/opentelemetry/edot-sdks/dotnet/setup/edot-defaults), 

such as which instrumentation sources are observed by default.

* Ensuring that the OpenTelemetry protocol [(OTLP) exporter](https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/otlp) is enabled by default.

* Instrumentation assembly scanning to automatically enable instrumentation from installed contrib NuGet packages.

**Ready to try out the distro?** Follow the step-by-step instructions in [our quickstart guide](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/opentelemetry/edot-sdks/dotnet/setup).

## Read the docs

Read our complete [EDOT .NET documentation](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/opentelemetry/edot-sdks/dotnet) for more information.