> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.chronosphere.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Agent types

<Note>
  This feature isn't available to all Chronosphere Telemetry Pipeline users.
  For more information, contact [Chronosphere Support](/support).
</Note>

In addition to creating comprehensive [custom pipelines](/ingest/pipeline/v2/build/create-modify),
you can deploy a standalone agent to collect observability data. Chronosphere
Telemetry Pipeline supports these agent types:

* [Fluent Bit](#fluent-bit)
* [Core Agent](#core-agent)

<Note>
  You can either send data directly from an agent to the destination of your
  choice, or send data from an agent to an intermediary pipeline before it reaches
  its final destination. The latter method lets you take advantage of features
  like [processing rules](/ingest/pipeline/processing-rules).
</Note>

## Fluent Bit

[Fluent Bit](https://fluentbit.io/) is a lightweight, open source telemetry
agent for logs, metrics, and traces. Although Chronosphere now sponsors its
development, Fluent Bit is a [CNCF](https://www.cncf.io/) graduated sub-project
and remains licensed under the terms of the
[Apache License v2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0).

For information about setting up and using Fluent Bit, refer to the
[Fluent Bit documentation](https://docs.fluentbit.io/manual).

## Core Agent

Core Agent is an enterprise fork of Fluent Bit available to Chronosphere customers.
It offers extended support for maintenance and security fixes.

To compare versions of Fluent Bit and Core Agent, see
[Version equivalents](/ingest/pipeline/v2/fleets/agent/version-equivalents).

For information about installing Core Agent, refer to the following pages:

* [Install in Docker](/ingest/pipeline/v2/fleets/agent/docker-install)
* [Install on Linux (Debian-based)](/ingest/pipeline/v2/fleets/agent/linux-debian-install)
* [Install on Linux (RHEL-based)](/ingest/pipeline/v2/fleets/agent/linux-rhel-install)
* [Install on macOS](/ingest/pipeline/v2/fleets/agent/macos-install)
* [Install on Windows](/ingest/pipeline/v2/fleets/agent/windows-install)

For all other information about using Core Agent, refer to the equivalent
[Fluent Bit documentation](https://docs.fluentbit.io/manual).