@instana/collector/README.md

The Instana Node.js metrics and trace data collector

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Monitor your Node.js applications with Instana!

- [Restrictions](#restrictions)
- [Installation](#installation)
- [Breaking Changes](#breaking-changes)
- [SDK](#sdk)

## Restrictions

This package is for monitoring *Node.js server applications* with Instana.

For monitoring JavaScript applications that:

- Run in a browser, see [Website Monitoring](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/instana-observability/current?topic=instana-monitoring-websites).

- Run on Amazon Web Services (AWS), see [AWS Lambda](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/instana-observability/current?topic=lambda-aws-native-tracing-nodejs) or [AWS Fargate](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/instana-observability/current?topic=agents-aws-fargate#nodejs).

- Run on Microsoft Azure, see [Azure App Services](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/instana-observability/current?topic=services-azure-app-service-tracing-nodejs).

- Run on Google Cloud, see [Google Cloud Run](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/instana-observability/current?topic=agents-google-cloud-run#nodejs).

## Installation

Follow our [installation documentation](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/instana-observability/current?topic=nodejs-collector-installation) for more information.

## Breaking Changes

Follow our [Breaking Changes documentation](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/instana-observability/current?topic=nodejs-support-information#breaking-changes-in-nodejs-collector-upgrade) for more information.

## SDK

Follow our [SDK documention](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/instana-observability/current?topic=nodejs-instana-api) for more information.