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The OpenTelemetry project currently offers [pre-built distributions][] of the
collector. The components included in the [distributions][] can be found by in
the `manifest.yaml` of each distribution.

[pre-built distributions]:
  https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-releases/releases
[distributions]:
  https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-releases/tree/main/distributions

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## Custom Distributions

For various reasons the existing distributions provided by the OpenTelemetry
project may not meet your needs. Whether you want a smaller version, or have the
need to implement custom functionality like
[custom authenticators](../custom-auth), receivers, processors, or exporters.
The tool used to build distributions [ocb][] (OpenTelemetry Collector Builder)
is available to build your own distributions.

[ocb]:
  https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector/tree/main/cmd/builder
